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For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Rick Spencer
Telephone: 889-5554
Pager: 475-9319

(February 15, 2006) Norfolk, VA -- “For the second consecutive year, the Successful Aging Board of Directors will embark on a labor of love,” said Steve Zollos, board director and director of the Bon Secours Hampton Roads Senior Health program.

Board members and a cadre of volunteers are launching an ambitious project December through March of 2006.  The goal of the Ramp It Up project is to build ramps for a seniors in Hampton Roads who can’t or have severe difficulty accessing their homes. 

Successful Aging Form Board members select ramp recipients based on age and need. The average ramp costs about $2,000 to build.

Ramp construction begins February 23. Teams of volunteers representing local businesses and community-based organizations will build ramps in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Williamsburg and Portsmouth. 

Bon Secours Hampton Roads; Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, presenting sponsor; Access First, Inc.; Pfizer; Senior Source; Marian Manor; TowneBank; Bon Secours Province Place; Sears Group, Inc.; and Bon Secours Behavioral Health Services sponsor this initiative.  The Successful Aging Forum Board extends special thanks to ProSource, Gaddis Heating and Air; Howard Plumbing, and Peninsula Business Network.

For information on making a donation to the Ramp It Up project or to volunteer time or talent, please call the Senior Health program at 398-2278.

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Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System is a leading health care organization known for providing care for the whole person with grace and clinical distinction. Bon Secours brings together a network of hospitals, primary care practices, ambulatory care sites and continuing care facilities to provide quality health care services to the residents of Hampton Roads. Bon Secours, which employs more than 4,500, includes: Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, Bon Secours Maryview Nursing Care Center and St. Francis Nursing Center.