Huntington Family Gets Donated Minivan

Posted: 11:44 AM Aug 3, 2009
Reporter: WSAZ News Staff
Email Address: news@wsaz.com

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The Good News Mountaineer Garage provided its 1,000th car to a family Monday morning.

Shawnette Berryand and her two sons received a 1991 Mazda Minivan during a ceremony at Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington.

"We are thrilled to be giving away our 1,000th car and helping a mother pursue her career as an LPN," said Barbara Bayes, Executive Director.

Good News Mountaineer Garage is a non-profit organization that solicits donated vehicles, repairs them and provides them to families or individuals with low incomes who have no other available transportation.

Recipients are selected by contracting agencies that are working to get people economically independent and off public assistance.

A survey indicates that within one year of receiving a vehicle, 70% of the families went off public assistance, 80% were working and 13% were in job training.

Good News Mountaineer Garage gives away about 15 cars a month.

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