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Homeless Man Receives Souped-Up Shopping Cart

 Admin Staff     Created: 4/14/2005 2:32:34 PM    Updated: 4/20/2005 10:25:33 AM
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By First Coast News Staff

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A homeless man named "Ja" is walking the streets with a new souped-up shopping cart filled with high-tech gadgets.

Lex & Terry of the Rock 105 Morning Show gave the cart away Thursday morning live on air.

A listener supplied the duo with a junked up shopping cart, which was turned over to a company named Techni-Car.

In six weeks time, it was disassembled, repainted in an electric candy blue color, and outfitted with high-tech audio, visual and miscellaneous equipment.

The car features a manual can crusher, an AM/FM stereo-cassette player, a color LCD television, a GPS satellite tracking device, a remote controlled alarm, effect lighting, driving lights, a refrigerator/heater, pull-out seating, and even a fold away tent.

Ja promises Lex & Terry that after he gets back on his feet he will give the cart to someone else in need.

Lex & Terry are raising money for the Clara White Mission.

They are co-chairs for the 11th annual "Miracle on Ashley Street" celebrity chefs and servers event scheduled for May 19.

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