Submitted by Polly Ferrell

Two years ago, five grocery style shopping carts were purchased for our use. Some residents looked at the shopping cart and said, “Oh great! This is just what we need.” Others said, “No, I like the old ones.” But, as with many things, the new has now become the cart of choice for most residents.

Why? Because when using the old style carts, it is necessary for us to lower our shopping bags into a cart, stack bags on top of one another and then later, reach down into the cart and lift the bags up to table height. With the grocery carts it is easy to roll the cart up to the kitchen counter and unload without lifting the bags at all.

Some residents use the shopping carts to carry supplies from one place to another within the main building.

So, everything is wonderful, right? Not really. Five carts for 100 apartments are not enough even if everyone would return a cart immediately after use.

Our goal is to phase out the old carts and purchase several more of the newer style grocery carts. The last carts were funded through resident donation at a cost of approximately $200 per cart. With that same generous spirit, we could purchase several additional new carts. You are invited to help fund this project. Will you?

Please contact Monte Spiller or Polly Ferrell for more information or to share other ideas related to this opportunity.