Gary Potter and his crew from longtime WSB sponsor Potter Construction spent this sunny summer Saturday in the shaded front yard of a Fairmount Park-area home, working on a special project – building a ramp to give the gift of mobility. It was part of the annual Rampathon by Master Builders of King and Snohomish Counties, with the help of community volunteers, building access ramps for those who otherwise couldn’t afford them. Here’s how today’s project was explained:
This West Seattle home has 4 steps to navigate, and our ramp recipients currently need assistance from 2 people to help them up and down the exterior steps. The ramp recipient, Queenie, has mobility issues due to Cerebral Palsy. Queenie also lives with her mother, who is 80 years old and recently diagnosed with ALS. They will both benefit from use of the ramp, and it will safely allow them to get in and out of their home.
Rampathon has been a tradition for more than 30 years; Potter Construction has been participating since the early 2000s.
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