3/02/2021
NEWS ADVISORY:
Chief Morris has served the community of Kansas City Kansas for over 24 years, both as a Sherriff's Deputy and currently as an Assistant Fire Chief. Last March, Chief Morris contracted an undiagnosed stomach problem. Since March, he has had several CVA's, seizures, and one cardiac arrest. Prior to March 2020, Chief Morris was in great health, but now with this sudden illness, his health has deteriorated dramatically. The family has not been able to find out if his rapid deterioration is due to COVID-19, but it could have been because of the unknown side effects or damage from COVID-19 because COVID was new to the country in 2020.
Chief Morris has left-sided paralysis from one of his recent CVA's. In order for Chief Morris to regain the function he needs to have a good quality of life, he is in need of a way to get to Rehab and multiple medical appointments each week safely and without exposing him to wheelchair van crews because COVID precautions have labeled him as a high-risk patient. The family does not want to expose him to an outside wheelchair service because the risk to COVID-19 is high given the damage to his immune system.
Currently, there is no way to get him to these appointments with his current vehicle. and as his insurance does not cover the necessity of owning or paying for a van service. His future mobility is hinging on him getting safely to rehab and medical appointments, as his primary goal is to return to service as a firefighter in his community.
NEWS ADVISORY:
Chief Morris has served the community of Kansas City Kansas for over 24 years, both as a Sherriff's Deputy and currently as an Assistant Fire Chief. Last March, Chief Morris contracted an undiagnosed stomach problem. Since March, he has had several CVA's, seizures, and one cardiac arrest. Prior to March 2020, Chief Morris was in great health, but now with this sudden illness, his health has deteriorated dramatically. The family has not been able to find out if his rapid deterioration is due to COVID-19, but it could have been because of the unknown side effects or damage from COVID-19 because COVID was new to the country in 2020.
Chief Morris has left-sided paralysis from one of his recent CVA's. In order for Chief Morris to regain the function he needs to have a good quality of life, he is in need of a way to get to Rehab and multiple medical appointments each week safely and without exposing him to wheelchair van crews because COVID precautions have labeled him as a high-risk patient. The family does not want to expose him to an outside wheelchair service because the risk to COVID-19 is high given the damage to his immune system.
Currently, there is no way to get him to these appointments with his current vehicle. and as his insurance does not cover the necessity of owning or paying for a van service. His future mobility is hinging on him getting safely to rehab and medical appointments, as his primary goal is to return to service as a firefighter in his community.
Every Monday hear us on 101.1 The Fox radio 27 YEARS OF HELPING OUR LOCAL HEROES. WE HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREE TRANSPORTATION OVER THE YEARS AND DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
Four events a year we give multiple VEHICLES TO THOSE IN NEED AND MUCH MORE. STAY TUNED AND LISTEN TO 101.1 The Fox morning Show with Slacker FOR DETAILS and 93.9 The Eagle in Columbia Mo with Branden Rathert. We give a vehicle away every monday thru the year and you can listen to us calling the person receiving the vehicle.
Four events a year we give multiple VEHICLES TO THOSE IN NEED AND MUCH MORE. STAY TUNED AND LISTEN TO 101.1 The Fox morning Show with Slacker FOR DETAILS and 93.9 The Eagle in Columbia Mo with Branden Rathert. We give a vehicle away every monday thru the year and you can listen to us calling the person receiving the vehicle.
STORIES OF HEROES RECEIVING VEHICLES ON VETERANS DAY
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LISTEN TO STORIES OF HEROES BEING HELPED THIS VETERANS DAY WITH THANKS TO PRICE CHOPPER , CARS 4 HEROES.ORG, DERON CHERRY
11 VEHICLES FOR 11 HEROES ON 11/11 AND 11 AM AT THE NATIONAL WW I MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM ON KANSAS CITY, COME THANK THEM FOR THIER SERVICE.
11 VEHICLES FOR 11 HEROES ON 11/11 AND 11 AM AT THE NATIONAL WW I MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM ON KANSAS CITY, COME THANK THEM FOR THIER SERVICE.
For 26 years
Cars 4 Heroes is a 501 c 3 organization that provides free basic transportation to veterans, active duty military, first responders and their families that are unable to obtain it on their own.
11 badly needed vehicles will be given to 11 veterans and first responders on 11/11 ( Veterans Day) at 11:00 AM
Location : WW I Memorial and Museum in front of the Liberty Memorial Tower
2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64108 USA
Everyday in November from the 1st to the 10th we will air stories of our heroes on the Slacker morning show on 101.0 the Fox radio station with the Car Santa and legendary Chiefs player Deron Cherry , then we will present the keys to the cars all on Veterans Day with 30 other legendary Chief celebrity's helping our heroes.
On the 8th of November we will kick it off in Branson Mo at Cakes n Creams 50's Diner & Drive Inn, 2805 W 76 Country Blvd, Branson, MO 65616 at noon , we will be giving a vehicle to a local veteran. Entertainer ,YAKOV SMINOFF will be their to surprise a Iraqi war veteran and his family with a vehicle.
Columbia, Mo Zimmer radio - 93.9 The Eagle with Branden Rathert , we will give 5 veterans a vehicle on the 11th at the same time
Contact : Terry Franz pre interviews are available before the event
This was May 29th 2020 at the Lake of the Ozarks helping a first responder Jennifer with free transportation with Lake TV and Port Arrowhead Lodge
Cars 4 Heroes is not affiliated with Cars 4 Vets or Cars for veterans , We have been around since 1996 helping veterans
Our Mission
Cars 4 Heroes is a non-profit organization that provides free, basic, reliable transportation to Veterans, First Responders, their families, that otherwise are not able to obtain transportation for themselves.
THIS BENEFITS CARS 4 HEROES ALONG WITH THE DERON CHERRY FOUNDATION, PLEASE BUY A RAFFLE TICKET ONLINE HERE AND HELP A HERO!!!!!
Hello Everyone,
We are going to do an online raffle from June 15th to June 30th. This is a huge opportunity to raise money for the charities we support.
We are raffling off Farm raised pork. Pigs will have a finished hanging weight of about 225 pounds. Powell's Meat Locker in Clinton will provide the custom processing. Buyer will choose how they want the pig processed and or cured.
There are FIVE of these that were generously donated.
Raffle tickets are $10.00 each
Retail value of each pig is $1000.00
On July 1st there will be a Facebook Live drawing by Deron to announce the winners.
This is the link to the raffle and we need everyone to aggressively share this on Social Media please. I will post it on the Deron Cherry Page first thing Monday ,
You must be able to pick up the pork if your ticket wins in Kansas City area or if you cant get it we will give it to a local foodbank in your name.
https://casbid.com/deroncherry
Hello Everyone,
We are going to do an online raffle from June 15th to June 30th. This is a huge opportunity to raise money for the charities we support.
We are raffling off Farm raised pork. Pigs will have a finished hanging weight of about 225 pounds. Powell's Meat Locker in Clinton will provide the custom processing. Buyer will choose how they want the pig processed and or cured.
There are FIVE of these that were generously donated.
Raffle tickets are $10.00 each
Retail value of each pig is $1000.00
On July 1st there will be a Facebook Live drawing by Deron to announce the winners.
This is the link to the raffle and we need everyone to aggressively share this on Social Media please. I will post it on the Deron Cherry Page first thing Monday ,
You must be able to pick up the pork if your ticket wins in Kansas City area or if you cant get it we will give it to a local foodbank in your name.
https://casbid.com/deroncherry
The Need
For millions of Americans, the availability of public transportation is the determining factor in their ability to access jobs and any care they require. For a lot of those people, they either live outside the range of public transit or the places they need to go to are outside of public transit zones, forcing them to miss those opportunities. Forcing them to have to walk for miles to get where they need to be.
Why do we do what we do?
Life is not always predictable. Everyday people unexpectedly get sick, lose their job, or have their car break down on them. Most people do not expect those things to happen. Cars 4 Heroes is here to help people through those times by giving them transportation so that they can get back on their feet and turn their lives around. Our founder, Terry Franz, will tell people, “Our program is not called fix my life, we are just here to give them a tool to help them fix their lives.”
Every year, we give hundreds of cars to families and people in need. For some, it is a wheelchair van that allows them to take their wheelchair bound family member out for the first time in years and for others it is just a simple car that can get them to work and doctors’ appointments.
Every year, we give hundreds of cars to families and people in need. For some, it is a wheelchair van that allows them to take their wheelchair bound family member out for the first time in years and for others it is just a simple car that can get them to work and doctors’ appointments.
If our organization did not exist, would someone invent it?
There are other charities that sound very similar to ours, but we are different in one major way. The cars we give away are donated. We do not take in donated cars, sell them and then buy other cars to give away. Now, not every car we get is road worthy or need major repairs and those that are not are sold with the proceeds going towards fixing other cars and supporting events.
Cars 4 Heroes cannot exist without the many people around us. From local radio stations such as 101.1 The Fox or tow companies like Redline Tow, they all are critical to helping us help those who gave so much for us.
Cars 4 Heroes cannot exist without the many people around us. From local radio stations such as 101.1 The Fox or tow companies like Redline Tow, they all are critical to helping us help those who gave so much for us.
