Thomas and Trevor in the ALS Society of Alberta’s Equipment Warehouse
As part of GivingTuesday 2022, we wanted to highlight how your donations are put to work as part of the Equipment Loan Program, helping make mobility, communication and a safe home possible for so many families.
The Equipment Loan Program is the heart of our supports and services. Our team works with members of the Allied Health Team such as Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists to ensure that our clients receive safe, reliable equipment that is appropriate for their homes and needs.
As a result of your generous donations, the Society provides everything from small equipment including adapted cutlery and button hooks, to boogie boards and iPads for communication with loved ones, all the way to power wheelchairs and lifts for safe mobility in the home and community. Our series of GivingTuesday stories this coming week highlights just how important these items are to our families, and how vital your support therefore is.
We know our community is certainly appreciative of what your support provides - in 2021, the Equipment Loan Program supplied over 1500 pieces of equipment to families in Alberta living with ALS, all at no cost. Busy days in the warehouse can see upward of 20 pieces of equipment going out the door, all managed by our small and dedicated team. The cost of equipment needed during ALS can easily exceed $100,000, so our program truly is a vital and valued form of assistance to our families.
Our Equipment Loan Program is such a critical part of our mission at the ALS Society and our community as a whole, working to ensure that our families can maintain their quality of life, safe mobility, and communication with loved ones. And this program is all thanks to you, our supporters and donors. Thank you so much for helping to keep this vital program going by donating to GivingTuesday 2022.
