Butler County Senior News
September 2015 Volume 10, Number 2
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Pastor Jim Kirk and Lending Closet coordinator Bob Riale.
Medical Lending Closet has inventory of equipment for anyone in need of it By Gina Mazza For Butler County Senior News Would you like to take grandma on vacation but need a wheelchair for only one week in order to do so? Are you rehabilitating from a surgery or injury and need crutches, a shower stool or other assistive devices? You may not need to look any further than the Medical Lending Closet (MLC), located at Valencia Presbyterian Church in Valencia. MLC has a sizeable inventory of medical equipment
available to lend out at no cost to anyone in the community. Individuals can keep the equipment for as long as they need it at no cost and with no restrictions. The idea for MLC emerged about 15 years ago when a church member saw a need for it—both personally and for others. “He had a real passion for helping people after surgeries and hospital releases—as well as older folks with rehab—with getting the stuff they needed but that insurance companies won’t cover,” says
Pastor James Kirk. “This all happened in connection with his wife who had a medical condition that required her to use a walker and a cane. He was also very good at fixing the things that people donated. So, the church got behind him with this idea and built a storage area to store everything.” Now, people come from all over the region and some from across the country. “The only stipulation is 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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