Article: Santa delivers used car to needy area family; TH program: Agencies report that donations are coming in slowly

Santa managed to squeeze a used car into his sleigh for one tri- state area family in need.

A Delaware County mother of two received a $2,000 car as a result of the Telegraph Herald's annual Santa's Helper campaign.

"She cried when I talked to her, then she cried when she got the car," said Sheila Freiburger, of Operation: New View in Manchester, Iowa. "It was a real emotional thing. She said nobody had ever done anything like that for her before."

The mother, who fled an abusive relationship with her 13-year- old daughter and 12-year-old son, did not have high expectations this Christmas.

"All she expected from the article was a new bicycle tire," Freiburger said.

Instead, Freiburger's ...

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