AWENDAW, S.C. (WCSC) — A McClellanville man has become a hometown hero by trading barbecue for cars and then repairing them to donate to families in rural parts across the Palmetto State.
Eliot Middleton has made it his mission to provide vehicles to residents in rural areas that often don’t have access to transit services through Middleton’s Village to Village Foundation. Once he receives a donated car, he begins repairs out of his Georgetown repair shop and then finds a person in need.
“Making it independent for folks with transportation is just one of my goals that I would love to be able to see continue on,” Eliot Middleton, founder of Middleton’s Village to Village Foundation, said. “Transportation is the key to every situation. If you’re inspired to be a doctor, a doctor has to drive to the hospital. If you’re inspired to be an aircraft mechanic or aircraft pilot, you have to be able to commute there. Everything starts off with transportation.”…