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title: "Community Impact: Hard-Working Mom is Surprised with Brand New Car"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7dd9a582-56fa-4c75-97e1-268dc7b71f6e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/community-impact-hard-working-mom-is-surprised-with-brand-new-car-8854
category: "Automotive"
industry: "Automotive"
published: 2016-12-23T20:15:33.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:18:50.042Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d6c7be817884f429564ec944b4e241e29751.jpg
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# Community Impact: Hard-Working Mom is Surprised with Brand New Car

**TL;DR:** Christian Brothers Automotive franchisees surprised a local resident, Natalie Mott, with a new Toyota Corolla in Cypress, Texas, as a holiday gift for her hard work and community service. The gift was made possible by Jeremy Robertson, a shop operator, and other local businesses.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/community-impact-hard-working-mom-is-surprised-with-brand-new-car-8854).*

## Story

Christian Brothers Automotive was able to give a local resident a special gift this holiday season. On December 20th, Cypress, Texas shop operator Jeremy Robertson gifted Hurricane Katrina survivor Natalie Mott with a new Toyota Corolla.

Inspired by her resilience and work in the community, Robertson teamed up with other Christian Brothers franchisees and local businesses to raise the money to surprise the single mother with the car.

“It’s just been the two of us for 18 years now, so seeing how God provided for us will really speak to her heart,” Mott said. “Throughout all the hard times, you just keep going. Your calling doesn’t have to take the sideline because of your circumstances.”

After meeting Mott, Robertson knew he had to step in and take things a step farther than repairing her 1998 vehicle.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchisees (topic)
- community service (topic)
- Christian Brothers Automotive (company)
- Toyota (company)
- automotive (topic)
- holiday gift (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/community-impact-hard-working-mom-is-surprised-with-brand-new-car-8854). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7dd9a582-56fa-4c75-97e1-268dc7b71f6e).