TAMPA, Fla. — RNR Tire Express presented a new car to a single mother who was nominated for the franchisor's annual Mother's Day Giveaway.
RNR Tire, which has more than 160 locations in 26 states, said more of its franchise locations participated in the 2022 giveaway than in any past year of the program, generating more than 5,000 nominations submitted on behalf of deserving mothers throughout the country.
The annual initiative gifts free sets of tires at each participating franchisee location to winners and a new car to a grand prize winner.
On May 7, the RNR Tire team arrived at the workplace of Shante Johnson in Safety Harbor, Fla., to present her with her new 2022 Hyundai Konacar.
Johnson exemplifies the very best of what the Mother's Day Giveaway is all about, RNR said.
A single mother of four children, Johnson was nominated for this year's giveaway by her eldest daughter, who shared a glimpse of what her mother's daily life entailed — from working two full-time jobs to provide for her family, traveling by bus and by foot for all transportation needs, to battling a recent diagnosis with breast cancer.
"My kids are amazing, and just to know that they recognize the hard work I put in for them is a beautiful thing," Johnson said.
"But for somebody to take notice of that outside of our family is an incredible feeling. Just getting tires would have been amazing. To get a brand new car is something that will help make things so much easier for my family," she said.
"So few make greater sacrifices or tirelessly give themselves to the extent that a mother does on a daily basis," RNR Tire founder and CEO Larry Sutton said.
"Hearing the countless stories that come in from all across the nation on mothers who are going the extra mile truly drives that point home and makes this yearly give-back effort all the more rewarding for our entire team."
