Cars4Christmas

I am submitting this application on behalf of my daughter Darci. She is a full time student at WSU in the Master's of Social Work program. She is married with four children ages 8, 7, 4 & 3 and currently doing her internship at Cowley County Mental Health. It is unpaid so her husband is the only one working full-time.

Local KC Coverage below: http://www.nbcactionnews.com/content/specialreports/holiday2009/story/Cars-4-Christmas-to-Donate-20-Cars/DbdYHoBkcEylGHOPakDC2A.cspx    /    

We will give away 10 vehicles to some very deserving families on Tue Dec 22nd at the Downtown Hyatt in Wichita. Join Jan and Phil on 104.5 The Fox broadcasting live as we pass the keys out to presents to big to put under the tree. Special thanks to Darrel and Lori at All Parts Auto Salvage on South Broadway for all there work at making this program work. They have collected and repaired vehicles for the last 2 years. They arwe also a drop off point if you want to donate a car.

 Arkansas City: its not as much of need vehicle its that neither of the old two they have one doesn't run, the other unsafe and everything is just one bad episode after another.  My son in law works in Wichita which is a 130 mile round trip a day.  He tries to car pool and the company is already continuing to lay off which if they either don't get the vehicles they have repaired he may lose his job.  I lost mine in July don't have extra money, and they have 4 children ages 14-11-7-5 .  I need a miracle that either we can get one running and

Cars 4 Christmas kicks off today November 30th!!!!  We gave our first cars away at EZ Loan Auto Sales on Broadway last week and now 104.5 the Fox will have the Jan and Phil morning show start calling people and telling them they will receive a free car for Christmas at our event held on Dec 22nd in Wichita . Apply here and remember everyone in need can apply and we still hold our Veterans as a top priority.

 If you want to buys some tickets to help a Vet go to the Concert , call us at 816-606-4319 or send us a message by clicking on MORE button  and then contact button and we will contact you. We can take your Bank card info or give you a mailing address.Tickets are only $10.00 each. We will give the tckets to Veterans at the VA hospital.

  Letter from Mom  ( LaDonna) ,  Christopher is my son. He joined the Navy right out of high school before his 18th birthday. He served six years in the military, with the last 3 in San Diego CA.  He traveled overseas on the decks of many of the aircraft carriers where he served as line captain. Being a line captain and out on the deck he saw things that you and I as civilians will never see.

 Click Here for their story:  http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/50089017.html   Their Story: 3 years ago a young couple moved in next door, Jon, Kasey and their son Chase .

05-14-09 CARS 4 HEROES

Land of the Free Because of the Brave.

Cars 4 Christmas has started our summer project again this year called CARS 4 HEROES, providing free basic transportation to the brave men and women that have served our country .Veterans and Veterans families are eligible to apply.We will be teaming up again with Jan and Phil on 104.5 The Fox this summer to help Veterans and their families with free transportation. Listen to their Morning show for details.If you know of a Veterans in need hit the apply button and tell us their story.

 oin the Car Santa in helping those that have given so much to our country

03-07-09 CARS 4 HEROES

Cars 4 Heroes kicked off with its first recipient of 09 giving a car away at the ASA (Automotive Services Assoc. ) on March 7th at a breakfast for hundreds of automotive businesses asking for their help. Explaining the need for our service we read the letter below that we received.:

I was honorably discharged from the military after being injured on my second tour in Iraq. I was sent home in early October, 2008. My family and I were traveling to Missouri from Ohio (which was where I was living at the time) for Thanksgiving with my family. Our vehicle broke down half way there. (Marshall, Illinois) We had to get a tow and stay in a hotel until my parents were able to get there to pick us up. Our vehicle was unfixable. After we arrived in Missouri, we had no way of returning to Ohio. We didn't have enough money for a bus ticket and none of our family members in Missouri have a vehicle that would make the trip to Ohio and take our whole family with them. I have two small children, ages 2 and 8 months. My wife has been looking for employment, but with no vehicle, even if she finds it, she will have to get rides to and from work everyday. We live in a very small town and there aren't any jobs here. There are jobs about a 45 minute drive away from where we live. I am unable to work due to my injuries I sustained in Iraq. A vehicle would help us get back on our feet again. We are currently staying at my aunts house, sleeping on a pull out couch in her living room. This whole situation has put a strain on all of us involved. My aunt is on a fixed income and she can't afford to support my family and hers. We are in desperate need of transportation so my wife can seek employment and we can get into our own place again. I feel like a total waste of human life right now because I can't help my family. I am currently being seen at the VA for my injuries and we have absolutly no income coming in. I can't even afford to buy diapers for my children. This car, if given to us, would mean diapers for my kids, new shoes for my 2 year old who has been wearing them a size to small because I can't buy him new ones, clothes for both my kids because they are growing so fast! A place that me and my family can call "our home" again, and not someone elses that we're just staying at. I am begging you, if you can please help us it will be appreciated more than you will ever know. Help us get our life back. We applied at usacare.com for assistance and they only help with food and bills, so they pointed us in your direction. We would appreciate anything that you can do for us. Respectfully, Frederick

Fredrick was introduced to the men and women at the convention and with a standing ovation lasting several minutes showing appreciation for his service, he was given the keys to a vehicle

The Cars 4 Heroes event will be held this August to assist Veterans and Veterans families with free transportation. We will be assisting any Veteran that has served their country or their families that are in need. If you or your business would like to be a sponsor at our 2nd annual golf tournament or if you are in the automotive business and would like to donate or repair a vehicle to help a Veteran , please contact us, Click on last years video "Video link) Veterans organizations are encouraged to be a part of our event and help us find the Veterans we need to help most. We would like to help 50 people with free transportation at this years event. Click on last years video

01-12-09 Eight more cars given away at the Hyatt Hotel Cars 4 Christmas held the Christmas event at the Hyatt hotel in downtown Wichita live on 104.5 The Fox radio station with the Jan and Phil morning show. All of the repairs and towing was handled by Darrell at All Parts Auto Salvage in Wichita. We couldn't have helped all these people without his help. Not just the recipients showed up but even some of the donors of vehicles came to see where the car they donated went. We're passing out hope. Some of these people are going out of shelters, and trying to get their lives re-started."Darla Johnson and her husband were one of the recipients selected for a used car.Johnson knows what it will mean."Everything. It's going to change our lives." Johnson and her husband recently pulled themselves out of homelessness.But without a car, it has been a challenge for Darla to get to work not to mention the fact that she is pregnant with triplets."It's hard. You don't realize how much you rely on transportation, until you don't have it."Video link)