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Donate to the Red Cross, talk to Santa at the same time

Donate to the Red Cross, talk to Santa at the same time
CAN USE ONSTAR TO TRACK SANTA AS HE MAKES HIS TRIPS AROUND THE WORLD. AND EVERY TIME YOU DO, A DONATION WILL GO TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. THIS MORNING, WE WELCOME ALEX ROSNER WITH GENERAL MOTORS. SHE IS HERE NOW TO EXPLAIN HOW IT ALL WORKS. ALEX, GOOD MORNING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH ONSTAR, RIGHT? IT’S THE TECHNOLOGY IN CERTAIN VEHICLES WHERE YOU CAN GET HELP DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE. BUT TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THAT TECHNOLOGY IS WORKING TO LET FAMILIES TALK TO SANTA. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO CHRISTMAS IS OUR ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TIMES OF YEAR. SO DURING THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS IS STARTING TODAY, YOU CAN USE YOUR ONSTAR BLUE BUTTON TO HELP FOLLOW SANTA ON HIS TRIP AROUND THE WORLD. SO FROM THE 16TH TO THE 23RD, YOU CAN CALL AN ONSTAR ADVISOR AND THEY CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT HE’S UP TO. AND THEN ON THE 24TH, YOU CAN GET REAL TIME UPDATES ON WHERE HE IS. YOU CAN BE PREPARED WHEN HE COMES TO YOUR HOUSE, AND WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS, BECAUSE IT’S NOT ALL VEHICLES, RIGHT? YEAH. SO ANYBODY WHO HAS A GM VEHICLE WITH THE ONSTAR BLUE BUTTON CAN CALL IN AND CONNECT WITH AN ADVISOR, BUT IF YOU DON’T HAVE A GM VEHICLE, YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE. WE DO HAVE OUR ONSTAR GUARDIAN APP, WHICH WILL HAVE ALL THE SAME FUNCTIONALITY AS WELL. SO THERE WILL BE A LITTLE SANTA ICON IN THE APP. AND ONCE YOU TAP THAT, YOU’LL GET ALL OF THE SAME FUNCTIONALITY THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND TALK ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FOLKS PRESSING THAT BUTTON AND FINDING OUT WHERE SANTA IS, AND THE DONATION TO THE RED CROSS. ABSOLUTELY. SO OUR ADVISORS ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH SANTA IN THE NORTH POLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD UPDATE ON WHAT HE’S UP TO. SO WE’LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT HE’S DOING IN HIS PREPARATIONS, WHETHER OR NOT HE’S WORKING WITH MRS. CLAUS TO TEST OUT NEW COOKIE RECIPES, OR WORKING WITH THE ELVES AND TOY PRODUCTION. AND THEN EVERY TIME YOU DO, WE WILL DONATE TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. SO EVERY GUARDIAN INTERACTION WITH SANTA OR EVERY BLUE BUTTON PRESS TO TALK TO SANTA WILL EQUAL A $1 DONATION UP TO $30,000. SO EVERY TIME YOU’RE PARTICIPATING, YOU’RE HAVING FUN, AND YOU’RE ALSO DONATING TO A REALLY GREAT ORGANIZATION. OKAY, SO I HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS. SO CAN KIDS ACTUALLY ASK QUESTIONS. CAN THEY TALK. AND THEN LIKE HOW MANY TIMES CAN PEOPLE CALL. SO PEOPLE CAN CALL AS MANY TIMES AS THEY WANT. SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE PRESSING THAT BUTTON, BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU DO, ANOTHER DOLLAR DONATION WILL BE MADE. BUT YOU CAN TALK TO SANTA YOURSELF. SO YOU CAN ASK HIM QUESTIONS. WHETHER OR NOT YOU’RE ON THE NICE LIST, YOU CAN TELL HIM WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS. HE MIGHT ACTUALLY READ YOU A STORY AS WELL, BUT REALLY GREAT WAY TO GET INVOLVED. WE ENCOURAGE ANYONE OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE. WE KNOW A LOT OF TIMES PARENTS ARE ABLE TO PRESS THAT BLUE BUTTON FOR THE KIDS, BUT WE WANT EVERYONE AND EVERY ANYONE TO TO TALK TO SANTA AND GET ENGAGED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. AND SO FOR PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE ONSTAR, IF YOU PRESS THAT BUTTON, DOES IT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO SANTA? OR LIKE LET’S SAY YOU ACTUALLY DO NEED HELP. HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TWO CALLS? GREAT QUESTION. SO EVERY BLUE BUTTON PRESS GOES TO ONE OF OUR ONSTAR ADVISORS. SO IF YOU NEED HELP OR IF YOU NEED TO USE ONSTAR FOR DIRECTIONS OR ANYTHING OF THAT MATTER, OUR ONSTAR ADVISORS ARE STAFFED AND READY TO SUPPORT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL AN ADVISOR THAT YOU WANT AN UPDATE ON SANTA, OR YOU WANT TO TALK TO SANTA, AND THEY’LL CONNECT YOU RIGHT WITH THE BIG GUY, OR GIVE YOU AN UPDATE THEMSELVES SO THEY’RE READY TO HELP AND PREPARE. BUT THEY’RE ALSO READY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE BIG GUY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. AND ONCE AGAIN, FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE ONSTAR IN THEIR VEHICLES, HOW CAN THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE? YEAH. SO IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN ONSTAR IN YOUR VEHICLE, YOU CAN USE THE ONSTAR GUARDIAN APP TO PARTICIPATE. IF YOU DO HAVE ONSTAR ON YOUR VEHICLE, PRESS THAT BLUE BUTTON IS REALLY EASY TO ENGAGE AND TALK TO AN ADVISOR AND GET AN UPDATE ON HIM. ALL RIGHT, WE LOVE THAT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE KNOW A LOT OF FAMILIES WILL PROBABLY BE TAKING YOU UP ON THAT. TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO SANTA.
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Donate to the Red Cross, talk to Santa at the same time
Millions of families may be planning to track Santa to find out exactly when he’ll arrive to deliver gifts for Christmas.OnStar is working with NORAD to make that easier. Click here to access The Magic Button.“Each time someone pushes the OnStar button to find out where Santa is, a one-dollar contribution will be made to the American Red Cross (up to 30-thousand dollars),” according to a news release. The program is available from Dec. 16-24. For families who may not have OnStar in their vehicles, the OnStar Guardian app allows users to access the same feature. Alex Rosander, the OnStar Assistant Marketing Manager for General Motors, joined KCRA 3 on Monday morning to talk about the holiday feature.Click the video above to watch the full interview. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

Millions of families may be planning to track Santa to find out exactly when he’ll arrive to deliver gifts for Christmas.

OnStar is working with NORAD to make that easier. Click here to access The Magic Button.

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“Each time someone pushes the OnStar button to find out where Santa is, a one-dollar contribution will be made to the American Red Cross (up to 30-thousand dollars),” according to a news release.

The program is available from Dec. 16-24.

For families who may not have OnStar in their vehicles, the OnStar Guardian app allows users to access the same feature.

Alex Rosander, the OnStar Assistant Marketing Manager for General Motors, joined KCRA 3 on Monday morning to talk about the holiday feature.

Click the video above to watch the full interview.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter