Build Date 7/12/2013 Client Jean Location Chesterfield, VA Builders Will Stallings Jane Blackmer Baxter Carter Ansel Lu Isabelle Stern Kevin Sidney Story Jean is a 58 year old widow. She shared with our student builders that she had not been out of the house in almost a year before our CSEI builders came to build a ramp for her....
Build Date 7/12/2013 Client Mary Lou Location Henrico, VA Builders Tyler Roberts Carter Allen Cole Elliott Forrest Sprouse Brittany Young Mike Dowd Story Mary Lou is an elderly woman with cerebral palsy. Her caregivers are her elderly brother and sister-in-law. Her brother is now legally blind, and uses the ramp to safely navigate the steps. She expressed her joy non-verbally when she came down the ramp. Our CSEI students...
Build Date 7/12/2013 Client Edward Location Henrico, VA Builders Mary Weston DeVoe Rachel Coldren Shawn Kerry Kara Wertz Gabby Gelozin Roy Jorstad Story Edward was the victim of a shooting crime and is a quadraplegic as a result. He is 16 years old and is having difficulty adjusting to his "new normal". He did enjoy meeting with the students who came out to build his wheelchair ramp, and is...
Build Date 7/12/2013 Client Denishera Location Richmond, VA Builders Franklin Gergoudis Philip Colon Emily Cyr Ryan Neighbors Olivia Prillaman Jim Dowd (not pictured) Story Denishera is a 55 year old with degenerative spondylolisthesis, which occurs due to arthritic changes in the joints of the vertebrae due to cartilage degeneration. Walking is extremely painful. Denishera was extremely excited to meet the students from CSEI who built her ramp and was most...
Build Date 5/24/2013 Client Yusef Location Richmond, VA Builders Eleanor Worthington Kara Mason Kaitlyn Kurdziel Angela Yoo Camille Brenke Gabi de Leon Richard Watson Story Yusef is a 41 year old awaiting a lung transplant after being diagnosed with a degenerative lung disease for a number of years. He is unable to walk more than a few steps without losing his breath. He is looking forward to "walking" his daughter...
Build Date 5/16/2013 Client Moses Location Richmond, VA Builders Auntey Smith Kaya Rosado Djimon Waddey Drequantae Yellardy Brooklyn Battle George Anthony Alesha Crawford Shaquille Smith Tamera Bolling Tierra Cosby DeSharon Greene Wayneisha Turner David Vinson Tony Cammack Shakera Vaughan Dantavius Ballou Yvette Rajput James Rodgers Story Moses was homeless until a Richmond family took him in and cared for him. He is a developmentally delayed disabled double amputee with diabetes. He is legally blind as well. The family was using an...
Build Date 5/4/2013 Client Michael Location Richmond, VA Builders Richard Watson Kaitlyn Kurdziel Alia Prassad Gabi de Leon Eleanor Worthington Angela Yoo Story Michael is a paraplegic who has struggled for the past six years to get in and out of his home before asking RAMPS for assistance. He can now get to doctor's appointments easily, thank to our crew from Maggie Walker Governor's School!...
Build Date 5/04/2013 Client Herman Location Richmond, VA Builders Mike Dowd Scott Pickett Coleman Wortham Emily Berger AP Blanchard Franny Blanchard Maya Jackson Rosemary O'Hagan Molly Phillips Katie Salter Liz Spruill Sheridan Thornhill Story Herman relies on his wheelchair almost 100% of the time. While he is able to stand for about five minutes at a time, his diabetes, spinal stenosis, and other chronic illnesses make anything more than that impossible. Our builders from St....