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BROOKSVILLE - The showroom at AutoWay Ford Lincoln Mercury was packed. Employees had selected the perfect vehicle, inspected it and buffed it like new. Then, they gave it away.
TAMPA PALMS - The Tampa Palms Women's Club recently distributed $4,000 to local charities and to the University of South Florida scholarship fund.
Giant red and green bows rested on the bronze Chevy Malibu's hood like a Christmas television commercial when veteran Kyana Stewart got the keys.
TAMPA (2009-09-07) The group of people who filtered into the parking lot of the Floriland Office Center in Tampa won't have to wait for the bus or bother their friends to get to work anymore. That's because they were handed the keys to cars of their own - for free.
While Labor Day may be a little special for everyone who gets an extra day off work, for one local woman it will be the beginning of a new life.
TAMPA - There are 20 new car owners on the roads of the Bay area today thanks to an organization that puts struggling, full-time workers behind the wheel of a donated used vehicle.
A local charity has managed to keep the wheels in motion for 20 Bay Area families this Labor Day.
Tampa, Florida - With vehicles lined up and balloons flying in the wind, the scene outside the Family Justice center in Tampa looked like a used car lot. But nothing's for sale here; these cars are freebies.
Tampa, Florida -- The popular "Cash for Clunkers" program is boosting auto sales and manufacturing companies, but it could be having a negative impact on charities.
TAMPA - Trying to get to work on time without a car can be tough, but one organization is helping by helping working families get cars almost for free. They are called "Wheels of Success," and they are What's Right with Tampa Bay.