Good News Garage, a Program of Lutheran Social Services Awards Ten 2008 Chevy Impalas to New England Families

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 13, 2010 -- Meet the families who received the Impalas:

• Traci and Paul of Vermont have two school-aged children. Due to an illness and the inability to work, the family lost their business, home and car. The family will use the car to get to work, school and medical appointments.

• Kate of Vermont is a single mother of two young boys. She works both a full-time and part-time job. She has earned an Associate Degree and is pursuing a Bachelor Degree. The vehicle will help her get to work and continue her education.

• Nancy of New Hampshire is the mother of three. She has guardianship of her two-year old grandson. Nancy works full-time and walks to and from work. However daycare is over 10 miles away. “Without a car to get my grandson to daycare, I will lose my daycare spot. Without daycare I will lose my job.”

• Kim of New Hampshire is the single mother of a teenage son with autism and cerebral palsy. Her son resides in a care facility and she drives back and forth on weekends to bring him home. Her 1999 Ford Taurus required significant repairs. Kim works full-time for a nonprofit agency. She hopes to return to school to pursue a degree in nursing.

• Lacey and Angel of Connecticut have four school-aged children. The family had fallen on difficult economic times when Angel, the primary wage earner for the family of six, was diagnosed with a chronic illness, impacting his ability to work. Lacey is now going to school to become a surgical technician.

• Tangie of Connecticut is a single mother of two boys, ages 8 years and 3 months. She is employed full-time as a retention specialist, where she works with state and federal ex-offenders working to get back on their feet. Tangie’s job requires her to travel to visit clients located at multiple sites, which is a challenge without safe and reliable transportation.

• Janette of Rhode Island works full-time as a discrimination investigator as well as in the evenings as a housing advocate. Janette, the single mother of a college-aged daughter has sacrificed car ownership in order to pay her daughter’s. Janette frequently utilizes public transportation to commute to work, which is inconvenient given her evening job.

• Tony of Massachusetts, along with his wife have three young children. He is employed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In addition to using the vehicle to commute to work, Tony will use the Impala to get to Newbury College where he is enrolled as a student in the School of Business and Management.

• Khem and Tika arrived in Vermont as refugees from Bhutan. They work as interpreters. Until receiving the Impala, they relied on public transportation which limited the amount of work they could take. Khem and Tika are clients of NeighborKeepers, Hal Colston’s newest nonprofit endeavor.


• Annie of Vermont is a program coordinator at NeighborKeepers. She will use the car to provide transportation for members of NeighborKeepers who wish to attend their supportive dinners.

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