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A ramp for Imelda: volunteers and tools needed
Help Imelda regain independence: a simple ramp build.
🇵🇭 Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines514 views
Imelda has used a wheelchair since 2022, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Imelda can only go outside when two neighbors are available to lift the chair.
The materials (treated timber, screws and non-slip surface) have been donated by a local lumberyard. We need a carpenter or two to measure, cut and build, plus a helper or two.
The ramp has to meet the local accessibility standard of 1:12 slope, which is why a person with building experience is important. We estimate eight hours of work.
Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Imelda's family will cook lunch for the team.
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Taguig
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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People who offered to help
- Rina Tahmina Ali 🇧🇩 Photo verifiedAccepted
i live about 19 km from Taguig. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Free this month.
- Clara H. Gordon 🇺🇸 Accepted
i live about 10 km from Taguig. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Can bring a friend.
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It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 14 people at work. Take care
wishing you the best, Paolo. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Thanks for sharing this, Paolo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Paolo. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Rooting for you, Paolo. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Taguig.
Praying for you, Paolo. This could happen to any of us. Blessings
Sending good thoughts, Paolo. Wishing Imelda a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts, Paolo. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Wishing you the best, Paolo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Taguig.
I hope things turn around soon. Love from Riyadh
Sending strength, Paolo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Ciudad de México.
Thinking of you, Paolo. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Paolo. This could happen to any of us
Thanks for sharing this, Paolo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Take care, Paolo. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Taguig
Praying for you. Hope the doctors have good news. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Taguig.
Thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Hope it all works out, Paolo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.
Rooting for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Paolo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.
good luck, Paolo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings!
Best of luck, Paolo. Wishing Imelda a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My neighbor in Winston-Salem donated after I showed her your page. Love from Winston-Salem
Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Taguig.
Wishing Imelda a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Sending strength. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Tampa this morning.
Thinking of you and your family. Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from Johannesburg.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 15 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
Praying for you. Get well soon. I'll check back for the next update.