Happy Holidays from Ramp Up Marathon County!

From all of us at Ramp Up Marathon County, we wish you and yours a beautiful holiday season filled with joy and peace.

Many Thanks to Our Funders and Volunteers!

Ramp Up Marathon County is run by volunteers. While there are no paid staff there is a growing group of caring and talented individuals dedicated to helping people those with financial need and mobility issues in Marathon County gain safe entry access to their homes. These people donate untold hours to review applications, select projects that fit all the criteria, estimate costs and manage budgets, write grant applications, plan, design and build projects and more.

But the giving doesn't stop there.

We also have some very generous organizations and individuals who donate funds to cover the costs of materials to build ramps and low-rise, long-tread steps. The community heroes include the B.A. and Esther Greenheck Foundation, the Aspirus Health Foundation and Thrivent Financial Services. Several individuals have also donated funds to help our projects along.

No one of us could do all this on our own, but together, we pool our resources and work together to make our community a little safer for our neighbors in the greatest need.

Thank you to all our funders and volunteers!!

Comment From the Daughter of a Recent Project Recipient

"I was just on the phone with my mother. She REALLY LIKES HER NEW STEPS! You should hear the excitement in her voice.
 
If you go out next week, just ask her how she likes them. I think you're in to listen to a song bird.

Again, I can't tell you how much we appreciate the steps and all you guys that designed and installed them."

-M-

EDITOR'S NOTE: M's mother was having trouble using the steps at her house, but she didn't need or want a full ramp. The solution? A set of low-rise-long-tread steps custom built by our volunteers. Instead of the typical 7" or 8" rise per step, these specialized steps have a 3" to 4" rise, and are deep enough to allow an individual to set their walker fully on the step before he or she steps up.