Metro – After the snow, potholes open up
Domenico Nigro says his auto body shop gets 40 to 50 cars damaged by potholes each year and one national auto association puts annual pothole costs to drivers at almost $5 billion. Pothole damages add up to about $2,000 in damages during the course of a car’s drive life, AAA says.
Raising funds for Japan | News Briefs | News | South Philly Review
Raising funds for Japan
By Joseph Myers
To help the victims of last month’s Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Nigro’s Auto Body, 939 Washington Ave., has partnered up with the American Red Cross to forge a relief project. For an undetermined period, customers may donate up to half of their deductible to the Bella Vista business, with the funds going to provide food, medical supplies and shelter to the distraught nation.
“My main goal is to help people,” owner Domenic Nigro said of his humanitarian stroke.
As of yesterday, the Japanese National Police Agency had confirmed 12,554 deaths, 15,077 people missing and over 125,000 damaged or destroyed buildings.
“We hear about too many negative events,” Nigro said. “I want to turn a negative into a positive.”
If you are also active in contributing to the Relief Fund through your school, business or individual endeavors, please contact Staff Writer Joseph Myers jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124.
