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By Lucas Walsh
Cheney Free Press 

Locals contribute to car give-away

 

Last updated 3/17/2023 at 10:25am

CHENEY – Local business owners and residents have contributed to the repair and donation of a used car to a nominated resident.

Steve Burke, of Burke's Repair, 107 H. St., first acquired the used car from a former client who was planning to move out of state. The client agreed to sell the car to Burke at a reduced price under the condition it be donated to a community member.

"I put a post on the Cheney Neighbor Facebook page, just asking them to nominate somebody that they know who may need a car, and to tell me how it would change their lives," Burke said.

Burke said word soon circulated and people in the community began to contribute to the repair of the car.

"One of my friends donated $150 worth of brake parts, and another customer, a detailer, decided to donate his time to detail it," Burke said.

The O'Reilly Auto Parts store donated sundry car parts, the value of which nearly matched his own contribution in parts, he said.

"It's a real community effort," he said.

The name of the person who will receive the car will be announced this week.

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Lucas Walsh, Former managing editor

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Lucas is a former Cheney Free Press managing editor. He is a nationally published author who contributes regularly to several publications across the country.

 

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