Lead/Deadwood Lions club and NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources joined forces to help provide a wheel chair ramp for Deadwood resident Mike Ray. Mike suffered from a stroke that has left him in a wheel chair. Thanks to the volunteers
of the Lions Club, and the Rehab loan from
NeighborWorks®, Mike and his wife Carolisa had a wheel chair ramp waiting for them when they got home from the hospital.
Carolisa stated that she is so thankful for the Lions Club’s hard work. She was unsure of how she would get her husband in and out of their home. The stairs wrapped around both sides, leaving it very difficult to accommodate a wheel chair. “Even with the rain they completed the ramp, and they did a spectacular job, we are more than thankful”.
The Lion’s Club members put a total of 101 man-hours into the 42inch ramp; they had six volunteers from the Lead/Deadwood area and four from Rapid City. Cris Dittes a Lead/Deadwood member stated that everyone had a good time, and it was a worthy cause to be involved in. The Lead/Deadwood Lions Club does various volunteer projects that serve the Black Hills area. Cris said that we follow our slogan “ We serve”.
The giving did not stop here, the remaining materials from the wheel chair ramp are being donated to another resident that was recently injured and needs materials for a wheel chair ramp. The Rays said that they know how expensive materials are, and want to help another community member out to keep the circle going.
NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources would like to thank the volunteers that helped Mike and Carolisa build their wheel chair ramp. Their hard work shows what a great community we live in, and is proof that volunteering can bring communities together