Bucs give new car to deserving student

TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach, some players, and team mascot all helped hand over a new car to a very deserving Hillsborough Community College student today.

Kiara Walker, 21, won the 2010 Ford Focus through the team’s “Road to Success” program. She was selected out of 180 applicants that were nominated by friends and family on the Buccaneers website.

The team asked fans to share their stories about Bay Area residents who they thought were deserving of a new car.

Walker has been working since she was 15-years-old, she now also takes car of her five month old daughter, and goes to school several times each week.

In addition to all her daily life requires of her, Walker is in the process of starting a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring girls and young women to achieve their goals.

Walker’s story is the reason why the Bucs decided to give her the new car. The team was hoping to surprise her in class today. However, she was taking a test today, finished early and wanted to get to her next class. Her teacher knew about the surprise and tried to get her to stay. However, walker ended up leaving.

She walked outside the room and ran into the team as they were setting up on the street. So, she actually surprised the Bucs when she walked down the stairs.

Nevertheless, Walker was extremely excited about the new car and all that it will help her accomplish.