Hands-on laborElderly care
Yard rescue for Alyssa, 88: fallen trees and overgrown beds
Alyssa, 88, can no longer manage the yard after a storm; we're looking for helpers with chainsaws and rakes.
🇺🇸 92518, Riverside, California, United States192 views
I'm 88 and I have lived in this house in Riverside for 23 years. After the storm in January, two large branches and a fallen fence have blocked the back door and the garden path. I can no longer manage them myself because of arthritis.
The council has told me it will be six weeks before they can send someone. I'd feel much safer if it were cleared sooner.
Help needed: someone with a chainsaw, plus a few people with rakes and gloves. I'll provide tea, sandwiches and the green waste bags. A few hours will do.
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- effort
- 3–5 hours
- format
- In person in Riverside
- skills
- chainsaw, gardening, hauling
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People who offered to help
- Megan S. Ryan 🇳🇿
I live about 19 km from Riverside. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need Can bring a friend.
- Duy Khoa Nguyen 🇺🇸 Accepted
I live about 3 km from Riverside. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Can bring a friend.
- Sipho F W. Fortuin 🇿🇦 Accepted
I live about 13 km from Riverside. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
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It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Hobart.
Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Lapu-Lapu.
You're not alone, Alyssa. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Good luck. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Wudil this morning