Facebook's Oldest User at 105 Gets a New Car From Anonymous Donor

An anonymous person gave Facebook's oldest registered user Edythe Kirchmaier the car upon learning that troubles with her 1997 Dodge Caravan prevented her from her passion, volunteering with the charity Direct Relief.

Kirchmaier has volunteered with the organization on a weekly basis for the past 40 years and participated in relief work since World War I, Direct Relief spokeswoman Kerri Murray said.


"She dedicates hours and hours of her time to help bring better health to people around the world," Murray said. "Giving back is something she's been doing her whole life."

Kirchmaier drove her new Honda Civic to its new custom parking spot outside Direct Relief's Santa Barbara headquarters on Friday. Upon receiving the gift, Kirchmaier expressed her gratitude the old-fashioned way: through a Facebook post.

Kirchmaier became Facebook's oldest registered user when she signed up late last year. According to Murray, when Kirchmaier registered, Facebook had to "recode the system," which wasn't set up to recognize 1908 as a birth year. Facebook had to "recode the system," which wasn't set up to recognize 1908 as a birth year.