Recipient

Steve Maharry

The Need

Due to serious health issues, Steve Maharry’s wife, Rose, has been living in a nursing home for the past 3 years. She was recently transferred from Fargo to a group home in Wahpeton. Steve, who lives in Fargo, drove an old pickup that was not fuel efficient, making trips to see his wife fairly costly. The pickup was also too high for Rose to easily climb into.

The Impact

Tony Lee, a mail operations specialist at Bell, is friends with Steve, and he shared his story with some co-workers, who decided to band together to buy Steve a car. They pooled their Pay It Forward funds and were able to buy a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, fix it up and cover the tax, license and car insurance for 1 year. They also had enough to give Steve $500 in gas cards. Dave’s West Fargo Tire & Service chipped in with a discount for fixing up the car.

“I knew the money we raised to help them would impact them greatly,” Tony remarks. “Now Steve can afford to drive to see Rosie more often and take her for rides in the new car.”

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