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January 2020 Transporter

Jan 16, 2020 | Volunteer Newsletters

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Happy New Year!

Neighbor Ride Expands Services in 2020

Community Connector – Accessible Transportation

In partnership with Winter Growth and through the generosity of The Hamel Foundation, we are excited to introduce the Community Connector, a pilot project dedicated to expanding accessible transportation in Howard County. During the pilot project, scheduled to launch at the end of January 2020, wheelchair accessible transportation will be provided by Winter Growth and coordinated by Neighbor Ride.

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Neighbor Ride 365

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The start of 2020 is the perfect time to announce that Neighbor Ride now provides transportation 365 days a year! While rides were already available on Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Days, they will now also be offered on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Due to the Ride Match Portal and our generous volunteers it is now possible for us to expand our availability – giving seniors year-round access to the wheels they need to stay active, independent, and connected to the community.

End of Year Ride Logs

In previous years we have provided all volunteer drivers a list of their rides for the calendar year. This year we are happy to provide the ride logs but only by request. If you would like a list of all of your 2019 rides, please email Holly/Patrice at volunteer@neighborride.org.

Note: your 6/1/19-12/31/19 rides are available from the Ride Match Portal under your Ride History. The ride information and mileage totals are correct on this page. Please note however, if you use the Export to Excel feature there is a known bug and the mileage amounts for some rides are incorrect.

Bingo! Save the Date!

If you are wondering what you do with the extra liquor or giftcards you received this holiday season, remember that we would love to have them for our barrel of cheer and gift baskets at the Bingo event on Saturday, May 16, 2020.

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Passenger Comments

“The availability of reliable transportation with friendly, accommodating drivers from Columbia to NIH 2x a month relieves so much stress & is truly a blessing.”

“If it weren’t for you I’d never be able to continue my art classes.”

“Neighbor Ride is our good friend. You give us great help. Thank you with all our heart. Wish you all a Happy New Year.”
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December Statistics

   1276 = Trips Completed
   1311 = Volunteer Hours
14,439 = Volunteer Miles
     196 = R.C. Hours
44 = No Driver Rides
19 = New Passengers
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Welcome New Volunteers

Lauren Curran
Nick Yaksich

PLEASE refer your friends & neighbors!
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Magnet Days

Monday, January 20
Friday, February 14
Tuesday, March 17
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 Obituaries

Neighbor Ride extends sincere sympathy to the family of driver Ken Kittelberger.

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