{"id":806,"date":"2025-12-18T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/?p=806"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:41:46","slug":"rockets-make-holiday-memories-with-free-oil-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/2025\/12\/18\/rockets-make-holiday-memories-with-free-oil-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets make holiday memories with free oil changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A free oil change program at Northeast High School allowed more than two dozen families to enjoy brighter holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enrolled in Northeast\u2019s automotive and power sports program were able to bring their family\u2019s vehicles into the school\u2019s automotive shop for free oil changes. Donations from three businesses \u2013 Sid Dillon Auto Group, RDO Truck Center and Advance Auto Parts \u2013 covered the cost of the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northeast teacher Andy Christensen said he was pleased to watch the oil changes take place. Students performed more than 30 oil changes and went through almost 40 gallons of oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat really moved me was the students who brought their mom, dad or brother in to help with the oil change,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cIt was powerful to watch both the student and their family member\u2019s face light up as the car was going up the lift. Hopefully we will do this again next year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-1.jpg\" alt=\"From left, a father and son are standing underneath their vehicle that is on a car lift. They are inside Northeast's auto shop. Both are wearing long-sleeved shirts and are preparing to do an oil change on the car.\" class=\"wp-image-809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-1.jpg 574w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-1-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-2.jpg\" alt=\"A mother watches as her son and another adult inspect a vehicle in Northeast High School's auto shop. She is standing under the middle of the car, which is raised on a lift. Her son and the other adult are standing in between the front two tires.\" class=\"wp-image-812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-3.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and her son stand in front of a car that is on a lift in the Northeast High School auto shop. The mother has her right arm on the back of her son as they look at the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-3.jpg 459w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/kindness\/files\/2025\/12\/Northeast-kindness-oil-changes-3-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A free oil change program at Northeast High School allowed more than two dozen families to enjoy brighter holidays. Students enrolled in Northeast\u2019s automotive and power sports program were able to bring their family\u2019s vehicles into the school\u2019s automotive shop for free oil changes. 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