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Maria can't leave home - help build a ramp
Maria uses a wheelchair and can't leave the house because of three steps at the door; we need a few hours of carpentry.
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States535 views
Maria has used a wheelchair since 2024, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Maria 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 building-code slope requirement, 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 Maria's family will cook lunch for the team.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- one weekend
- format
- In person in Oakland
- skills
- carpentry, measuring, power tools
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- Lester T. Tomas 🇵🇭 Address verified
I live about 8 km from Oakland. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Free this month.
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Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 26 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Oakland
Hope things get better soon. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My neighbor in Madrid donated after I showed her your page. Take care.