RAMP Wheel-A-Thon raises money, awareness
The Journal-StandardJul 27, 2018
The 19th annual Stephenson County RAMP Wheel-A-Thon was at
"There are some individuals that go on the route who use a wheelchair everyday, but there are others that are going out there and using a wheelchair to kind of see what the experience is and understand a little bit more," said
"We all took a turn in the chair and with the construction it's difficult to get over the bumps and the crevices," Currier said. "That's someone else's every day. It's our one-time irritation."
There is a lack of living space and wheelchair-accessible housing for people with disabilities in
"I think there's always room for more awareness and for people to truly see the challenges that individuals face every day for doing tasks that most of us take for granted," Book said.
To join the event, participants had to raise at least
New to the event was a community resources expo, which brought 24 local organizations to
"We wanted to have the community resource expo to show that collaboration with the community, and also to make sure that people are aware of all the resources we do have," Kubatzke said. "There are a lot of resources in our community that I don't think people are always aware of."
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