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Orlando can't leave home - help build a ramp

Materials are donated. We need two carpenters and a helper for a weekend in Gatineau.

🇨🇦 Quebec, Canada1,191 views
Samuel P. Mendoza
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Gatineau
Orlando has used a wheelchair since 2024, and the house has three steps at the front door and no ramp. At the moment Orlando 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 twelve hours of work. Tools are welcome - saws, drills, spirit levels. We'll provide refreshments, and Orlando's family will cook lunch for the team. You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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one weekend
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In person in Gatineau
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carpentry, measuring, power tools
#accessibility#carpentry#volunteer#disability

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      Thinking of you and your family, Samuel. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

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        Stay strong, Samuel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Cầu Giấy.

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          So sorry you're going through this, Samuel. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Kingston.

          • Akoth Nabirye Lyimo

            rooting for you, Samuel. Get well soon

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              Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Riverside

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                    Hope things get better soon, Samuel. This could happen to any of us. Love from San Francisco.

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                      Hope things get better soon, Samuel. This could happen to any of us. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Ikeja

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