By paNOW Staff

Tire shop manager donates car to couple in need

Aug 15, 2018 | 12:00 PM

When a manager at a Prince Albert tire shop heard about a local couple’s automotive issues, he said he felt compelled to help and set them up with a car, free of charge.

Sandra Sewap said she and her husband Larry had to move from Pelican Narrows to Prince Albert for medical reasons after Larry suffered a stroke. The couple saved up to buy a vehicle so Sandra could drive Larry to his twice-weekly appointments at the Victoria Hospital, but when she purchased a van it turned out to be a lemon.

“I nearly got into an accident when that van stopped unexpectedly while I was driving,” she said. “The steering just locked and I couldn’t do anything.”

Sandra said she tried to contact the person who sold her the van after it broke down, but had no success. A member of Sewap’s family wrote a post on social media detailing the couple’s automotive issues, and the post caught the attention of Carmen Jobb, a manager at Jobb Tire in Prince Albert. Despite not knowing the couple personally, Jobb told paNOW he set Sandra and Larry up with a Ford Focus on Aug. 9 after reading their story.

“The van only ran for like a day,” Jobb said. “This lady has to drive her husband to the hospital.”

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Jobb said he felt like someone had to help, and described the gesture as just doing his part.

Sandra said she was speechless at Jobb’s act of kindness.

“It’s really helping me out a lot, and I thank Carmen for his generous heart,” she said. “In this day and age, I don’t know a lot of people that would do that.”

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