Clients like Danny need your help
Posted on November 22, 2011 by staci
Danny, a 57 year-old Vietnam veteran living in Colerain Township believes he has received a new lease on life because of the efforts of People Working Cooperatively.
Once very active, Danny's life has become increasingly more sedentary after he was diagnosed with MS two years ago. Danny recalls the struggles he faced “having to (scoot) up and down the steps on my rear end…I couldn’t get out of the house at all”. Conditions for Danny worsened when he began to lose his eyesight to a rare illness known as Best disease. Danny’s fellow veterans, who are also disabled, were not able to visit him because his house was not accessible and Danny was forced into isolation. “My life just stopped”, Danny said .
This all changed when Danny came across an article in the newspaper about PWC’s weatherization program. It was during this weatherization program that Danny found out about People Working Cooperatively’s Modifications for Mobility program. “I was just tickled when I found out I could get a ramp”, said Danny. This ramp ALLOWS Danny to leave the house and enables his friends to come and visit him at his home. “PWC has given me my life back”.
Last year, PWC helped 16,000 people just like Danny who were just looking for a hand up, not a hand out. Our typical clients earn approximately $13,000 a year and suffer from illness, disabilities, and the struggles of aging. Your support can give them mobility and give them back their life.
Any gift, no matter how small, can change a life like Danny’s. By making a gift to the Annual Campaign, you will directly help your disabled neighbors live their lives with dignity. Please donate today.