U.S. Navy
World War II veteran Albert Sturzenegger
gets help from volunteer.
A grant from
the Home Depot Foundation helped volunteers build a 40-foot wheelchair ramp and
install smoke alarms and carbon dioxide detectors on the home.
Jim Jandrew,
director of weatherization programs for the Council on Aging, said he hopes
Home Depot’s involvement inspires other businesses to help veterans where they
can.
After
gingerly walking out onto the front porch of his St. Cloud home, 93-year-old
Albert Sturzenegger stood leaning on his blue walker, amazed.
About a dozen
volunteers scurried about, working to build a ramp and take care of some
landscaping that will make it easier for the U.S. Navy and World War II veteran
to get around.
“Holy moly,”
he said, drawing laughter from the workers milling about, screwing together the
planks that would become a ramp.
The
project was the work of the Osceola Council on Aging, along with local veterans
and the Home Depot Foundation, which team up regularly on work to assist aging veterans in the
area.
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