Posts Tagged ‘ Seniors’

Council to discuss lights, music, wheelchair ramps – Havasu News-Herald

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Council to discuss lights, music, wheelchair ramps – Havasu News-Herald
The Havasu Leadership Development Class’ project known as Lights and Music on Main Street is expected to move one step closer to reality Tuesday. The City Council is set to discuss and give direction on the project, which would install lights on 76

Friendship Center builds ramps for Montgomery County – Houston Community Newspapers
The Friendship Center is making it easier for senior citizens to get around their own home by volunteering their time to building wheelchair ramps. An issue that faces seniors in the community is a lack of mobility due to a reliance on a wheelchair

Students Build Wheelchair Ramps For Needy – digtriad.com
Alamance County, NC — Some people in Alamance County can get in and out of their homes a little easier thanks to some Alamance-Burlington School System students. Several high school students competed in the “Carpenter’s Cup” Saturday morning

United Way Volunteer Connection – Wausau Daily Herald

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

United Way Volunteer Connection – Wausau Daily Herald

United Way Volunteer Connection
Wausau Daily Herald
Build a ramp. Follow directions and work with a team to construct wheelchair ramps for elderly and disabled adults. Contact Colleen Motley of Faith in

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Restaurant applauded for building ramp – The Daily News of Newburyport

Restaurant applauded for building ramp
The Daily News of Newburyport
Epstein had the portable wooden wheelchair ramp built in 10 days with out-of-pocket money in order to make his new restaurant easily accessed by handicapped

Volunteers lend hands, tools to help area seniors – Lansing State Journal

Volunteers lend hands, tools to help area seniors
Lansing State Journal
That changed Tuesday, when 10 hammer-wielding volunteers built a wheelchair ramp leading to the side door of the yellow, one-story home on Burchfield Drive
Volunteers start home repair program in LansingLansing State Journal

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Disabled Man: Doctor’s Office Lacked Ramp – Eyewitness News

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Disabled Man: Doctor’s Office Lacked Ramp – Eyewitness News
When he got there he found a building with no handicapped parking, and no wheelchair access. VanDeBogart He insisted that he has a portable ramp that he uses and said he frequently helped patients in wheelchairs into the building.

Homeless Haitians: aid halted to force them out – Fresno Bee
Homeless victims of Haiti’s earthquake said Monday that police are halting deliveries of food and water to try to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister’s office . Police have padlocked gates to the camp where about 2,500

Savvy Senior: How to create a senior-friendly bathroom – Morris County Daily Record
make a bathroom bath/shower in case of a fall. And many seniors with mobility or balance problems need to shower sitting down. If this applies to you, install a hand-held, adjustable-height shower head, and buy a portable bath/shower chair