By Town Crier Staff Report

Help One Child, a Los Altos-based non-profit organization dedicated to aiding foster children and their families, has received an unusual donation to help with fund raising: a 1970 gold Cadillac, rarely driven and in mint condition.

The donor, Los Altos resident Larry Reeves, said his fireman father kept the car in superb condition. It has only 50,000 miles on it, runs well and is valued between $7,000 and $10,000.

“It’s spotless, like the day it rolled off the showroom,” he said. “But what do you do with it?”

Reeves learned about Help One Child, which operates out of the Union Presbyterian Church, and offered the vehicle to President Mark Morris. Morris said that all proceeds from the sale of the car will go directly to Help One Child.

The mission of Help One Child is to recruit, train and support married couples or single adults willing to provide a home or volunteer services for foster children. The non-denominational program provides local outreach to at-risk children in the foster care system.

Organizers describe Help One Child as a “hands-on” Christian ministry involving more than 450 volunteers, 80 families and 175 foster children in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

For more information, call 917-1210, e-mail helponechild@earthlink.net or visit www.helponechild.org.