Virginia Commonwealth University visits enAble of Georgia

Roswell, Georgia – March 22, 2017 enAble of Georgia (enAble) got LUCKY the week of March 6th through March 9th. A group of pre-med, science and engineering students from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) participated in an alternative Spring Break event and adopted enAble of Georgia’s Crabapple house. Eleven different groups of students from VCU went to different locations all over the United States to give to others for a week. The group of 11 college students and their student advisor, LaDarius Thompson, volunteered their services for four days at the enAble group home and completed some great outdoor and indoor projects at the home. They cleared out limbs in the yard, spread pine straw, painted the deck; pressure washed the outdoor area, and built a garden bed for the individuals in the home to plant vegetables and fruit.

The college students were so positive and enjoyed interacting with the individuals at the home. On their last day of volunteering, Shirley Pahl, volunteer coordinator for enAble of Georgia, had a pizza party for the house and they exchanged their thank-you’s. The volunteers had a framed photo to present to the house along with their signatures on the back. Marshall, one of the individuals at the Crabapple home, created a piece of artwork for the group and presented it to them. The students said they had a wonderful experience and they were overcome with joy. Thank you VCU alternative Spring Breakers for sharing the love with enAble of Georgia!

About enAble of Georgia Foundation, Inc.:

enAble of Georgia Foundation, Inc., is the fundraising arm of enAble of Georgia, Inc. (enAble), an IRS-approved, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1979 and headquartered in Roswell. The agency was started by a group of parents concerned about the future of their adult children with developmental disabilities. Now, over 37 years later, hundreds of Georgians and their families are served by enAble programs. Primary diagnoses of those served by enAble include: mild/moderate to severe/profound intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. More than 55% of these individuals have a significant secondary disability including physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, seizures, hearing and vision impairments.

For more information about enAble of Georgia please visit www.enablega.org or contact April Olsen at aolsen@enablega.org