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Bucks For Bobo |
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Dollars To Date:
$ 6,522 As Of
08/04/08
Extended Goal: $5,600 By Completion |
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Our Goal
$5,000 by
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$ 5,500 |
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$ 5,000 |
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$ 4,500 |
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$ 4,000 |
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$ 3,500 |
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$ 3,000 |
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$ 2,500 |
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$ 2,000 |
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$ 1,500 |
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$ 1,000 |
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$ 500 |
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Bobo's Village is a term
often used by Debbie Gaiteri in
affectionately referring to the family, friends, and service
providers that have helped her maintain independence over the
years while managing life with Multiple Sclerosis. The
Bobo's Village web site is dedicated to these individuals
and providers, and with the institution of this community
fundraising venture, Bobo's Village has grown to include the
support of individuals like you.
Please take the time to browse Bobo's Village,
whose
pages are presented with thanks and recognition of Debbie's
support - be it over the years or more recently through this fundraising
venture.
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Bucks for Bobo
Bucks for Bobo is a Community Fundraising Project on behalf
of Debbie Gaiteri, who is in need of
a platform deck and elevator lift to provide her the access
she needs to safely and independently be able to get in an
out of her apartment. This particular solution is the best
fit for the layout of the property and is comparably priced
to a platform and ramp, due to the length of ramp that would
be required as dictated by code and the height of the stairs
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A Bit About Bobo
Debbie, also known by many in the
community as "Bobo" or "Little Debbie" is a long-time Charlotte
resident with an apartment that sports a spectacular view of Lake
Ontario from her front porch and access to all of the happenings
at Ontario Beach Park - which many of us have enjoyed with her
over the years.
It has
become difficult of late for Debbie to maneuver stairs
independently, especially in the heat, in order to access both the
motorized wheelchair she uses to cruise the park and to the
Firebird Formula she sports in summer months.
Come
winter, even more difficulties arise in getting her to doctor
appointments and out to socialize as the cold prevents her from
managing stairs at all. It becomes necessary to secure a strapping
lad to attend her on the stairs using her manual wheelchair (not
that she minds) - and even then it can be borderline dangerous at
times.
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Her
Problem
Insurance will not cover an outdoor ramp or
elevator lift, and grants and other funding are not available to
her because she does not own the own property she lives in. Medical transport
services will not even pick her up if need be due to liability
concerns.
Her
only alternative is to move, which would just break her heart.
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Our Solution
Our goal is to rally as a community and raise $5,000 by the end of
June to cover most of the cost of the construction of the platform
deck and the purchase and installation of the wheelchair lift,
both of which can be taken with her if her health dictates that
she needs to move into an assisted environment with family
members.
Our hope is that we can come together as a community and make this
lofty goal a reality. We understand that these economic times are
difficult - they are on all of us. If we can give a little as individuals,
perhaps take up a collection at our workplace and donate as a
group, or just help spread the word - we can at help make a difference.
Even if our goal is not met, it would surely lighten the load of
the added financial burden Debbie faces to be able to keep
independent in the place she's called home for over twenty years.
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