The 17th Car Finds a Home!

CarsINC gave away its 17th car!

Crystal Cobb, the mother of two (with one on the way!), just received a newly refurbished car. For $500, this car was the recipient of new front brakes, windshield wipers, an oil change and a very good interior cleaning. It is now as good as new! Crystal found out about CarsINC through Sparrows Nest, an organization that works with young mothers to help them find jobs and an apartment. Here is a photo of Crystal and Dawn Epstein, from Sparrows Nest.

Thanks to the Waytes family for donating their used car to help Crystal and her family.

Every time you donate your used car (and are getting the full tax value of your donation), you are helping a family with the gift of a lift!

New life for a Honda Accord

CarsINC was fortunate to receive the gift of a 1996 Honda Accord with 228,000 miles on it. We gave it to Nicole Mendoza, a teacher's aide at Capital Area Academy, right before she and everyone lost their jobs because the school closed. She had thyroid cancer and a possible Fallopian tube cancer (though that has not been proven and hopefully never will). Needless to say, she was extremely grateful. It enabled her to send her car to the junkyard for $200 and have a reliable car (for a big change) and it buoyed her spirits during a very difficult time.

Your gifts of used cars can make a big difference in someone's life.

Share the good news about CarsINC

Please pass along the good news about CarsINC to your friends, colleagues and neighbors by printing out this brochure and giving it to others who you think would be interested in

* giving CarsINC their old car

* giving CarsINC a donation to buy a new used car

* praying for those men and women who have been given the "gift of a lift"

Mother's Day, 2011

As we are about to celebrate Mother's Day, please consider making a contribution to CarsINC in honor of your own Mother. So many of the cars we give are to single moms who are struggling to take care of their children and really need "the gift of a lift" to get to work and help them care for their children.

Did you know that there are over 9.9 million single mothers in the U.S. living with children younger than 18, up from 3.4 million in 1970?

Please send your check to Tom Repaskey c/o St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 218 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48933.

And, remember to wish your Mother a Happy Mother's Day!

Lent, 2011

Thanks for all of your support during the Christmas season. In just a short amount of time, you generously donated $1,200 to CarsINC! We will use this money to fix up the next car that is donated so that it is safe and has a long new life for another deserving family.

We actually have a family right now that needs a car--a mother of three whose car just died and urgently needs another. If you have a car that you don't know what to do with, please call Tom today (517-230-0082) and "give the gift of a lift" to this mother and her kids.

Speaking of mothers, don't forget that Mother's Day is right around the corner and we would love to accept a donation on behalf of your mother that has everything! I know your Mom would love to know that a donation, given in her name, is helping another Mom provide for her family. You can send a check to CarsINC c/o St. Paul's Church 218 W. Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48933.

Thank you for your support!