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Employers rest easy knowing employees will make it to work
Gail Smyth, principal and broker at Orange Street Lending, was faced with a tough situation when a valued employee lost her car and didn't have a way to get to work.
Friday, April 27, 2007 • 11:30am to 1:15pm
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Imagine having a job and a family, but no vehicle. Could you get from Point A to B, C and D and keep your commitments? That's where Wheels of Success comes in.
Caspers Company recently partnered with a non profit organization called Wheels of Success. The founder of the organization is Susan Jacobs. While working as a recruiter for a temp agency, Susan recognized that many potential employees were having a hard time keeping good jobs because of a lack of transportation. She decided to do something about it! She founded Wheels of Success to help make sure people who are already employed don't lose their job because they don't have transportation.
There was no time for a bittersweet goodbye. The tow-truck driver hooked the thick cable to the underside of the car, hauled it onto the bed of the truck and quickly motored away.
The Golden Retriever - what the grandsons called the goldish-beige car that for seven years fetched them from school, soccer and more - was off to a new home.
