Each year in May, Keller Williams Realty participates in the Keller Williams Community RED Day. RED stands for Renew, Energize, and Donate. It is an initiative focused on giving back to our local communities in the form of rehabbing a home, cleaning up local sites such as walking trails, roadways, parks and playgrounds, providing food for the hungry at the local food kitchen, or any other service that improves the community. Our next service date is May 13, 2010. This RED Day is a small part of what we do at Keller Williams Realty Central DE. As a local market center, we are constantly working on projects with KW Cares, local and national.
One of our local ongoing programs (with great love and care) is Kevin's Room. Here is Kevin's remarkable story:
Kevin is 18. At age 12, following a medical procedure, he became unable to walk and his condition has declined rapidly over the years. Doctors have not been able to officially diagnose Kevin. Kevin stopped walking at 12 years of age in January of 2003. He cannot speak at all but does have his sight and hearing. He had spinal surgery in December 2007 and stayed in the children's hospital until March of 2008 with several complications. He requires diapers, pads and is being fed via a feeding tube. His medical insurance helps with the diapers, pads and formula, but does not include mouth swabs or adapters that are used for inserting his medicines. The carpeting in the house makes it difficult to move him about in his wheel chair. He has a hospital bed, Hoyer for lifting, but his room is so small that the equipment cannot be negotiated properly. The bathroom is not accessible to him for baths and showers, so he is confined to bed baths. There is a makeshift ramp over the garage steps which is the only way departing/entering the home. He is completely dependent upon the care of others. Upon hearing about Kevin's needs the Agents "team" at Keller Williams Realty Central Delaware moved into high gear. We created the Kevin's Room Project and began a fundraising crusade. The day that this story was shared with the team, we all vowed to make Kevin's Room a reality. We were able to raise almost $2,000 with our first challenge to our agents. On August 8, 2009 we held a Benefit Car Wash and Bake Sale for Kevin's Room. We raised $700 for the cause. We are planning a spaghetti dinner and a sponsored walk in the near future and are developing additional fund raising events. Kevin's Room- The actual project will consist of enlarging his existing room to hopefully include a wheelchair accessible bathroom so that he can enjoy a shower or bath. Installation of hardwood floors to make it easier to move about the home and installation of a storage space to store all his medical necessities. Sherry, Kevin's Mother, shared with us the difficulties of seeing her baby become helpless more and more each day. She prays that a miracle will happen and that one day her son will walk and speak again. She stated that she is not sure what time GOD will allow her to keep her son - but is grateful for the time that she does have and will embrace each day as if it were her last. We have received an outpouring from the community as Kevin has touched many lives during his time at the local special need school and hospitals; his smile being described as one that would melt your heart. We are dedicated to making Kevin's Room a reality. Please join us in this crusade to make a small miracle come true.
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