Fresno Toddler Receives Support With a Donated Mobility Ramp
- A Fresno toddler, Zoey Ordaz, is in a wheelchair because of spinal muscular atrophy.
- Zoey's mother, Zaira De La Cruz, reached out to a nonprofit and received a mobility ramp for easier access in and out of their home.
- Since 2022, UPSers have donated over $12,000 to Operation Ramp it Up and volunteered more than 3,400 hours to the nonprofit.
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Operation Ramp It Up is an initiative launched in 2014 in Cincinnati by Greg Schneider, a 40-year driver at UPS, along with The UPS Foundation and the VFW Foundation.
The original mission was to give mobility back to disabled veterans or their spouses by installing wheelchair ramps to help them access their homes. Now any family needing a ramp who has exhausted all other resources can be considered.
Zaira De La Cruz and her toddler daughter Zoey Ordaz of Fresno are the latest recipients of the nonprofit’s endeavors.
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