The Wheelz2Work program provides used vehicles and financial support for families in our community who are in need of safe and reliable transportation.
Bucks partners with the Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC) and the Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund for this program. Gene Epstein, the late Bucks Professor Joan Weiss, and her SIFE student club started this program at the college more than seven years ago.
Their goal was to help people in our community and also help out other non-profit charities in the Bucks County area.
Following Professor Weiss’ passing, the program jumped around to several local non-profits before finding its home at the BCOC, where their “connecting people with resources to thrive.”
Tobi Bruhn, Associate Vice President, Advancement and Executive Director, Foundation & Alumni Relations, works for the BCOC and helping get donations and the word out for the Wheelz2Work program.
He explains, “The Wheelz2Work program will address the crucial transportation need for a BCOC client so they can support their family by getting to school, work, grocery store, etc.”
“As you probably know, reliable transportation is crucial in our country and this program takes cars that are in good working conditions and turns them around quickly to help a person/family in need,” he added.
Many of the cars go to families in our community who struggle to make it to work and school because of the lack of transportation they have. This program gives them the opportunity to keep a steady job and make sure they have a ride for schooling and other trips essential for living.
In just three easy steps you can donate your used car. First you submit a form and then schedule an appointment for a mechanic to assess the conditions of your car. Then, they will decide whether they can accept the donation or not. If accepted, you meet at one of the Auto Tag partners and have the title transferred.
The Wheelz2Work website, www.wheelz2work.com, includes the steps on how you donate your car and the tax donation possible from your contribution. It also shows you other ways they help contribute to our community.
Because of your donation, you can claim the highest tax deduction of the vehicle’s fair market value because the BCOC donates the car to a deserving individual.
Though this kind of program is not a new thing, it is something new for our area. The program already has benefitted many families and individuals in our community already but there is always a need for your used cars. Instead of trading in your used car for a new one, think about donating it to someone who cannot afford one, especially during this holiday season.
Mr. Bruhn finished by saying, “Our hope is to have enough cars donated to not only meet the need of BCOC’s clients, but also offer this opportunity to Bucks students as well as clients of other Bucks County non-profit organizations.”
For more information about the program you can visit the website shown above, email Tobi Bruhn at [email protected] or Joe Cuozzo at [email protected] / 215-345-8175 ext. 204.