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.
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.
Northeast Metro Tech partners with Second Chance Cars to repair vehicle for local veteran
Northeast Metro Tech issued the following press release
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.