Drive and Thrive Program

Carolina Linares was chosen for a $1,000 car repair through our “Drive and Thrive” program honoring hard working Hispanic workers. DK Landscaping paid for the repair done by Acur-It Imports. Linares needs the car to drive to her job.

The free one-time service took place on César Chavez Day as a tribute to César Chavez, a champion for Hispanic workers.

Left to right: William Trbovich, David Lee, Carolina Linares. Linares presented with check to pay for car repair.

When Carolina was recommended to us we knew immediately that she was the perfect candidate. She is a single mother of three (ages 6, 12 and 14) who came to the United States from El Salvador in 2003. Linares’ ex-husband provides minimal support for their children, and has left her with housing and credit card debts to pay.

She was attending the Santa Rosa Junior College on a scholarship, but was forced to put her education on hold in order to take on a second job. She is now working as a loan processor full time and a restaurant server on the weekends.

Linares recently spent

$450 on a new water pump. But the work was poorly done, and her car needed an additional $1,000.00 in repairs. Linares is an exceptionally hard worker, striving to provide for herself and her children, and DK is excited to support her commendable drive to succeed by lending her a helping hand during these rough times.

This is DK Landscaping’s way of saying thanks to the Hispanic community because they do so much of the hard work in the landscaping industry.

Left to Right: David Lee and recipient Carolina Linares. DK honors hard working Hispanics by donating over $1,000.00 in car repairs to Linares so that she can continue to be a productive citizen on CÉSAR CHAVEZ DAY.