ODESSA, Fla. - For more than seven years, Justin Pisklo has pedaled his bicycle through the Florida heat and storms just to get to work and or help others in his community. But today, he is putting those long rides behind him thanks to a life-changing gift.

The backstory:

Pisklo was handed keys to a refurbished 2020 Kia Sportage through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled ® program. The car was donated by GEICO and restored by technicians at Gerber Collision & Glass in their new location in Odessa.

"Transportation isn’t that accessible, so people are walking to work in a lot of Florida heat and rain…cars enable many things in people's lives that aren’t just easy to overcome without transportation," said Debbie Robinson, executive director of The National Auto Body Council.

Pisk

See Full Page