Twenty seven Home Maintenance Class students at Maine West High School have been awarded a gift card amounting to $10 each by the Des Plaines Community Foundation. The students utilized their construction skills and built wheelchair ramps as well as decks in order to free disables and elderly people who are trapped in wheelchairs in their homes.
The Des Plaines Community Foundation has no paid employees and is 100-percent volunteer. The foundation buys the supplies, like tools and wood, while the students provide the labor during 45-minute class periods. The program is great for students who are eager to learn construction skills and helping the community is an added boost. The Foundation has no paid employees and is 100-percent volunteer.
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