Samaritan Car Care Clinic fixed up 20-year-old car to give new hope to Northern Kentucky mom

A Monfort Heights woman saw WCPO 9's January report on Samaritan Car Care Clinic and decided to donate her beloved Toyota Avalon to help a family in need.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A CAR YOULOVED LIKE AN OLD FRIEND?ITCAN BE HARD TO GIVE UP A CARLIKE THAT.WCPO NINE NEWSREPORTER LUCY MAY TELLS US HOWA MONFORT HEIGHTS WOMAN USEDHER BELOVED CAR TO HELP OTHERS."Her name was Sadie.

So, itwas kind of hard to give herup.

But she was a good girl.She was a good oldgirl."SADIE - A 2000 TOYOTA AVALON -SAT IN BARBARA FLECKENSTEIN'SDRIVEWAY FOR MONTHS AFTERFLECKENSTEIN STOPPED DRIVINGHER."I was watching a bit onChannel 9 news regardingdonating your vehicle to thecar care clinic inCovington.""We were very, veryfortunate.

The car definitelyhad lifeleft."BRUCE KINTNER RUNS SAMARITANCAR CARE CLINIC - THE MINISTRYWCPO 9 FEATURED INJANUARY."That couple offered todonate it to the clinicknowing that we would be ableto, in turn, connect, make aconnection with someone inneed.

And that's exactly whatwedid.""I had a family that had beenhit hard by the pandemic andlost a job, and, and it wasjust very difficult.

Their carbroke down, and it really wasnot able to berepaired."TANYA SLONE IS COORDINATOR OFCAMPBELL COUNTY MIDDLESCHOOL'S YOUTH SERVICE CENTER.SHE IS FRIENDS WITH KINTNERAND CONNECTED HIM WITH HERSTUDENT'S MOM IN NEED.THE MOMDIDN'T WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED,AND WE BLURRED THE FACES INTHESE PHOTOS TO PROTECT HERPRIVACY.

BUT SHE WROTE ALETTER FOR SLONE TOREAD."Dear little car clinic, Thepandemic was very rough on myfamily, and I didn't have acar.

When you stepped in tohelp us, all I could do wascry.

So I wanted to say a bithank you to the family thatdonated the beautiful Avaloncar to me this pastwinter.""I was just very happy that Iknew that it was going to agood home.

That shewas going to a good home andsomeone would be able tobenefit for hopefully a fewmore years ofuse."LUCY MAY, WCPO NINE NEWS.BRUCE KINTNER TELLS LUCY THATSAMARITAN CAR CARE CLINIC HASMORE REQUESTS FOR HELP THAN ITCAN HANDLE.SO THE CLINIC CANUSE ALL THE HELP FROM YOU THATIT CAN GET.YOU CAN FINDINFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO HELPIN LUCY'S STORY ON WCPO-DOT-COM.