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TPT MN Re-Broadcasts Car Donation Documentary

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TPT MN Re-airs Car Donation Documentary “Restoring Hope One Car at a Time”, a documentary produced in 2009 collaboratively by Twin Cities Public Television and Free to Be, Inc with funding from the McKnight Foundation and the following sponsors: Gold Sponsor, John’s Auto Parts; Silver Sponsors, Building Sites Inc, Cotten’s Napa, and Sannerud, Savarese & [...]

Free2B! recipient of Eleven Who Care Donation – Jeff Matt (owner Victory Auto Service & Glass) Eleven Who Care Winner

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Free2B! recipient of Eleven Who Care Donation – Jeff Matt owner Victory Auto Service & Glass - Eleven Who Care Winner Jeff Matt, owner of Victory Auto Service & Glass and Free2B! Board member received the 2011 Eleven Who Care Award. Jeff named Free2B! to be the recipient of the donation.  To see the story on [...]

Single Dads Get Donated Cars From Free2B!

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Thanks to Free2B! and the volunteer labor by Ultra Tech of Coon Rapids and Hooze 4X4 in Ham Lake, two single fathers from Anoka are able to care for their children and get to work.  They both received a donated car at the Car Care Saturday held at Victory Auto Service and Glass in Ham [...]

Mary T. Donates Handicapped Access Van to Free2B!

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Mary T. recently donated a handicapped access van to Free2B!  This van, a 1994 Chevrolet G-20 van was equipped with a wheel chair ramp making it possible for people with limited mobility to again be mobile.  Ron Nordin, Property Manager and Community Developer for Mary T. made the arrangements for the vehicle transfer to Free2B! [...]

Nine Families Helped with Transportation Barriers

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St. Paul’s Catholic Church of Ham Lake frees nine families from transportation barriers by sponsoring a Free2B! Car Care Saturday at Victory Auto Service and Glass in Fridley.  Five families received donated cars and four families had their cars repaired by the Free2B! volunteers.  A 1996 Chevrolet Lumina had some body damage that was repaired [...]

Five Women Receive donated Cars

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Five lucky ladies received cars from Free2B! at the Car Care Saturday in Ham Lake.

Northmetro TV Reports on Free2B!

Northmetro TV produces a news segment on Free2B!  To see the story please vistit the following link: http://northmetrotv.com/news/newsitem.aspx?newsid=748&newsitemid=5020

Hooze 4 X 4 is a One-a-Month repair site for Free2B!

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Hooze 4 X 4 repaired the 1997 Saturn SL1 for Free2B! which was then donated to Tiffany Vititoe of Anoka. As a One-a-Month provider for Free2B!, Hooze repairs up to one vehicle a month without charging for labor for their services. Hooze did an oil change, replaced an O2 sensor, a cam shaft sensor, did [...]

Mary T. Supports Free2B!

Mary T. Supports Free2B!

Mary T. Inc. expanded their support to the Community by donating one of their maintenance vehicles, a 1997 Ford heavy duty truck, to Free2B! Family owned and founded on a history of care inspired by grandmother Rosa Camille, Mary T. Inc. provides enhanced lifestyles for people through affordable rental housing, apartments for seniors, residential living, [...]

A Car with an Aura of Luck

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When David Dutcher of Blaine brought his car in to Victory Auto Services and Glass in Fridley to be evaluated for repairs by Free2B! volunteers, he did not feel too lucky. When Victory Auto evaluated his car, they decided that it was not worth repairing, and that it was an unsafe vehicle to be on [...]