FODAC Holds Huge Recycling Event for Wheelchairs and Other Home Care Items THIS WEEKEND!

FODAC Holds Huge Recycling Event for Wheelchairs and Other Home Care Items
THIS WEEKEND!

MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friends of Disabled Adults
and Children, Too! (FODAC) is proud to be an organizational sponsor of the
southeast Abilities Expo which will be held THIS Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
November 6-8, at the Cobb Galleria Convention Center in Marietta, GA.

FODAC is also working with the Expo to hold an equipment drive each day at the
event. FODAC staff we be on hand to direct vehicles to the unloading area at
the rear of the building. Items accepted include any durable medical equipment
(DME) such as home hospital beds, wheelchairs, powerchairs, mobility items,
bathroom items, etc.

The Expo is designed for people with disabilities along with the companies and
professionals who work with the disabled community. Attendees will be able to
see new products, attend classes, demonstrations, and network with others in
the disability community.

For more information or to register, go to www.abilitiesexpo.com or
www.fodac.org or call 770 491-9014 or 866-977-1204.

Be sure to drop by the FODAC booth and meet members of the FODAC staff.

FODAC is a 501c3 faith based non-profit and remains the pioneer and primary
provider of recycled DME in Georgia. This is a nationally recognized best
practice program for the Re-Use of DME as recognized by the Visionary Award
(received from the National Pass It On Center) and a recent Federal
Demonstration grant. These items have been provided at no/low cost to
children and adults with illnesses and disabilities, the elderly, and the
injured since 1986. Over 20,000 wheelchairs and 6,000 hospital beds have been
issued since that time. Over 300 DME items and 45 repairs a month are issued
from Stone Mountain and a dozen partnerships around the state. This totals
over $9 million in retail value of medical equipment distributed each year.
Our capacity has doubled in the last few years, while the need for our
services continues to grow. It took 17 years to build the capacity to deliver
the first 10,000 wheelchairs, but only 5 years to provide the next 10,000. In
2008 alone, FODAC provided equipment to over 4,100 children and adults in 64
counties of Georgia and across the country. FODAC does not have direct
funding from Medicare/Medicaid for the services offered.

FODAC's other programs include Ramps for Champs (home modifications), ReMount
(vehicle adaptations), DME Equipment Repair, and Disposable Medical Supplies.

SOURCE Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too!

Chris Brand of Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too!, +1-770-491-9014