Hero - Kansas City
Cars4Christmas is a not-for-profit organization that provides free basic transportation to disadvantaged individuals who are not able to obtain it on their own.
Thieves hit Our Cars
See KCTV 5: http://www.kctv5.com/video/22585021/index.html We had someone steal parts off our cars on Tue in the middle of the night.
Cars 4 Heroes
Cars 4 Heroes kicks off today. We need your donation to help Veterans and their families with free transportation. We want to make this the biggest year ever. Dont have a car to donate? sign up here: http://www.igive.com/welcome/warm_reg_promo.cfm?m=181679 You can help here at igive.com . There is a online shopping site that donates a portion on the proceeds to Cars 4 Christmas.
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A special thank you to the Napa Auto Care Centers below. They gave from the heart to repair vehicle and joined us to see the very deserving recipients receive their vehicles.
Sharita covers our event with FOX 4 News
FOX 4 was there all morning to help us give cars away and a Fox 4 cameraman gave his Blaser to help a Veteran.FOX 4 : http://www.fox4kc.com/wdaf-cars-for-christmas-122109,0,3587078.story
KMBC 9 Coverage
Brenda Washington helps us give away our big gifts with KMBC 9 news http://www.kmbc.com/video/22026170/index.html
T J Manning gets his crew together
See coverage: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Students-Volunteer-to-Clean-Cars/VeA2zM3c4kqVMhYcR4U9IA.cspx Local high school students spent their Sunday morning cleaning and detailing cars for a charity donation.
This was last year ,
Giving away 20 cars on Monday and 3 will be vans with wheelchair lifts to help some very deserving disabled people. If you want to do something else for one or all of the families please join us at Harrahs in North Kansas City starting at 6: am to 9: am. See last yr: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP-H2QzFca8
Pay it Forward with Fox 4 TV
See: http://www.fox4kc.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=21b526dc-3fc1-4ebd-afae-4e58831ce795&src=front
Kathy Quinn calls and the Car Santa responds
Ryan Lawn and Tree works with the Cars Santa
See story here;. http://www.kctv5.com/video/21986313/index.html In order to travel to work, Williams has had to depend on others for rides every day.Williams' co-workers raised some cash to get him an upgraded car from Cars 4 Christmas -- that gives used cars to deserving people. On Wednesday they presented him with a 1999 bright blue Pontiac Grand Am.
Changing lives for 13 families in Omaha
Today at Harrahs in Council Bluffs Ia the Car Santa passed out keys to 13 families with Steve King on CD105.9. You can help Change someones live with something as simple as donating a vehicle. Nobody is winning the lottery, they are just given a chance to change their on life with something as simple as transportation. See story here: http://www.kmtv.com/global/story.asp?s=11699704
We talk to Shannon on the phone
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Tony with United Access has been working with the Car Santa for a van with a wheelchair lift for Shannon. We called her on the 101 The Fox Slacker Morning Show. Listen to her reaction
Do you shop online? Help Cars 4 Christmas
Dont have a car to donate? You can help here at igive.com . There is a online shopping site that donates a portion on the proceeds to Cars 4 Christmas. It has all your major shopping outlets. Check it out and sign up here: http://www.igive.com/welcome/warm_reg_promo.cfm?m=181679
Desert Storm Vet needs to get to the VA hospital
My name is Michael . I am 45 years old, a US Army Veteran I served my country from Aug, 1983-June, 1991. I am a Desert Storm Veteran I served with the 101st Air Borne Div. at Fort Campbell Ky. My Story of hardship begins back in Jan. 13,2005 in Warsaw Mo. Where I had lived.
Mark and Christine are working hard but need a car
My son and his new wife (8/15/2009) are in need of a vehicle to get them to and from their jobs. For the last 5 or so months they have been using our vehicle, which we need ourselves. My husband and I are both in poor health and need our car for our own medical needs. They both were in past relastionships which cost them everything they owned.
United Access teams up with the Car Santa
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Shannons is confined to a wheelchair, on a ventilator and her care giver isn't able to take her places. She is stranded at home due to her power wheelchair not being able to be transported. Independent Living made us aware of her problem, She just wants to get out of her home. She was in tears when she heard,Tony from United Access and the Car Santa teamed up and she is getting a van with a Wheelchair lift at Harrahs on Monday
Veteran inspiring others
I know your program gets alot of requests & I pray this comes by your desk, I want to share an amazing young lady veteran who would be so humbled, and blessed by a vehicle, here's a portion of her story:
This is part of Amber's story in an article she wrote, that is currently encouraging and helping other veterans that have gone through, and are going through what she has survived. In the military circles this is referred to as the "Amber letter". A tool of encouragement. Here's just a portion:
Family living in a Hotel is tough
The last thing in the world I ever expected to have to do is ask for a car. I am a mother of a 25 year old and grandmother to two young boys, as well as a KU law school graduate. I attended law school late in life, while raising an unexpected grandson. A couple of weeks after graduation my mother was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and we had to care for her during her two year struggle. There were five generations alive at the time and I was the "sandwich" generations. I attempted to rais
11 yr old want to give her parents a Christmas Present
Hi my name is Elaine I am 11 years old my dad and mom are both disabled my dad is a Vietnam Veteran he has had 3 heart atacks and 3 strokes and my mom has MS they are in need of a small car so they can get back and forth to the VA, dad has to go about 2 or 3 time a week and other doctors 1 time a week Thank you very much
