Help for people to obtain medical help
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“It’s the small practical things that people need the most,” explained Lisa To of why she chose her idea for the “Pay It Forward” challenge. “The situations that these people are facing are beyond what many of us can imagine. It is the caregivers that are truly the every day heros for them.”
To believes that it would be a great idea to give the money in the form of gas cards to the caregivers that have to drive family members to doctor appointments downtown.
“When my aunt was very ill, my mother would drive her across town every day for treatment and it would be very hard on her financially,” said To. “To give some of these caregivers a break from the stress of having to take care of someone they love who is in an awful situation will hopefully make it easier on them knowing that they can have somewhat of a break.
To said, “These families have known a lot of hardship and burdens this would help ease the pain just a little.”
Paying back the community with knitted hats
“At one time I had been ‘homeless’ and many people around the area helped me out in so many ways. I cannot go back and repay most of them due to the fact that I only knew their first names,” explained Diana Lawson of why she has decided to “Pay It F
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“I believe that it is necessary for children and teens to know we care for them as part of our community,” said Marcia R. Baker.
“That is why I would like to donate it to the parents group that tried to get interest and funds for a skat
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“Trout fishing has gotten me through some real personal crises and I believe that this program could really help someone,” said Thomas Buser Jr., president of the Trout Unlimited Cornplanter Chapter 526.
Help for John Zavinski
“Most people don’t realize that it’s Jim out there doing this all by himself,” said Nancy Rossman of Jim Zavinski and the flower boxes that he has created for the downtown area of Warren.
“He is so modest and says ‘oh that wasn’t hard w