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After working for Easter Seals for eight years, Eloise fell sick. She soon personified the when-it-rain-it-pours syndrome! A single mother with four of five children under her roof, Eloise saw her troubles multiply.
Linda learned about WOS through a relative. This proud recipient says, “I previously worked as a concierge, so I have an inquiring mind and a need to know everything possible about a service.”
Wheels of Success has changed my life. I heard about this program from my dad, who listens to talk radio. He told me to try it and see if they can help. At that time I had two cars that did not run, and no hope of getting them fixed. I filled out the application and told my bosses, Donna Kanabay and Sandi Ambush, about what I had found.
Mere words can not express how I felt this morning, knowing that Hannah and I did not have to get up at 6 a.m. and ride the bus to get her to school. Six hours out of my day just to get her to school and picked up is way too much. When I opened my front door and looked out and saw my car, the feeling of relief was overwhelming! For all of this year, we have been riding the bus almost every day. Sometimes we would get a cab because it was raining or just too cold. But now, all that is over thanks to Wheels of Success.
Alesia S. knew life would change when she and her family relocated from California to Florida—but she had no idea how much. While driving across the country, their SUV rolled over on the interstate. The vehicle was totaled, along with a trailer towing all their belongings. It was a terrifying moment, and the beginning of a financial crisis.
Before discovering Wheels of Success, Ebonie B. was stretched between her child's and employer's needs. Lacking personal transportation, she relied on the well-meaning but often inefficient city bus system to get to daycare each morning, and as a result was frequently late to her temporary job. She was in jeopardy of losing the position, which she desperately needed.
Last Thanksgiving, Wendy O. and her family started a road trip to see relatives. On the way, their vehicle caught fire and was destroyed.
When I came to Tampa a few years ago, I was in love. I moved here to be with my boyfriend, to create a new life for our children and us. A year later, I discovered that he’d been seeing another woman the entire time I’d been here. In his family, it was OK for him to have someone else. I couldn't live like that.
Sometimes it doesn't take much to get someone "on the road again." Laura just needed a little help to make a big difference.
Wheels of Success has made me a success! After coming to Tampa from last year's hurricanes, as if starting a new life wasn't hard enough, my car broke down beyond repair. For nearly a year, my son and I took the bus to work and day care, leaving us to struggle with what were supposed to be simple things. Being a loan officer, networking is required and I was on the verge of termination for not meeting my quotas.