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Project Mend-A-House Gets a New Home

The non-profit provides aid and medical equipment to low income people in Manassas Park, Prince William County and Manassas.

An organization with the mission of helping others recently received a helping hand from a Manassas business.

Project Mend-A-House now has a new storage facility for the building supplies and equipment it loans to low-income families in Manassas, Prince William County and Manassas Park thanks to a local general contracting business.

Gerald Cooper, president of GDC Inc. assisted with the lease of Project Mend-A House's new storage location at 7053 Colchester Park Drive in the Manassas-area of Prince William County.

The new storage facility is less than a mile from the old facility at the Prince William County Landfill Complex that Project Mend-A-House used for 10 years.

The nonprofit was forced to find another place for its storage containers because of site developments and the continued growth of the landfill complex, staff said.
 
“We are grateful to the staff at the landfill for their many years of service and assistance,” said Kristin Hull, interim executive director of PMAH.   

The new site also has an interesting collection of antique trucks and tractors that are open and available for the public to view, walk around and photograph, Cooper said.

“GDC is happy to assist Project Mend-A-House with a new home. We understand the great work they do helping hundreds of citizens in our county and community," Cooper added. "They are a valuable resource for Prince William County. They get people involved in helping other people.”

Project Mend-A-House staff said they are grateful to everyone who helped them with the move.
" ...  we have greater flexibility to serve the needs of the community," Kevin Tamai, a PMAH volunteer. " We are very thankful to GDC for all of the assistance they provided us to make this happen. I would like to give special thanks to Steve Petty from GDC the great help and resources he provided to us during this transition.”

PMAH volunteers repair broken fixtures, install safety equipment, build accessibility ramps and perform other tasks that provide home owners safe and independent living.
The nonprofit also loans out medical equipment, including stair lifts, portable ramps, portable toilets, furniture, wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and appliances to those who qualify.

The charity is always looking for more donated goods it can use to help others and volunteers.
“Our volunteers improve the quality of life for those we serve,” Hull said.  “The repairs and accessibility modifications allow residents to continue to live safely and independently in their own homes.”
To volunteer, make a donation, sponsor a project or  learn more about PMAH, visit pmahweb.org. or call Project Mend-A-House offices at 703 792-7663.

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