Short Summary
Lilla Korman has spent a lifetime helping others, from being a AmeriCorps Vista coordinator,to taking care of foster children, to countless hours in the school systems as a volunteer, to working with Special Needs Students. Lilla in 1990 took early retirement to provide full time care for her terminal husband who also spent many years volunteering in the community. Lilla currently lives on a small Social Security retirement, in a small rural community in North Florida. Currently she doesn't have reliable transportation that can provide transportation to medical appointments and do basic necessities like go grocery shopping. We are looking to raise $4,500.00 to purchase a used but dependable truck for the family to provide much needed transportation in a area where the closest Walmart is 60 miles round trip, and where her many doctors are up to 200 miles round trip, in an area where there is no public transportation. Please help Lilla's family to remain independent so they can enjoy their Golden years without worring about their breaking down.
What We Need & What You Get
Lilla Korman needs a Used Dependable car that can provide much needed transportation to keep up with her Doctors appointments and shopping to maintain a independent lifestyle , in a rural community with no public transportation. We currently need $4,500.00 that will purchase a late model truck to assist a retiree to get around for Medical appointments and treatments and for grocery shopping. This Truck is a late model low mileage vehicle to replace a car that is currently no longer dependable to make the 60-200 mile trips for her medical Care or the 60 miles for grocery shopping. The truck we wish to acquire has been well maintained and should not be a financial burden that her current non-functional car has been. Your help here will remove the uncertainty of her current unreliable car.
The Impact
From your family to ours. You contribution will have a huge impact on an 86 year old widower to enjoy her retirement years without having to worry about if she has transportation to the Doctor or Grocery Store.
Other Ways You Can Help
Knowing the economy is tight out there for many people, if you can not help financially you can be A big help by sharing this fundraising campaign with your family and friends. The more this is shared, the greater chance we can fund this goal. Please also Keep Lilla Korman in your prayers that she finds much needed transportation and continues to have good health in her retirement years. Thank you!