Happy Friday! Today, Car Donation Wizard is taking a look at a 2001 Toyota Camry that was donated to Habitat for Humanity through the Cars for Homes program. The proceeds from the sale of the Toyota will go towards building a home for a family in the Holston Habitat for Humanity community. The Camry belonged to the donor’s father, who worked as Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity in Williamson County, Tennessee for 15 years prior to his passing.
2001 Toyota Camry
My father, Ermon Lature, loved Habitat. After 38 years working for AT&T he spent his last 15 working years as executive director for Habitat in Williamson County, TN. He once told me that he considered those 15 years as his “real career “. When he passed away suddenly on Christmas Day in 2011, I was given his already 10 year old 2001 Toyota Camry. This was the car he used to drive to so many job sites and Habitat meetings throughout the years. I gave it to my son who had just turned 16 as his first car. After a couple of years, and a few dents and dings later, he got a different car and I continued to drive Dad’s car, thinking it would finally quit working soon.
Fast forward to this year and the now 20 year old Camry was still going like a champ. When I finally decided to move on from it, my wife and I could think of no better group to donate Dad’s car to (it was always his) than Habitat For Humanity, the organization he loved so much. A 20 year old car probably isn’t worth much money wise, but it just feels like it ended up where it always was meant to be.
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About Cars for Homes
Habitat for Humanity is a global housing organization that works throughout 70 countries. Habitat’s vision is to create a world where every man, woman, and child has a decent place to live, regardless of race or religion. Car Donation Wizard is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity on its Cars for Homes program. All donations through the Cars for Homes program help build safe and affordable housing for a family in your local community.
Donating your car is an easy way to support any organization. Car Donation Wizard will return 75-80% of the gross proceeds from the sale of your vehicle to your local Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
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