Build Date 7/13/2012 Client Karen Location Henrico, VA Builders Alax Brown Christian Braden Maggie Dodson Johnny Oliver Ned Ukrop Connor Partlow Dave Newton Wit Robertson Story Karen has COPD, Degenerative Disc Disease, and congestive heart failure. She spends time alone in the home, while her husband (who is deaf) works, so fire safety is an issue for this family. She is elated with her new ramp and thanked the students over...
Build Date 7/13/2012 Client Delores Location Henrico, VA Builders Duncan Monroe Darryn Mumphrey Clemie Norman Grayson Thomas Sarah Towler Roy Jorstad Coleman Wortham Story Delores lives with her caregiver son. She suffers from severe arthritis resulting in greatly limited mobility, forcing her into a wheelchair to get around the home. She and her son are so excited to have a new ramp to help them both handle her physical challenges. Our...
Build Date 12/09/2012 Client Jean Location Henrico, VA Builders Quinn McDonough Mohammed Karabatek Carson Eubank William Perkins Brannan Boze Story Jean is in dialysis three times a week. Her husband has an exhausting and dangerous time getting her into and out of the home to her appointments. Our student builders from the Collegiate School came on a chilly morning to build her a safe wheelchair ramp for her house....
Build Date 7/30/2012 Client Shernanno Location Richmond, VA Builders Story Shernanno is a gunshot victim living in the City of Richmond. His petite and slender wife is his caregiver, and she is unable to lift her husband and the chair up and down to the porch. In fact, on days when he has an appointment at the hospital, the two of them sit...
Build Date 5/25/2012 Client Charles Location Richmond, VA Builders Terrell Archie Jasmine Abney Asia Vernon Taylor Roane Alexis Anderson William Moore Ebony Lambert Story Charles has diabetes and has had several strokes. Before the student volunteers from Thomas Jefferson High School arrived to build him a ramp, this retired Richmond police detective relied on his brother to come over to the house and bump him down the stairs in his wheelchair. In...
Build Date 4/09/2012 Client Tanya Location Chesterfield, VA Builders Nash Johnson Andrea Bellamy Megan Adamson Breanna Ragland Mariah Johnson Rebecca Johnson Kyndell Malott Samantha Varijen Story Tanya is a 40 year old mother of two busy teenage boys. She has MS. Her sister and her sons share duties as her caregiver. She is deeply thankful that her new ramp will allow her to remain in this home. This Monacan High School...
Build Date 3/29/2012 Client Tanya Location South Chesterfield, VA Builders Story Tanya is a 41 year old mother of active 3 and 14 year old children. She and her husband have struggled to move her in and out of the home since her diagnosis of MS. She is excited to be able to get in and out without assistance and is looking forward...
Build Date 3/29/2012 Client Kganya Location Henrico, VA Builders Bobby Aveson Guido Scruggs Jeremy Sims Gabby Gelozin Mohamed Karabatek John Ryan Aveson Tim Lengel Story Kganya is a 16 year old with cancer. Her illness makes it impossible for her to walk. Her family has had a difficult time bumping her down the stairs (which is extremely painful for Kganya), and carrying her down the stairs is not safe. ...