A generous donation by Autobot Sales Inc. will help a single mother of 亚洲天堂 Lake raise her three children.
This is now the third year of Autobot Sales鈥� Christmas giveaway, which donates a car to a family in need every year.
Kristy Wall, who was chosen out of 18 nominations, has taken home a 2007 Pontiac Montana - worth between $5500 and $8000 - with brand new winter tires. She says the vehicle will bring her the independence she needs to be able to safely drive her kids - who are one, five and eight years old.
The car dealership posted the nominees鈥� stories on their Facebook page and asked the public who they thought should win. Wall鈥檚 story was liked hundreds of times and reached over 8000 people.
鈥淭he community decided that she needed it more than anyone else,鈥� explained Doug Waters, one of the owners of Autobot Sales. 鈥淓veryone has a story, but it seemed that hers was the most compelling.鈥�
Her sister Kara Wall, who nominated her, said Kristy not only deserves the new vehicle, but that she also really needs it.
鈥淪he has found herself single this year and without the family vehicle that she had,鈥� explained Kara. 鈥淪he has been without a vehicle for quite some time now, causing her to be stuck at home and missing out on activities and outings with her children, and always needing to ask for rides back and forth wherever they need to go.鈥�
鈥淪ometimes that can be very challenging,鈥� she added. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 think of someone more deserving of this vehicle.鈥�
Kirsty has been relying on her sister to driver her family around, and also on her father鈥檚 work truck, which she says is not 鈥渉ighway safe鈥� for her kids.
After she got the call from Autobot Sales saying she had won a vehicle, she said her kids were all 鈥渆xcited and screaming.鈥�
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know what to say when I got that call; I鈥檓 not used to getting good news鈥� I called my sister and I cried.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be awesome to be able to drive and get a job,鈥� she added. 鈥淭he kids have already asked me if we can go to Houston swimming.鈥�
The idea to hold an annual Christmas giveaway came from Doug Waters鈥� wife Kathy, who passed away approximately two years ago.
鈥淭he Christmas giveaway honours her,鈥� said Doug. 鈥淭his is what she wanted for this community, so we will hopefully maintain that in the future.鈥�
鈥淎fter all, that is the Christmas spirit.鈥�
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