Build Date 2/17/2014 Client Floyd and Nancy Location Richmond, VA Builders Peter Finley Matthew Baum Allie Diemer Elizabeth Vaughan Colin Berger Story Floyd is a 71 year old with a fused hip. He also has serious heart issues. His wife (who is also his caregiver) fell on the ice in a recent snowstorm and broke her ankle in three places. Until she is back on her feet, they...
Build Date2 2/17/2014 Client Antoinette Location Richmond, VA Builders Allie Diemer Elizabeth Vaughan Peter Finley Colin Berger Matthew Baum (not pictured) Story Antoinette has Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which your immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers your nerves. Myelin damage disrupts communication between your brain and the rest of your body. Ultimately, the nerves themselves may deteriorate, a process that's currently irreversible. ...
Build Date 2/09/2014 Client Crystal Location Richmond, VA Builders Mike Dowd Coleman Wortham Will Stettinius Kevin Sidney Story Crystal is a 27 year old who experienced a splenic aneurysm, paralyzing her from the waist down. Her attitude is extremely positive as she learns to use her wheelchair. Her father, with whom she lives, has Parkinson's, so this ramp will benefit two individuals living in this home. This ramp was...
Build Date 1/20/2014 Client Harlean Location Henrico, VA Builders John Ryan Aveson Garrett Vollino Wilson Cecil Drew Cornell Michael Romer Story Harlean has a type of recurring cancer which requires regular ongoing cycles of treatment for the foreseeable future. Her elderly husband is a primary caregiver and also benefits from the wheelchair ramp. This group of builders is from Collegiate School....
Build Date 1/18/2014 Client Dorothy Location North Chesterfield, VA Builders Nasir Mitchell Jonas Kee Michelle Thiongo Tiana Ruffin Alexandra Cordell Cindy Salgado Jamey Anguz Tim Jordan Jess Dodson (Harris) Jay Swedenborg David Thomas Jasmine Adams Dania Patterson Imani Friend Story Dorothy contracted polio at the age of 4 and has had impacted mobility ever since. This group of builders from LC Bird High School raised money in conjunction with a local Rotary Club (Rotary's international mission includes...
Build Date 12/21/2013 Client Debra Location Richmond, VA Builders Kaitlyn Kurdziel Eleanor Worthington Erin Flores Bryan Kaperick Heather Thompson Richard Watson Lori Horning (not pictured) Story Debra is a 47 year old who was recently diagnosed with MS. She is mostly bed-bound, and relies on a special wheelchair to move her in and out of the house. She is excited to be able to get out of the house, get...
Build Date 12/21/2013 Client Sarah Location Richmond, VA Builders Richard Watson Erin Flores Kaitlyn Kurdziel Heather Thompson Bryan Kaperick Eleanor Worthington (not pictured) Story Sarah is an 86 year old widow on dialysis. She has numerous other health issues as well. She was so pleased to meet our builders from Maggie Walker Governor's School - as she herself graduated from Maggie Walker in 1945! ...
Build Date 12/5/2013 Client Victor Location Henrico, VA Story Victor is a 75 year old gentleman who lives in an apartment with his 70 year old wife. She is his primary caregiver as he navigates the challenges of dementia, congestive heart failure, diabetes, and renal failure requiring dialysis three times a week. She needs to get him out of the apartment complex...