The Land Rover Defender Service Awards returned this year to give even more to charitable organizations in need! There are more winners, bigger prizes, and larger vehicles. Each winner received a custom Land Rover Defender 130 with more room for passengers and equipment! Every single aspect of this even grew.

What are the Land Rover Defender Service Awards? 

defender, land rover, the 2nd land rover defender service awards went even bigger

2022 Land Rover Defender Service Awards | Land Rover

The Land Rover Defender Service Awards is an event that celebrates charitable organizations such as search and rescue groups, disaster relief programs, conservation organizations, humane society groups, and more by providing the tools and equipment necessary to help them expand operations.

Basically, Land Rover provides those who are giving back with incredibly capable vehicles and the tools necessary to continue saving people, animals, and the planet.

The winning charitable organizations are recognized for their outstanding service and unwavering loyalty to their local communities. This year five winners were selected from Canada and America.

There was one winner from five categories for Environmental and Conservation, Search and Rescue, Veterans Outreach, Animal Welfare, and Community Service.

The top five winners received a custom Land Rover Defender 130 model and $25,000 from category sponsors, including KONG, ei3, Pelican, OUTSIDE Interactive Inc., and dentsu x.

Each second-place winner in the top five categories with 10,000, and Chase awarded the top five finalists in each category with $5,000. There was $125,000 in prize money overall to further recognize each organization’s service.

Category winners for chosen by public votes. About 220,000 votes were cast for the top 25 finalists.

Who are the Land Rover Defender Service Award winners? 

1. Pelican Search and Rescue Award: Savuetage Benevole Outauais: Ottawa Volunteer Search and Rescue (Ottawa, ON)

Since 1996 Savuetage Benevole Outauais – Ottawa Volunteer Search and Rescue have been there to help. It’s a federally incorporated, charitable, volunteer-based search and rescue group in western Quebec and eastern Ontario.

Their mission is to provide search and rescue services, provide assistance during emergencies, and deliver public education programs to help people enjoy the great outdoors safely.

2. dentsu x Veterans Outreach Award: Patriot Service Dogs (Marion County, Fl)

Patriot service dogs provide veterans with service-trained dogs at no charge. Each dog is trained to assist the PTSD, mobility issues, traumatic brain injuries, and military sexual trauma.

The dogs are also trained by female prisoners to give them hope and something to be proud of. The group supports all honorably discharged veterans who would benefit from a service dog.

defender, land rover, the 2nd land rover defender service awards went even bigger

2023 Land Rover Defender 130 | Allison Barfield, MotorBiscuit

3. KONG Animal Welfare Award: Appalachian Bear Rescue (Townsend, TN)

Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) rescues and cares for orphaned and injured black bear cubs until they can be returned to their natural habitat. They also increase public awareness about coexisting with black bears and study aspects of returning them to the wild.

During the past 26 years, they’ve helped 360 black bears across nine different states and the National Park Service.

4. Ei3 Community Service Award: Mercy Chefs (Portsmouth, VA)

Mercy Chefs is a faith-based nonprofit disaster relief organization that provides professionally prepared, restaurant-quality meals and clean water to victims, volunteers, and first responders in natural disasters and national emergencies.

They partner with existing like-minded groups to further their mission of providing food service to underserved communities all over the country. So far, Mercy Chefs have served over 20 million meals in 150 disasters, 29 states, and 12 countries with the help of over 10,000 volunteers.

5. Outside Interactive, Inc., Environmental and Conservation Award: Green Lake Association (Green Lake, WI)

The Green Lake Association realizes that our lakes are in trouble. Human impacts and climate change jeopardize land and resources, so they are taking steps to safeguard the deepest natural lake in Wisconsin and model its approach for cleaner lakes within the Lake Michigan basin and across the globe.

Recently, they restored a missing brook trout species that was gone for 70 years and minimized the blooming time of harmful algae from a few weeks to a couple of minutes.

But the Defender Awards didn’t stop there 

defender, land rover, the 2nd land rover defender service awards went even bigger

2023 Land Rover Defender 130 | Allison Barfield, MotorBiscuit

Related

defender, land rover, the 2nd land rover defender service awards went even bigger
defender, land rover, the 2nd land rover defender service awards went even bigger

Each organization received a 2023 Land Rover Defender 130, the largest Defender ever, and it comes with a learning curve. The controls and settings are a bit different from traditional American vehicles.

So, Land Rover took each winner to the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina, to teach them how to use their vehicle properly. Each winner spent hours in the woods learning about how to use the correct off-road settings.

The Land Rover school involves crawling over logs, correctly winching, navigating through mud and ruts, what to do if the SUV slides, using the hill descent control feature, and axle hopping.

Each winner also attended a class about how to maintain their vehicle properly. This way, they can make quick fixes in the wild or disaster areas instead of having to figure out how to call a tow truck.

Learning how to work on the Defender 130 may also reduce repair costs and shop delays. Useful information includes how to change the tires correctly, how to replace the battery, where the spark plugs are, and how to change the oil.

Land Rover equipped these organizations with an incredibly capable tool to make their efforts in serving diverse communities easier. They also provided them with crucial knowledge for success in the wild.

Keyword: The 2nd Land Rover Defender Service Awards Went Even Bigger

CAR'S NEWS RELATED

Urban Automotive Brings Bespoke Range Rover & Rolls-Royce Ghost to SEMA

The team at Urban Automotive have brought their latest and greatest pair of bespoke British menaces to SEMA in Las Vegas, introducing the world to their blacked-out takes on the Rand Rover and Rolls-Royce Ghost. Urban Automotive’s showcase at SEMA is designed to show North American buyers what the British ...

View more: Urban Automotive Brings Bespoke Range Rover & Rolls-Royce Ghost to SEMA

Land Rover Defender 130 D300 First Edition (2023) Review

Could the burly, fierce, family-friendly Defender 130 be the extra-large Indiana Jones of the off-road SUV world? We drove it for a week, and now we're considering selling a kidney or two on the black market to afford one. Here's why! Few cars command as much respect on the road ...

View more: Land Rover Defender 130 D300 First Edition (2023) Review

Land Rover Defender SVX Might Be US Bound If These Spy Shots Are Accurate

Amber squares in the grille look like US-spec clearance lights for wide vehicles.

View more: Land Rover Defender SVX Might Be US Bound If These Spy Shots Are Accurate

2024 Range Rover Evoque First Drive: Just a Little More, Please

•    Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2024 Range Rover Evoque. Paris, France – The Range Rover Evoque – the “baby” of the family, if you will – has been redesigned for 2024 in a bid to further establish Range Rover as a brand – and it is ...

View more: 2024 Range Rover Evoque First Drive: Just a Little More, Please

You Can Be Range Rover Royalty When You Buy The Queen's Chariot

Image: Iconic Auctioneers Based on condition, color, options, and mileage, Edmunds says a 2004 Range Rover is worth about six grand right now. This Epsom Green beauty has royal blood, however, as it was owned and driven by her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. So here’s your chance to pay ...

View more: You Can Be Range Rover Royalty When You Buy The Queen's Chariot

2024 Range Rover Velar First Drive: Power, Poise, Panache

•    Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. Paris, France – Land Rover’s Range Rover Velar is a bit of an odd duck in the lineup, sitting somewhere between the Range Rover Sport and smaller Evoque. Size-wise it’s closer to the former, but ...

View more: 2024 Range Rover Velar First Drive: Power, Poise, Panache

Queen Elizabeth's 110,000 Mile Range Rover Is Heading to Auction

Own a piece of royal automotive history.

View more: Queen Elizabeth's 110,000 Mile Range Rover Is Heading to Auction

2023 Range Rover Sport now in Malaysia at RM1.7 mil

Jaguar Land Rover Malaysia (JLRM) has officially launched the third-generation Range Rover Sport for the Malaysian market with a fresh design, new powertrain, as well as a host of new technology. In terms of design, the new Range Rover Sport features a stealth-like front-grille with digital LED lighting units. ...

View more: 2023 Range Rover Sport now in Malaysia at RM1.7 mil

Third-Generation Range Rover Sport Launched – RM1.7 million

Tough Mudder : Will Classic Land Rover Defender Owners welcome the new Ineos Grenadier?

Don't Take Your Land Rover LR3 Around The Nurburgring

Best-selling car from every brand in South Africa

Review: Land Rover Defender V8 Carpathian Edition

Flying Huntsman Spyder 90 Is One Weird-Looking Land Rover Defender

The 3 best new cars in South Africa right now – In 13 categories

Land Rover Adds a New Electrified Addition to the Discovery Sport Range

Custom Land Rover Defender EV Fits Inside A Superyacht

EV conversion specialist Everrati ‘launches’ Land Rover Defender designed to be stored on a yacht

New Range Rover Velar arrives in 3 variants, from RM638,800

Land Rover Owners Can Now Get OEM Upgrades for their Classic Defender

OTHER CAR NEWS

; Top List in the World https://www.pinterest.com/newstopcar/pins/
Top Best Sushi Restaurants in SeoulTop Best Caribbean HoneymoonsTop Most Beautiful Islands in PeruTop Best Outdoor Grill BrandsTop Best Global Seafood RestaurantsTop Foods to Boost Your Immune SystemTop Best Foods to Fight HemorrhoidsTop Foods That Pack More Potassium Than a BananaTop Best Healthy Foods to Gain Weight FastTop Best Cosmetic Brands in the U.STop Best Destinations for Food Lovers in EuropeTop Best Foods High in Vitamin ATop Best Foods to Lower Your Blood SugarTop Best Things to Do in LouisianaTop Best Cities to Visit in New YorkTop Best Makeup Addresses In PennsylvaniaTop Reasons to Visit NorwayTop Most Beautiful Islands In The WorldTop Best Law Universities in the WorldTop Richest Sportsmen In The WorldTop Biggest Aquariums In The WorldTop Best Peruvian Restaurants In MiamiTop Best Road Trips From MiamiTop Best Places to Visit in MarylandTop Best Places to Visit in North CarolinaTop Best Electric Cars For KidsTop Best Swedish Brands in The USTop Best Skincare Brands in AmericaTop Best American Lipstick BrandsTop Michelin-starred Restaurants in MiamiTop Best Secluded Getaways From MiamiTop Best Things To Do On A Rainy Day In MiamiTop Most Instagrammable Places In MiamiTop Interesting Facts about FlorenceTop Facts About The First Roman Emperor - AugustusTop Best Japanese FoodsTop Most Beautiful Historical Sites in IsraelTop Best Places To Visit In Holy SeeTop Best Hawaiian IslandsTop Reasons to Visit PortugalTop Best Hotels In L.A. With Free Wi-FiTop Best Scenic Drives in MiamiTop Best Vegan Restaurants in BerlinTop Most Interesting Attractions In WalesTop Health Benefits of a Vegan DietTop Best Thai Restaurant in Las VegasTop Most Beautiful Forests in SwitzerlandTop Best Global Universities in GermanyTop Most Beautiful Lakes in GuyanaTop Best Things To Do in IdahoTop Things to Know Before Traveling to North MacedoniaTop Best German Sunglasses BrandsTop Highest Mountains In FranceTop Biggest Hydroelectric Plants in AmericaTop Best Spa Hotels in NYCTop The World's Scariest BridgeTop Largest Hotels In AmericaTop Most Famous Festivals in JordanTop Best European Restaurants in MunichTop Best Japanese Hiking Boot BrandsTop Best Universities in PolandTop Best Tips for Surfing the Web Safely and AnonymouslyTop Most Valuable Football Clubs in EuropeTop Highest Mountains In ColombiaTop Real-Life Characters of Texas RisingTop Best Beaches in GuatelamaTop Things About DR Congo You Should KnowTop Best Korean Reality & Variety ShowsTop Best RockstarsTop Most Beautiful Waterfalls in GermanyTop Best Fountain Pen Ink BrandsTop Best European Restaurants in ChicagoTop Best Fighter Jets in the WorldTop Best Three-Wheel MotorcyclesTop Most Beautiful Lakes in ManitobaTop Best Dive Sites in VenezuelaTop Best Websites For Art StudentsTop Best Japanese Instant Noodle BrandsTop Best Comedy Manhwa (Webtoons)Top Best Japanese Sunglasses BrandsTop Most Expensive Air Jordan SneakersTop Health Benefits of CucumberTop Famous Universities in SwedenTop Most Popular Films Starring Jo Jung-sukTop Interesting Facts about CougarsTop Best Hospitals for Hip Replacement in the USATop Most Expensive DefendersTop Health Benefits of GooseberriesTop Health Benefits of ParsnipsTop Best Foods and Drinks in LondonTop Health Benefits of Rosehip TeaTop Best Air Fryers for Low-fat CookingTop Most Asked Teacher Interview Questions with AnswersTop Best Shopping Malls in ZurichTop The Most Beautiful Botanical Gardens In L.A.Top Best Mexican Restaurants in Miami for Carb-loading rightTop Best Energy Companies in GermanyTop Best Garage HeatersTop Largest Banks in IrelandTop Leading Provider - Audit and Assurance In The USTop Best Jewelry Brands in IndiaTop Prettiest Streets in the UKTop Best Lakes to Visit in TunisiaTop Highest Mountains in Israel