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Did you know that when you donate a car, van, truck, or SUV you get a free tow? It’s quick, simple, and free — for you and for your charity of choice! Behind that free tow? We’d love for you to meet Angelo!
All about your free tow (Or, Why you’ll love our agents!)
Have you had a minute to hang out on our socials? Pop ’round to Face Book or Instagram. It’s all there. One review after another after another after another! Vehicle donors love our free-tow agents, and Angelo is one of the very best!
Many of our recycle and re-sale agents have been working alongside us for over 10 years. In every province, through rain, sleet, hail, and snow, they keep right on truckin’. They’ve hauled motorized wheelchairs and motorhomes; they strap on motorcycles and hot rods. And they really do tow everything in between!
Furthermore, they do it cheerfully — with such good humour, compassion, and care!
They get it. Understanding that donating your vehicle is a serious endeavor, they treat it seriously. They appreciate that letting a vehicle go can be emotional (sometimes that emotion is relief; sometimes it feels surprisingly sad).
Taking time out to photograph a donor with their beloved donation is pretty commonplace out there in the wilds of donation! This is the kind of service Angelo has provided, year in and year out.
A tip of our hat
We have grown to respect and love this outstanding transport agent. Angelo has been the man on the truck for Everclear Metal Recycling in BC for decades. You read that right: Decades!
We’ve lost track of our first encounter with him, but he has been serving BC vehicle donors with kindness, reliability, and flexibility for years. Donors love him. Like, they really really dig this guy.
Now, after hitting a milestone birthday, Angelo is hanging up the tow hook. It seems like a fitting time to honour the care and commitment he’s shown the hundreds of Canadians he’s worked with as they supported their chosen charities.
Five reviews that say it best
Angelo’s service from the truck has rippled out to impact several hundred Canadian charities and (no exaggeration!) hundreds and hundreds of Canadian donors. Here are just a few of their comments:
L.O., a Dodge Ram donor for The Whole Dyslexic Society wrote, “Thank you!!! It was a really emotional day and Angelo – the tow driver – was so sweet. I warned him that I might cry and he said he’s been through it 100’s of times. Then he started making jokes like he’s always the “bad guy” so we got laughing. He was so calm and understanding. And he did this for us on a Sunday! We were going out to Langley for a family reunion and I thought doing this with family around who know the history and meaningfulness of that vehicle would really help and it was no problem at all for him to meet us on a Sunday. We stayed in continual communication, phone and then texting. I appreciated that he was in communication and so easily with text. Not everyone is comfortable with texting – he was great.”
Knowledge Network Corporation Chevy S10 donor, K.S., was excited to answer our check in queries, “Did you receive a call from our tow agent in a timely and cheerful manner?”
Yes- in fact ANGELO from Everclear Metal Recycling called promptly. opened with a joke, gave me all of the information.
“Were you happy with the tow service?” ABSOLUTELY- Again, ANGELO from EVERCLEAR METAL RECYCLING told me the process, called to confirm the time, called when he was 5 minutes away, and then chatted with me while he worked. He was charming in the best way possible- from the heart. The 2000 Chevy S10 had been my husband’s truck and he passed away from cancer. So seeing the truck go made me sad. Angelo somehow knows that even old vehicles have stories, and often meaning to their owners. The world needs more Angelos!!!!
When W.N. donated their Hyundai Sonata for Diabetes Canada they noted, “All around the experience with your program was excellent. Angelo, the tow agent couldn’t have been more , pleasant. He was courteous and friendly. If there is a word better than excellent that is how I describe Angelo.“
The world needs more Angelos
A ’95 Chevy Lumina donor for a children’s charity stated simply, “This experience was quick and painless. Thank you for making it so easy. Finely tuned machine! The tow agent was friendly, prompt and very cheerful. Thanks for the great service!”
A content Toyota Tercel donor for Covenant House Vancouver said, “I received a phone call from Angelo. He was very cheerful and gave me lots of notice about the day/time he would come and take the car. The night before, he called again to confirm that he was coming, and we had a nice chat when he loaded the car onto the back of his truck. It only took about 15 minutes for the entire visit, again, faster than I’d expected.”
Angelo has received so many of these gently positive notes over the years.
He brings a famous Martin Luther King quote to mind,
~ If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’ ~
Operating machinery in all kinds of weather isn’t for just anyone. Navigating all kinds of weather and traffic and changing times — also not for just anybody. Angelo is a man with a unique set of skills who went about his everyday job with a whole lot of human kindness, good humour, and consistency. To say he did it “well” is an understatement. I don’t know about the “hosts of heaven,” but we have certainly heard a host of humans who have had nothing but praise for the guy holding the keys to hauling their donated four-wheeled gift.
Quick, simple, easy
Your free tow is just a few minutes from being booked! First, click here:
Take less than 10 minutes to fill in that form.
Then, just sit back and wait for your confirmation email (with lots of goodies about your tow agent). The agent will call you to make pick-up arrangements that suit you best.
From there it’s just a matter of time until we disburse your gift. You can select any Canadian charity as your car donation recipient. You read that right: ANY charity in Canada can receive your vehicle donation proceeds!
Although we are sorry to say that Angelo won’t be the hero behind the wheel for your transport process, we are confident that you will be served with efficiency and excellent donor care. Here at Donate a Car Canada it’s all about your car, and your charity of choice. We are committed to honouring Angelo’s exceptional career by continuing the work of bringing valuable vehicle donations for the charities Canadians love!
