Featured Photo Caption: Volunteer workers celebrate the Texas Ramp Project’s “100 Miles of Freedom” milestone upon completion of a ramp Saturday, Nov. 21. The group includes (back, l-r) Eric Stanfill, Bill Willeford, Jerry Halpain, Bonnie Ostein, (front, l-r) Frank Baker, Tim Herrick, Jim Ott and Tim McRae. Progress photos by Michelle Dillon Jacksonville Progress |…
September 7, 2018 at 8:29 PM CDT – Updated September 10 at 2:09 PM [Link to Original Story and Video] SMITH COUNTY, TX (KLTV) – A non-profit organization known as the Texas Ramp Project is continuing to help handicapped individuals in the Tyler area. Back in August, the group built eight wheelchair ramps, raising the…
TYLER, TX (KLTV) Monday, January 8th 2018 By Brenna Burger, Multimedia Journalist A Texas nonprofit spent their morning building hope for those in desperate need. “Sometimes you don’t know where your help is going to come from, but here it is.” Dee’s partner Lynn, was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2014. In December Lynn fell…
KXII – Channel 12 – Paris, Texas May 24, 2017 Paris, Texas (KXII) On Monday we told you about a disabled Paris woman who had her portable wheelchair ramp stolen from outside her duplex. That story caught the attention of thousands. And Wednesday morning, with the help of two local organizations, she was given a…
The Gilmer Mirror By Darrell Smith December 10, 2016 Members of the Gilmer Kiwanis Club spent a cold Saturday morning building another access ramp for an Upshur County Resident. As reported last month, the Gilmer Kiwanis Club has partnered with the Texas Ramp Project in an effort to provide access ramps for Upshur County Residents….
George Cronin, Louis Owen presented 2016 Bishop Charles E. Herzig Humanitarian Awards Susan De Matteo September 12, 2016 Diocesan Events, General News TYLER – Bishop Joseph E. Strickland presented George Cronin with the 2016 Bishop Charles E. Herzig Humanitarian Award for his work in building ramps for the wheelchair-bound during a Sept. 11 Mass in…
The Gilmer Mirror Published November 17, 2016 The Gilmer Kiwanis Club has partnered with the Texas Ramp Project in effort to serve our neighbors in Upshur County. Members of the Gilmer Kiwanis Club joined Texas Ramp Project Executive Director John Laine on Saturday, November 12 to learn the process of building an access ramp at the…
From NewsWest9.com Click here to view the video and the original published article Published: Sunday, July 24th 2016, 10:12 pm CDT Updated: Monday, July 25th 2016, 8:05 am CDT By Lane Luckie, Anchor TYLER, TX (KLTV) – A group of East Texans has made it their mission to change lives in a matter of hours. Volunteers…
The goal for United Fund of Cherokee County’s fall campaign was set by members of the board of directors at the annual budget hearing Monday. The goal of $110,000 covers 18 non-profit agencies. The campaign with Crystal Bateman as chairman, will kick off in September. During the hearing, representatives from each applying agency, were heard,…