Car Donation Made As A Legacy to Parents

When my mother passed away, I was devastated. My mom and I had always been close – almost more like sisters really.

I was the youngest of four and there was quite an age difference between me and the next child. What made it even more difficult for me was the fact that dad had only recently passed on and now, here I was left without any parents at all.

I couldn’t bare the thought of having to go through life without their support and guidance. It saddened me to think that neither of them would be there to witness the other important things I wanted to accomplish in my life, including marriage and children.

No one was more shocked than I was when we found out that our parents had made me the executor to their will. My siblings were not too happy about their decision, especially my brother. I guess everyone expected that my brother would be executor to the will since he was the oldest.

However, I was perhaps the closest to my parents in their later years since I was the one to care for them most. I guess they trusted me to make the right decisions with their estate.

One of the decisions I had to make was what to do with mom’s car. Although it was an older model, mom’s car was still in pretty good shape.

My dad was a World War II veteran and came back from the war with disabilities. He was unable to drive, so mom did all the driving up until her final years. When it became difficult for her to drive I eventually became the designated driver.

Mom and I got along really well so I have a lot of fond memories of the two of us going out shopping together in that old car. I just couldn’t bear the thought of selling her car or having to deal with prospective buyers.

My parents were always very giving people and since my dad was a veteran, it only seemed logical to make a car donation to a charity that offered support to veterans and veteran families. So I chose to donate the car to the National Veterans Services Fund (NVSF) through the car donation service center, Easy Donate A Car.

At first, my siblings wanted me to sell the car and split the money, but none of us needed the money that badly and we all hand newer vehicles so none us really wanted another car.

We finally agreed that our parents would have wanted us to help other struggling veteran families. Making a car donation in their name seemed like a fitting legacy for two such wonderful people.

I know that my parents would be proud of me for making the decision to donate the car to charity. I feel great that someone somewhere is getting help, in part, because we were able to donate a car and contribute to the fundraising efforts of the National Veterans Services Fund.

I even gained the respect of my fellow, older siblings.

Thanks mom and dad.

Mikaela R.