Newtown-Based Nonprofit's Program Accepting Car Donations

Newtown PA

13 October, 2021

3:49 PM

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NEWTOWN, PA — The Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC), in partnership with the Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund and Bucks County Community College, is currently looking for new and used vehicles for their Wheels 2 Work program, which supplies cars to those in need. The program is part of an initiative from the BCOP to help those with financial issues. The donation of cars will help those in need by supplying them with transportation so they can go to work and school without having to worry. "The lack of safe and reliable transportation limits access to jobs and educational opportunities," the BCOP said on their website. The first 15 donors to give their cars during the month of October will receive an added bonus of $1,000 from the Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund, a Newtown-based nonprofit foundation that was started by its namesakes in 1982 through Bucks County Community College. Gene Epstein, a philanthropist who has been helping Bucks County causes for decades, spoke about the impact of the program. "It's changing the person, their family, and their offspring," Epstein said.Wheelz 2 Work gives people in Bucks County the opportunity to become more self-sufficient. Whether it was poverty or drug addiction, BCOP, along with the Gene and Marlene Epstein Humanitarian Fund, is looking to help give those in need a new start. Epstein said that he has made sure that those receiving cars will get the best quality vehicle they can get, as each car is refurbished and fixed by BB Car Care, a Doylestown-based car repair and maintenance company. "(This) program ensures the person gets the whole value of the car," he said. Epstein explained that he has contributed so much time and money into the community because he has lived a good life, and wants to give back to Bucks County. "I've been comfortable most my life," Epstein said. "I do it because I love it." Bucks County Community College renamed their Lower Bucks campus after Gene and his wife, Marlene, in 2017 for all the philanthropy they have done for the college and the Bucks County community. For more information on the program, visit their website and check out the promotional video posted to the BCOP's YouTube page.