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Lyft wraps cars in ugly sweaters to benefit Martha’s Table

WASHINGTON 鈥 Order a rolling photo booth opportunity, complete with karaoke holiday songs, and Lyft will donate the proceeds from your D.C. ride to a local charity.

Lyft Merry Mode is available in Washington through Sunday.

“The fare that would typically go to Lyft instead is going to , which is a local community nonprofit that helping children, families and the communities here,” said Lyft mid-Atlantic General Manager Steve Taylor.

“This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Jen Middleton, of AU Park. Middleton happened to be walking by with her dog Basil while the car visited 小萝莉影视. She couldn’t resist an invitation to try out karaoke inside the car with a rendition of 鈥淛ingle Bell Rock.鈥

“I think it鈥檚 fun 鈥 what a great way to get into the Christmas spirit,” Middleton said. Then, noting the Hanukkah Karaoke and photo-prop options inside the car, she exclaimed: “Yeah, Hanukkah too 鈥 the holiday spirit!”

Props for riders during their ride also include a holiday sweater and Santa hats.

Taylor describes the Merry Mode cars as having been 鈥測arn-bombed” with “ugly sweaters” that took professionals three days to knit, but observers found the results quite lovely when observing the car that visited 小萝莉影视.

Justin Johansen, of McLean, and Kelly Loggins, of Vienna, happened to be walking by when a Lyft Merry Mode car visited 小萝莉影视. They found it highly entertaining.
 (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Justin Johansen, of McLean, and Kelly Loggins, of Vienna, happened to be walking by when a Lyft Merry Mode car visited 小萝莉影视. They found it highly entertaining. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Sweater-bombed Lyft cars are covered from hood to trunk with an actual sweater. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Sweater-bombed Lyft cars are covered from hood to trunk with an actual sweater. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
On the far right聽is an iPad聽that聽shows karaoke lyrics of a passenger’s choice; on the left, just two of聽multiple聽photo-prop options. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Karaoke lyrics to 鈥淭he Chanukah Song鈥 scroll on the Lyft Merry Mode car鈥檚 iPad. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Karaoke lyrics to 鈥淭he Chanukah Song鈥 scroll on the Lyft Merry Mode car鈥檚 iPad. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft driver Djuana Turner, of Southern Maryland, volunteered to drive one of the Merry Mode cars this year. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft driver Djuana Turner, of Southern Maryland, volunteered to drive one of the Merry Mode cars this year. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft Merry Mode party favors include a holiday sweater you can wear during the ride, as depicted by Lyft Mid-Atlantic General Manager Steve Taylor. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft Merry Mode party favors include a holiday sweater you can wear during the ride, as depicted by Lyft mid-Atlantic General Manager Steve Taylor. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Sweater-bombed Lyft cars feature highly detailed knitting. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft Merry Mode cars are decked out with holiday cheer. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft Merry Mode cars聽are decked out with holiday cheer.聽 (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Merry Mode Lyft is available in D.C. from 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, through Sunday, Dec. 17. (Courtesy Lyft)
It took three days for professionals to knit sweaters on each of Lyft’s yarn-bombed聽Merry Mode cars. (Courtesy Lyft)
Merry Mode Lyft is available in D.C. from 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, through Sunday, Dec. 17. (Courtesy Lyft)
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Justin Johansen, of McLean, and Kelly Loggins, of Vienna, happened to be walking by when a Lyft Merry Mode car visited 小萝莉影视. They found it highly entertaining.
 (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Sweater-bombed Lyft cars are covered from hood to trunk with an actual sweater. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Karaoke lyrics to 鈥淭he Chanukah Song鈥 scroll on the Lyft Merry Mode car鈥檚 iPad. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft driver Djuana Turner, of Southern Maryland, volunteered to drive one of the Merry Mode cars this year. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft Merry Mode party favors include a holiday sweater you can wear during the ride, as depicted by Lyft Mid-Atlantic General Manager Steve Taylor. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Lyft Merry Mode cars are decked out with holiday cheer. (小萝莉影视/Kristi King)
Merry Mode Lyft is available in D.C. from 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, through Sunday, Dec. 17. (Courtesy Lyft)

“I’m impressed; I’m very impressed. It’s got a lot of great details,” said Kelly Loggins, of Vienna.

“This would make a very warm car,” Justin Johansen, of McLean, said with a laugh about the sweater-wrapped vehicle.

“Pull over safely if you want to take a look,” Lyft driver Djuana Turner, of Southern Maryland, cautioned other drivers who might notice the vehicle on the road. “Look responsibly.”

Merry Mode will be live in D.C. at the following times:

  • 3 p.m. 鈥 midnight Thursday, Dec. 14
  • 3 p.m. 鈥 midnight Friday, Dec. 15
  • Noon 鈥 midnight Saturday, Dec. 16
  • Noon 鈥 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17

Kristi King

Kristi King is a veteran reporter who has been working in the 小萝莉影视 newsroom since 1990. She covers everything from breaking news to consumer concerns and the latest medical developments.

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