Cars for Moms Success Stories

Car Giveaway: Menou

Menou was constantly challenged to get to work on time with her broken down car. But this new car makes it that much easier to take car of her family.

Springville — Love’s helped us giveaway another car; this time for Christmas. Menou immigrated to the United States over a decade ago. But life in America wasn’t as grand as planned. Her husband left her and her children. She became a US citizen and works hard to take care of her family. But unreliable transportation made it difficult to get to work. Now she can enjoy a reliable ride.

A special thanks to Veteran’s Detailing and Love’s for making this car donation possible.

August 10th

Car Giveaway: Karrie

Karrie, a devoted mother of two, was able to find and keep a job because of this car.

Springville — Love’s Travel Stops helped us give a car to Karrie, a struggling single mom of two great kids. This car will help her with employment and getting her daughter to gymnastics, for which she earned a scholarship but needed a ride to get there. 

A special thanks to Burt Murdock and Techna Glass for making this car donation possible.

August 10th

Car Giveaway: Kindra

As a single mom Kindra received a scholarship. But when her car broke down she couldn’t get to school. This car allowed her take advantage of the scholarship and get better education to car for her children.

Pleasant Grove — The Launfal Foundation and Utah Family Motors made this donation to Kindra happen. This car made it possible for Kindra to continue attending school and utilizing the scholarship she earned, to ensure a better future for her and her children.

June 12

Car Giveaway: Marjorie

Marjorie, a single grandma needed a car to get her to work. This car allowed her to keep her job and volunteer to help others.

Marjorie, a single mom and grandmother needed help getting to work after she slipped and broke her wrist. A car donation and subsequent repair work by Larry H Miller Lexus of Lindon, made it possible for her to keep her job and keep serving. “Life really gets good when people help people.”

May 18

Car Giveaway: Mallory

SALT LAKE CITY — A nonprofit organization that donates cars to single mothers struck again Wednesday, surprising a woman at her workplace with her very own car.


Mallerie Wood’s co-workers at Auto Body and Paint Supply, 3000 S. 300 West stood by smiling, clapping and even shedding some tears watching as Wood was presented with her own car.


“It’s a title!” she said, as Cars for Moms founder John Doxey handed her the document. “Oh my gosh! To this car?”


“She’s really surprised,” said Jay Write, Wood’s co- worker. “And if anybody deserves it, it’s Mallerie.”


Doxey took the car and had it painted, put in new brakes, a stereo, got it a tune-up and had some transmission work done. The car and all the work that went into it were donated. Even the towing needed to bring the car to Wood was donated.


“Tow guys don’t usually have the best reputation around town, so it’s our opportunity to give back,” said Scott Perry, with Beehive Towing.
For Perry, watching this single mom get a break clearly touched him. “I too have been down and out, and I know how it is,” he said. “People stepped in and helped me out. It’s my opportunity to give back.”


As have so many: a muffler shop, a glass company, three different mechanic shops, and a transmission shop. Most recently, the Larry H. Miller Group pitched in.


“Larry Miller Lexus did an $1,800 repair job on (another) car. They donated that to Cars for Moms,” Doxey said. “We are going to donate that to a single grandmother.”


He hopes the donated cars keep coming so he can keep giving them away. His motivation for Cars for Moms: his sister whose husband was killed in an accident. The newly single mother was left with seven children and one on the way to raise.


“Her name is Michael, and all of our volunteers are called ‘Michael’s Angels,'” Doxey said. Cars for Moms isn’t ask for brand new cars, or even cars that work. Doxey said his group will salvage cars, and then take the money and put that into fixing up a donated car.

May 2

Car Giveaway: December 14

OREM — A personal experience prompted John Doxey to found Cars for Moms — a nonprofit effort to help single mothers who are in need of transportation.

“A highway patrolman came to my sister’s house. She had seven kids and one on the way and he announced to her, ‘Your husband’s been killed on the freeway,’” recalled John Doxey, founder of Cars for Moms. “Our family got together and got her a car and that’s how this started.”

On Wednesday, he worked with the ChainBreaker Foundation, an advocacy group that helps those in abusive relationships to give away two refurbished cars to two Utah women in time for Christmas.

“There is a great need out there,” Doxey said. “There are a lot of mothers out there that need transportation.”

Cheri, who requested her last name not be used, is one of those women. A single mother with three children, she recently divorced her abusive husband.

The ChainBreaker Foundation has helped me a lot. It has literally saved my life many times,” she said.

The foundation joined with Doxey to arrange for Cheri to receive a Chrysler Town and Country mini-van.

Inside, was an array of brightly wrapped Christmas gifts for her children.

“I think I’m having a dream.  Someone needs to pinch me and make sure this is not just a dream,” Cheri said amid tears. “This is wonderful.”

Doxey also presented Cheri with the title of the vehicle, a $50 gas card and a few months of paid insurance.

“This is a miracle,” Cheri said.

Doxey’s goal is to receive 20 donated vehicles a month that he could either refurbish or salvage.

“We’ll use the salvage money to repair the ones that we can,” he said. “We need your help out there.”

December 14

Car Giveaway: May 2

SALT LAKE CITY — A nonprofit organization that donates cars to single mothers struck again Wednesday, surprising a woman at her workplace with her very own car.


Mallerie Wood’s co-workers at Auto Body and Paint Supply, 3000 S. 300 West stood by smiling, clapping and even shedding some tears watching as Wood was presented with her own car.


“It’s a title!” she said, as Cars for Moms founder John Doxey handed her the document. “Oh my gosh! To this car?”


“She’s really surprised,” said Jay Write, Wood’s co- worker. “And if anybody deserves it, it’s Mallerie.”


Doxey took the car and had it painted, put in new brakes, a stereo, got it a tune-up and had some transmission work done. The car and all the work that went into it were donated. Even the towing needed to bring the car to Wood was donated.


“Tow guys don’t usually have the best reputation around town, so it’s our opportunity to give back,” said Scott Perry, with Beehive Towing.
For Perry, watching this single mom get a break clearly touched him. “I too have been down and out, and I know how it is,” he said. “People stepped in and helped me out. It’s my opportunity to give back.”


As have so many: a muffler shop, a glass company, three different mechanic shops, and a transmission shop. Most recently, the Larry H. Miller Group pitched in.


“Larry Miller Lexus did an $1,800 repair job on (another) car. They donated that to Cars for Moms,” Doxey said. “We are going to donate that to a single grandmother.”


He hopes the donated cars keep coming so he can keep giving them away. His motivation for Cars for Moms: his sister whose husband was killed in an accident. The newly single mother was left with seven children and one on the way to raise.


“Her name is Michael, and all of our volunteers are called ‘Michael’s Angels,'” Doxey said. Cars for Moms isn’t ask for brand new cars, or even cars that work. Doxey said his group will salvage cars, and then take the money and put that into fixing up a donated car.

May 2