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Photos: Family receives a new vehicle in time for Thanksgiving

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Rich Walker, the general manager of Sterling Autobody Center, welcomes the Gibson family before giving them a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autob

Rich Walker, the general manager of Sterling Autobody Center, welcomes the Gibson family before giving them a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

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Knoah Gibson checks out a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna, full of presents, that was given to his family through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Cent

Knoah Gibson checks out a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna, full of presents, that was given to his family through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

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April Gibson, holding Kensi Gibson, stands in front of a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to her family through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling A

April Gibson, holding Kensi Gibson, stands in front of a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to her family through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Knoah Gibson checks out the inside of the van.

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Knoah Gibson, Jon Gibson and Knoel Gibson sit in a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Cent

Knoah Gibson, Jon Gibson and Knoel Gibson sit in a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Jon Gibson shows his 1-year-old daughter Knoel Gibson the inside of a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Ste

Jon Gibson shows his 1-year-old daughter Knoel Gibson the inside of a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Jon’s father, Jesse Gibson, is on the left.

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Knoah Gibson and Kloe Gibson check out their refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna, full of presents, that was given to their family through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at S

Knoah Gibson and Kloe Gibson check out their refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna, full of presents, that was given to their family through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Jon Gibson and April Gibson get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Jon Gibson and April Gibson get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Knoah Gibson, left, Kloe Gibson, Jon Gibson, Kensi Gibson and April Gibson get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobo

Knoah Gibson, left, Kloe Gibson, Jon Gibson, Kensi Gibson and April Gibson get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Knoah Gibson and his family get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Knoah Gibson and his family get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Jim Wilcox, Allstate market claims manager for the Salt Lake area, talks to the Gibson family before giving them a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling

Jim Wilcox, Allstate market claims manager for the Salt Lake area, talks to the Gibson family before giving them a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Rich Walker, the general manager of Sterling Autobody Center, welcomes the Gibson family before giving them a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autob
Knoah Gibson checks out a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna, full of presents, that was given to his family through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Cent
April Gibson, holding Kensi Gibson, stands in front of a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to her family through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling A
Knoah Gibson, Jon Gibson and Knoel Gibson sit in a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Cent
Jon Gibson shows his 1-year-old daughter Knoel Gibson the inside of a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Ste
Knoah Gibson and Kloe Gibson check out their refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna, full of presents, that was given to their family through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at S
Jon Gibson and April Gibson get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.
Knoah Gibson, left, Kloe Gibson, Jon Gibson, Kensi Gibson and April Gibson get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobo
Knoah Gibson and his family get a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center in Midvale on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.
Jim Wilcox, Allstate market claims manager for the Salt Lake area, talks to the Gibson family before giving them a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling

MIDVALE — A local family struggling to make ends meet received the gift of transportation on Monday, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Centers presented the Gibson family with a refurbished 2005 Toyota Sienna that was given to them through the National Auto Body Council's Recycled Rides Program with Allstate Insurance Company and Sterling Autobody Center at Sterling Autobody Center.

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