Jonathan House - The Beaverton Valley Times
Sometimes we run across a story with so much “good” to it . . . we don’t really know where to begin. Consider this:
College kids, volunteering their weekend to help a disabled family.
Local contractors donating their time and supplies to help local families dealing with disabilities.
A family, hit by tragedy nearly a year ago finally getting some normalcy back in their day.
See? Where do you start?
The story which you can read in this week’s Beaverton valley Times goes like this:
A year ago, Sam Taha was hit by a stroke and now can’t move around without a wheelchair and help from his wife Fafi. Hard enough in an open, flat surface but you can forget negotiating the couple’s two-story Beaverton home.
Enter ReFit. ReFit is a group of local contractors who have spent the last decade, donating their spare time and supplies to families dealing with a disability. The crews do everything from widening a door to fit a wheelchair to completely rebuilding entire rooms.
For the Taha project, ReFit needed some extra labor which prompted a group of students at PCC to pitch in over two days.
All told, the group built and installed ramps for the Taha’s. The couple says they are thrilled by the gesture, the kids say they were thrilled by the experience and Refit was thrilled by the opportunity.
How’s THAT for Good News?
