Rampathon helps provide wheelchair access to people
Eighteen low-income families in the Puget Sound area received free wheelchair access ramps thanks to hundreds of volunteers who are participating in the Care Foundation’s annual Rampathon on May 17. The building event, presented by HomeStreet Bank, included ramps for Jacob Hartwig of Everett built by Professional Women in Building and Peyton Lee of Snohomish received a ramp built by Westhill, Inc.
On Monday, Joseph Irons, president of Shoreline’s Irons Brothers Construction, and his team will design and construct a free wheelchair access ramp for Joshua Cady of Lynnwood. It is part of the Master Builders Care Foundation’s Rampathon event. Since 1993, more than 320 ramps have been built by Master Builder Association members for neighbors in need.
Keller Williams agents help to build homes
On May 8, Keller Williams Realty’s Red Day, real estate agents from Keller Williams Realty around the country volunteered at local community service projects. Approximately 50 agents from Keller Williams Western Realty in Everett worked on a 10 home project in Snohomish that is being built for low income families to purchase through a Housing Hope community development project.
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