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SOUTH CAROLINA MECHANIC DONATES MORE THAN 60 REPAIRED CARS TO PEOPLE IN NEED


Eliot Middleton gave away 12 cars for a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway this year
December 29, 2021
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A BBQ restaurateur is moonlighting as a mechanic to help his community.

Eliot Middleton fixes vehicles in need of repair and gives them away to people
in need in his rural area — and his good deeds got the attention of WLTX, the
CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina.





According to the station, Middleton — the owner of Middleton & Maker Village BBQ
in Awendaw — created his own foundation to donate fixed cars to people who don't
have their own transportation.

"They now know that there's somebody in the community that was looking out for
them and cared for them to be able to carry on," Middleton told WLTX.



So far, Middleton has given away more than 60 cars, due in part to his story
going viral in June and him receiving donations of unused or broken cars from
across the country. Nearly 800 cars had been donated at the time, CBS News
reported.

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The flood of donations made Middleton realize that "with somebody pushing the
iron, there's going to be folks behind you pushing the iron too." 

This holiday season, Middleton created the Middleton's Village to Village
Foundation 12 Days of Christmas car giveaway, with a vehicle being donated each
day.

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"You have no idea how much this means to me," Aziare Green, who received a 2006
Honda Civic during the giveaway, shared with the CBS affiliate.

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"I'm so glad we were able to help," Middleton replied.

Green, a single mother, will no longer need to "wait and borrow people's cars"
due to Middleton's generosity, WLTX reported.

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