JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – Giving again doesn’t should be sophisticated. In actual fact, it may be as simple as dropping a donation off and into the arms of crews who may give it a second life.
“We accumulate gently used house medical gear throughout the state of Georgia and neighboring states…clear it, refurbish it, and match it again to people who find themselves struggling to get entry to this gear,” mentioned Chris Model with the group Mates of Disabled Adults and Youngsters [FODAC]. “Hospital beds, wheelchairs, guide wheelchairs, bathe gear.”
Just lately, the Amazon Individuals with Disabilities Affinity Group hosted a medical gear drive for FODAC. If you want to donate or be taught extra in regards to the individuals serving to ship medical gear to hospitals and rural areas, and people in want throughout the state, click on right here.
FODAC additionally steps in to assist with catastrophe aid. The entire level is to maintain individuals impartial so long as attainable which implies taking away the accessibility limitations.
“It offers me a pleasant sense of accomplishment that I really did one thing once I awakened at present. I used to be really capable of present some type of assist financially, emotionally, or simply donating an merchandise to somebody who wants it,” mentioned Everett Carter with Amazon’s Individuals with Disabilities Affinity Group.