Car for a cause
When I turned 16 I got a brand new jeep liberty and it took me about 3 weeks to total it and need a new one. After that I got a blazer and got into another accident. So instead of rewarding my bad driving again my dad made me drive this red Pontiac grand prix that at the time, was in great condition. The deal was that if I could go 6 months without a ticket or an accident I could get a new car. Well 4 months passed and I got a speeding ticket and then another 3 months passed and I got into a car accident and dented the door in the little red car. Well this pattern continued until what I now call “baby red” was broken in and I had gotten so used to her that I didn't even want a new car. So although I went 6 months (almost exactly 6 months and then got another ticket) with a clean record and no accidents, I decided that I was used to baby red and couldn't give her up, even for a flashy new car. Then I went off to college and I took red with me. Last year however was when I sadly learned about goodwill car donations. I was driving back to school and baby red's tire popped and I didn't have time to get over on the highway so a truck hit the car. Then while being towed, red fell off the truck and got mangled. I seriously cried for days and days. So I got back to school and a few hours later I saw baby red parked (I'm not sure if I would call it parked, more like crumpled) in my parking spot. So my dad told me he saw this ad about donating your car to different causes. Even though I was heartbroken to see baby red being towed away (I even took pictures) I felt good that she (well her parts) was going to a good cause. It is nice to know that people have come up with an organization that can do that. Taking beaten up cars and getting money for causes like children's cancer or child abuse or a number of other causes makes the wreck seem like nothing at all. I was so sad to see my car mangled, but when I thought about how it could really help someone out it put it in to perspective how good I really do have it compared to some people.