Burly Man Coffee Co. donates 100 Cars for Single Moms

A South Florida coffee company says it’s fighting back against the message of “toxic masculinity” by donating their profits to help struggling single mothers.  Back in March, Burly Man Coffee launched their charitable giving campaign by giving a vehicle to a single mom in Lake Worth, Fla.  The company’s ultimate goal is to donate 100 cars to single mothers.  The first recipient was Celeste Bokstrom, who’s a full-time caretaker for her severely non-verbal, autistic 16-year-old son, Logan.  She has spent four years without a vehicle, making it difficult to buy groceries or get to doctors’ appointments.  It took Bokstrom two years to save enough money to purchase a used car online. Then she faced utter disappointment when she went to register the vehicle and found out the car was stolen.  “I was shocked and extremely disappointed,” Bokstrom said in a press release. “It took me a long time to save up enough money to buy a car. I lost it all in a moment. I was devastated.”  Burly Man Coffee learned about the single mother’s struggles and decided to give her a new car, an iPad for her son to communicate, and many other resourceful tools for his care. The company also provided her with a shopping spree and a makeover.  In addition, Mike Cohen, director of the Center for Brain in Jupiter, Fla., partnered with the coffee company to provide Logan with Neurofeedback therapy. Using this innovative technology, Cohen has helped autistic individuals to be able to speak and has also improved the quality of life for numerous other people suffering from brain trauma.  When representatives of the coffee company came to give her the gifts, Bokstrom couldn’t believe it.

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