Another Day in the Life

Isn't it refreshing to know that people helping people still occurs in our lives as harried and busy as our lives can become? We got a call this week about wounded warrior's family needing help with a car repair due to an accident. The right front tire blew on the car while crossing the railroad tracks and the car careened into the cement piling on the side of the road. When the WW took the vehicle to the local repair shop they pryed the fender back and replaced the damaged tire and made the necessary repairs to the severed brake line and returned the car to the soldier, agreeing to wait while the soldier could arrange for payment. As we made contact with the repair shop and looked at the remaining repairs for the fender and headlight assembly that still needed to be done to make the care driveable and able to pass state inspection, we found another repair shop willing to find the materials necessary at their wholesale cost. When we indicated "cosmetic" repairs were out of the question, the owner of the shop said, "we've probably got paint we can use to get it close to their color for now. In a few days the vehicle should be fixed and the WW will have their only family vehicle back on the road. All by making partnerships and relationships with caring individuals and businesses in our community. Would you have a service you can share to help us help those who keep us free? Visit our website at www.operationhomefront.net/hamptonroads and let us know how you can help! You'll be glad you did.