Caliber Collision has donated its 14th Recycled Ride of the year, this one to a needy family located in Redlands, Calif.
An 11-year-old boy with leukemia, Isaiah, his mother, Serina, and 8-year-old sister Angelique received a refurbished 2009 Honda Civic filled with gifts and toys from local businesses.
The vehicle was donated by the Automobile Club of Southern California and refurbished by Caliber team members who volunteered personal time to repair the vehicle as well as collected gift certificates, toys and other gifts for the family.
Isaiah was diagnosed last year with leukemia and has been undergoing treatment at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The family did not have a car and had to rely on other patients’ families to coordinate and arrange rides for the frequent 100-mile round trip from their home to the hospital.
“Having to deal with a child’s life-threatening illness is difficult enough, but having to do so without having reliable transportation is unimaginable to those of us who take transportation for granted,” said David Goldstein, Caliber Collision vice president of operations. “Our goal at Caliber Collision is to repair vehicles to restore our customers to the rhythm of their lives, and we hope this vehicle will do the same for Isaiah and his family.”
Added Rick Lewis, unit manager for claims at the Automobile Club of Southern California, “We are proud to partner with Caliber Collision and Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital to ease the burden of transportation for this deserving family. We hope this gift of transportation will give Isaiah and his family a special reason to celebrate and look forward to continued healing in the coming year.”
A beaming 11-year-old Isaiah expressed his gratitude on behalf of his family, saying, “This is awesome. We got a brand new car, we really needed it. Thank you everyone, have a very Merry Christmas and just live life to the fullest because life is awesome, so don’t take anything for granted."
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