Deland Toyota Scion

When the doors opened at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) in 1996 there were 250 workers.  Fifteen years later there are over 1,000 workers and over the years this manufacturing facility has built roughly 8.6 million transmissions.

With such a large, dedicated workforce, Toyota has a lot to be grateful for, which is why the Japanese automaker held a large celebration in honor of the plant's 15-years of solid production. However, it was the plant's workers who were ultimately the most grateful, as they opted to share roughly $100,000 in collected donations with…