CCS Places First Automobile In 'Wheels To Work' Program
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The first car in Combined Community Services' Wheels to Work program was placed with an owner Friday.
Wheels to Work was created to help people with the proper qualifications who need transportation. The program began in Bartholomew County. The program basically allows for people to donate vehicles to accountability programs. These vehicles are repaired and then sold below market price to help people who need transportation.
Warsaw resident Angela Friend is the first person in the CCS program to receive a donated car. Friend will use her new car to get back and forth to school. She is a registered nurse student in her last year.
The car was donated by Grace College student Andrew Doane and his father, Paul Doane. The Doanes decided to donate the car when they were told the cost of fixing it would be more than the car is worth.
After the car was donated, Mike Gill Auto and Truck Parts donated a transmission and Steve Kinney and Roger Stevens of R & G Auto and Truck Repair put the transmission in. Two banks, Lake City Bank and Mutual Federal Bank, agreed to finance these purchases since CCS doesn't have the funds to do so. Representatives Kevin Deardorff of Lake City and Max Courtney of Mutual Federal joined the other participants of the donation Friday to witness the exchange of the title and keys.
"It's just a beautiful story of cooperation," said CCS Executive Director Jim Coons. "That's what will make this program work."
Coons said CCS is still looking for partners and donors to help with this project. There is one qualified applicant who is a single mother in her last year of college. She has five children and needs a van to transport her family. Coons would like to get the word out that if anyone has a van to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. [[In-content Ad]]
The first car in Combined Community Services' Wheels to Work program was placed with an owner Friday.
Wheels to Work was created to help people with the proper qualifications who need transportation. The program began in Bartholomew County. The program basically allows for people to donate vehicles to accountability programs. These vehicles are repaired and then sold below market price to help people who need transportation.
Warsaw resident Angela Friend is the first person in the CCS program to receive a donated car. Friend will use her new car to get back and forth to school. She is a registered nurse student in her last year.
The car was donated by Grace College student Andrew Doane and his father, Paul Doane. The Doanes decided to donate the car when they were told the cost of fixing it would be more than the car is worth.
After the car was donated, Mike Gill Auto and Truck Parts donated a transmission and Steve Kinney and Roger Stevens of R & G Auto and Truck Repair put the transmission in. Two banks, Lake City Bank and Mutual Federal Bank, agreed to finance these purchases since CCS doesn't have the funds to do so. Representatives Kevin Deardorff of Lake City and Max Courtney of Mutual Federal joined the other participants of the donation Friday to witness the exchange of the title and keys.
"It's just a beautiful story of cooperation," said CCS Executive Director Jim Coons. "That's what will make this program work."
Coons said CCS is still looking for partners and donors to help with this project. There is one qualified applicant who is a single mother in her last year of college. She has five children and needs a van to transport her family. Coons would like to get the word out that if anyone has a van to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. [[In-content Ad]]