Connections to Success

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Causes: Employment, Job Training

Mission: Our Vision Be the leader in empowering individuals in their transformation to economic independence. Our Mission We inspire individuals to realize their dreams and achieve economic independence by providing hope, resources and a plan.

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Karen_G General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

04/22/2016

We donated our CAR to charity Wheels of Success!

When the time came for us to upgrade one of our older cars we decided we would rather help another family instead of taking its trade in value towards a newer car.

The car we donated went to a lady named Chelsea. Chelsea is a mother of a three-year old who is balancing a full-time job as an administrative assistant while enrolled in the pharmacy program at St. Petersburg College. After escaping an abusive relationship, Chelsea’s car was repossessed. She lost everything including her and her son’s clothing, when the repossession company disposed of her belongings before she could get to the company’s lot. Thereafter, Chelsea used the early bus to take her son to day care then took a second bus and walked to work. Chelsea can now spend more time with her son and studies since receiving a “new to her” 1997 Toyota Camry.

Director of Operations at Wheels of Success Barbara Uberoi said, “Wheels would not have been able to help Chelsea had it not been for Karen’s [and Mark’s] donation of their car and funding provided by ‘Build-A-Car’ funding from The Saunder’s Foundation whose mission is to support education. The Saunder’s Foundation provided funding to replace the Camry’s struts, brake pads and rotors, engine cooling fans, water pump, window regulators, door handle and belts. The funding also covered a complete tune-up and oil change. AAA provided Chelsea with a basic membership to ensure she would not be stranded. Without vehicle donors and funders, Wheels of Success would not be able to keep placing families on the ‘road to success.’”

If you would like to learn more about Wheels of Success, Inc., including how you can donate your car, please visit the company’s website.

Mark and Karen say, “Give what you can – when you can. Everything in life is either a blessing or a blessing in disguise.”

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