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We got a request from a husband in Greensboro who was
acting as his wife’s caregiver and he needed a hospital bed and
Lions Clubs of Caroline a shower chair so she could rehab at home following her back
surgery. After determining that no one in the house had any

flu-like symptoms or exposure to Covid-19, we were able to

safely deliver both items.
Lions Continue to Assist Local Residents Lions 22B’s District Governor John Lawrence referred a Kent
During Covid-19 Quarantine county mother who wanted to donate her late son’s pediatric
wheelchairs so someone else might be able to make use of these
The Ridgely & Greensboro Lions Clubs operate a Durable valuable pieces of equipment. So with the help of Chestertown
Medical Equipment Loan Closet in our local community. Lion Richard Coffman, we donned our PPE and took posses-

We do this by re-purposing good used medical equipment to sion of a Quickie QM-710 electric wheelchair and a Sunrise
people in need. Most referrals come from local healthcare and Medical Zippie GS manual wheelchair. So if you have a need
social service providers. Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), for or know of someone who might need a pediatric wheel
these referrals have been greatly reduced, so Lions have had to chair, give us a call.
modify their distribution of medical equipment by screening

clients and caregivers about any exposures to Covid-19 and The Upper Shore Aging office in Chestertown is one of the
utilizing proper PPE (personal protective equipment) to make agencies that partners with Lions to help provide medical

deliveries and set-ups in client’s homes. equipment to local residents. They had a family in Denton
who needed an electric stair lift to assist a gentleman coming

In April and May, Lions were able to assist several individuals in home from a rehab facility. The family’s Denton home has

our community who needed some help for both the patient and only one full bathroom on the second floor. A donor in Trappe
their caregivers. One family had their mother/grandmother had a stair lift to donate but the family had no way to get it

coming home from a senior care facility after being cleared of to their Denton residence. Borrowing a trailer from a friend,

any coronavirus infection. We were able to provide them with a Ridgely Lion Dave Davis was able to get the stair lift delivered
residential hospital bed and a bedside table so she could safely to Denton.
social distance at home with her family.
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