Courtesy of Northeast Metro Tech
WAKEFIELD Students at Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational School worked with instructors to repair a donated 2004 Toyota Prius and award it to a veteran, in partnership with Second Chance Cars, a Concord-based nonprofit that awards affordable donated cars to working people, and the nonprofit’s partners at Bedford Veterans Affairs, American Consumer Credit Counseling and Metro Credit Union.
Approximately 11 sophomore auto body students worked on the vehicle, starting in April, under the guidance of Instructor Robert MacGregor. Students performed minor bodywork and gave the car a complete paint job. It was the first time the students had worked on a “live” car that someone would later drive, not a practice vehicle.
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A vehicle repaired by Northeast Metro Tech’s Auto Body and Automotive Technology programs will now be driven by a local veteran, thanks to a partnership between the District and Second Chance Cars.
The car was presented to Maria Roca, of Haverhill, a 19 year National Guard veteran and single mother of three children, on Tuesday, April 6 at Northeast Metro Tech.
Those in attendance included Roca and her children, administrators, teachers, students, Second Chance Cars Director Dan Holin, Massachusetts National Guard Coordinator Gregory Sacca, students, and Wally Johnston and Jane Hotchkiss of Concord, who donated the vehicle to Second Chance Cars.
COURTESY OF NORTHEAST METRO TECH
A vehicle repaired by Northeast Metro Tech s auto body and automotive technology programs will now be driven by a local veteran, thanks to a partnership between the district and Second Chance Cars.
The car was presented to Maria Roca, of Haverhill, a 19-year National Guard veteran and single mother of three children, on April 6 at Northeast Metro Tech.
Those in attendance included Roca and her children, administrators, teachers, students, Second Chance Cars Director Dan Holin, Massachusetts National Guard Coordinator Gregory Sacca, students and Wally Johnston and Jane Hotchkiss of Concord, who donated the vehicle to Second Chance Cars.
Northeast Metro Tech students repair car for Haverhill National Guard veteran
By Christine Mui Globe Correspondent,Updated April 10, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Over the last few months, students from Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield
partnered with a local nonprofit to repair and present a Ford C-Max hybrid car to a Haverhill National Guard veteran .
Maria Roca, said after her car stopped working, taking care of three young children as a single mother became much more difficult. The National Guard then introduced her to Second Chance Cars, a Concord-based nonprofit that provides donated cars to low-income veterans, healthcare workers, and people leaving prison, according to a statement from the school.