That’s a great place, and something I would certainly support. There used to be a guy in Tampa that was a retired mechanic who took car donations and cleaned up/fixed up the cars, then “gifted” them to single mothers who needed transportation for work. It was coordinated through a local women’s shelter that we support. I could see myself doing that in retirement.
-D > On Jan 19, 2021, at 2:46 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The local (?) Union Gospel Mission charity accepts vehicle donations. They > have > an in-house 'repair' facility, probably like Goodwill used to be, where they > try to bring > back to life the easy ones. (I suspect that the crap goes to auction or > scrap like everybody > else.) They have a car lot, where the 'good' donations end up. That's > actually where > I bought the V10 truck. They were still trying to decide whether or not to > fix its problems > when I dropped in, looking for exactly what they had, as-is. The salesman > was happy > to find an appropriate buyer, as it was not a suitable vehicle for everyman. > For me, at > the time, all it needed to do was roll off under its own power. > > Anyway, if I ever were to donate a vehicle that's where I'd send it. I was > happy to > buy from them, as their income goes to operate warming shelters, and feed and > clothe > their clientele. Yes, you probably have to sit through a bit of a sermon to > get a meal, > and behave yourself to get a bed. Wah. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
