Project Mend-A-House
| WISH LIST
$100: set of bathroom
safety aids or exterior hand rails;
$1500: used stair climber (installed)
or 3 roll-in showers;
$3000:
construction of a permanent ramp
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Project Mend-A-House does just what its name implies: it performs minor
safety and structural repairs the kind that help the needy, elderly, and infirm of
Prince William County,VA (just 25 miles outside the Beltway) to preserve their
cherished independence. With the help of a core group of volunteers, and
supplies that are donated or purchased with contributions, PMAH mends an
average of 120 households per year installing bathroom handrails, constructing handicapped-accessible ramps,
replacing windows, repairing creaky steps and leaky faucets, removing tree limbs, retiling bathroom floors,
installing smoke detectors, and performing safety checks. Some repairs are as simple as a $13 grab bar; some are
as costly as two stair climbers for children with spina bifida. Large and small, these repairs are physically and
financially beyond the means of the frail clients that PMAH serves at no cost. Last year volunteers donated over
6,000 hours (companies and service clubs are welcome), and PMAH completed 225 projects that assisted over 100
clients. Its a winning partnership
that you can join.
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