South Carolina BBQ restaurateur fixes up old cars to donate to families in need

[libertybele]

South Carolina BBQ restaurateur fixes up old cars to donate to families in need

A South Carolina restaurateur moonlights as an auto mechanic for families in need.

Eliot Middleton, 38, owner of Middleton & Maker Village BBQ, fixes up old cars headed for the junk pile and donates the used autos through his charity, Middleton's Village To Village Foundation.

His idea came to his head two years ago when families would walk miles to come to his food drive.

"And I just felt from that moment is what compelled me to pretty much do the car program," he told FOX Television Stations Tuesday.

His first client was a woman early last year, and since then he said he has fixed nearly $48,000 in repairs, from replacing tires to replacing engines................

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mechanic-south-carolina-bbq-restaurateur-fixes-up-old-cars-donate-families-need

[mountaineer]

He sets a good example for all of us. There are ways we can help people in need that we may not have imagined.

[Kamaji]

That is a very good idea.  Not having a basic set of wheels that work can mean the difference between having a job and being on welfare (or living on the street).