Free2B! started the new year with car repairs and a vehicle give away. Sam’s Club of Fridley was the sponsor of the Free2B! Car Care Saturday at Victory Auto Service and Glass in Fridley. Sam’s Club also supplied pizza for the people having their cars repaired and the volunteer mechanics repairing the cars. Three cars [...]

Taste of Blaine (February 16, 2012) The seventh annual Taste of Blaine was a huge success, netting almost $30,000. Over 900 people were in attendance enjoying all the wonderful foods the restaurants had to offer. Without the support of our attendees, the restaurants, and all our volunteers, this would not be possible. Special thanks to [...]

Free cars, six bikes and a trike made two families and seven children very happy.  Jackie Riddle of Circle Pines who is raising three grandchildren received a 1994 Chevy Blazer from Free2B! and three bikes from the Robert and Wilma Burbach Bike Foundation.  The boys were just amazed at the three bikes they received. Jackie [...]

Epiphany Catholic Church sponsored the recent Free2B! Car Care Saturday at Victory Auto Service and Glass in Fridley.  As a sponsor, Epiphany provided $2,500 to Free2B! to help cover the cost of the repairs.  Free2B! currently has openings for sponsors for both Car Care Saturdays in December.  Scott Schulte, owner of Hi Ten Service Center [...]

Fall Festival – Best Party by a Dam Site Over 200 people enjoyed the Free2B! Fall Festival at the Coon Rapids Dam on September 15, 2011.  One of the attendees said that the highlight of the event was seeing someone get a donated car from Free2B!  Watch a video of the car being given away [...]

UltraTech Automotive just completed repairing the twentieth vehicle as a One-a-Month repair shop for Free2B!   UltraTech Automotive began repairing cars for Free2B! in 2007 by volunteering their labor.  The total value of the donated labor to Free2B! is $12,470.10. Recently, Don Sibbel repaired a 1996 Honda Accord that was then donated to Rachel Slepica of [...]

PJW Automotive of New Brighton is one of the twenty businesses that help Free2B! by providing either free labor for repair or a free service for Free2B!  They are called a Free2B! One-a Month shop.  In 2010, these auto-related businesses provided $47,766.58 in free services to Free2B!.  By this activity, the entire community does their [...]

At the recent Free2B! Car Care Saturday at Victory Auto Service and Glass in Ham Lake, six recipients were blessed with car repairs or a donated car.  All three donated cars were silver but all six people had their transportation barriers covered with a silver lining thanks to the great community support. Holly Lee from [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]