---
title: "Co-Workers Give Car to Surprised Teen Who Always Rode His Bicycle to Work"
description: "Employees at one Michigan company pooled their money together and gave away a red 2004 Oldsmobile Alero to a hardworking teen."
date: "2017-11-16"
modified: "2017-11-16"
authors:
  - name: "Brian Beers"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/brian-beers"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/16128/co-workers-give-car-to-surprised-teen-who-always-rode-his-bicycle-to-work"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Michigan"
  - "Oldsmobile"
---

# Co-Workers Give Car to Surprised Teen Who Always Rode His Bicycle to Work

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A group of caring co-workers came to the aid of a hardworking teen by giving him a car for his birthday so he wouldn't have to continue riding his bicycle to work.

For six months, 19-year-old Noah Robinson would hop on his bike for a nearly seven-mile ride to his part-time job at [Glastender](<https://www.glastender.com/index.html>), a Michigan-based business that makes bar and restaurant equipment.

With winter weather looming, Robinson's boss and co-workers wanted to make sure he didn’t have to pedal through the snow and slush, [according to *CBS* affiliate *WNEM*](<https://www.wnem.com/story/36833881/employer-gives-car-to-employee-who-rode-his-bike-to-work-everyday>). So, they decided to pool their money together.

“Within a couple of weeks we had quite a bit \[of\] money donated towards finding him a car,” said Glastender engineering tech Dan McGrandy to *WNEM*.

It turned out there was another issue to resolve before Robinson would be able to drive to work. He didn't have a license.

The president of Glastender offered to take Robinson for the driving test, [reports *MLive*](<https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2017/11/saginaw_teen_speechless_after.html>). He didn't pass the first time, but after some guidance, he managed to pass the test.

Last week, Robinson received his birthday present from his co-workers. It wasn't anything flashy, but the 19-year-old was given the keys to a 2004 Oldsmobile Alero, including a year's worth of paid car insurance.

"I was speechless and happy that they got this for me. I just think like, yo, this is mine, this real," Robinson told *MLive*.

Robinson plans to continue working at Glastender (good idea) and wants to study welding in college.

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