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Page 6 December 20, 2017 BUSINESSGuide $5.00 TEES CLUBS FAMILY REUNIONS SCHOOL CLUBS BUSINESSES SCREEN PRINTING 503-762-6042 971-570-8214 Seasonal Clean Up Special! E-Waste • Car Towing Appliances • Debris Scrap Metal • Recycling ABLE ARM Reycling (503) 545-3160 Double J Tires New & Used Tires Overstock & Used Tires $20 & up Priced To Sell All tires mounted & balanced on the car, out the door – no additives. Free stock wheels w/ purchase of any new or used tire limited to stock on hand 30 years in business 2 locations to Serve You 6841 NE MLK, Portland 503-283-9437 4510 SE 52 nd & Holgate 503-771-1834 Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer BUSINESS GUIDE Call 503-288-0033 ads@portlandobserver.com Lead auto mechanic J.R. Watkins of Elite OnSite and the car he fixed up for a donation to a local family in need. Giving Back for the Holidays Fixed and donated car helps family e leanor f ulton J.R. Watkins is the lead me- chanic for Elite OnSite, a new player in the Portland and Vancou- ver fleet services industry. This past November, he saw the oppor- tunity to combine his professional skills and industry contacts to give back to a family in need. “We could give away mon- ey, we could give away food, but transportation for a family that doesn’t have transportation, that’s by Got Loved Ones You Want to Visit? Coffee Creek, Two Rivers, Snake River, OSP, Deer Ridge, Mill Creek, Federal, OSCI, Eastern Oregon or other institutions? We can Help. Carpool with us on the weekend. Lunch Included. Space is Limited, RSVP required. For More information . . . Call or Text 503-447-6550 gold.” Julia and Alan Webb, the own- ers of Elite OnSite, were thrilled at the proposition. They imme- diately gave Watkins free reign to implement his plan. The goal was to refurbish a used car to mint condition before the holidays, so that a Christmas giveaway could be coordinated. His plan sprung into action when American Plumbing donat- ed a 2009 Chevy Aveo with a bro- ken head gasket. The greatest concern was fin- ishing repairs to the car in time. This project couldn’t have been completed without the added do- nations from Napa Auto Parts and Machine Shop on Southeast Ninth Avenue, and Epic Auto Detailing for fully detailing the car. Dy- namic Drywall of Oregon, Squires Electric, 3 Mountains Plumbing, Pinmarx, and All City Printing also contributed. “I’ve never had the means to give back to somebody, or the cli- ent base, so it was awesome to do that,” says Watkins. Elite OnSite partnered with Union Gospel Mission to find a family that had great need for a vehicle, and that could afford car insurance. Taking these criteria into account, the local charity was able to identify a deserving family.