"I was yardbound," said the 87-year-old Glen Burnie resident. "I couldn't get out of my yard, it was frozen."
What happens to seniors and adults with disabilities after snow or ice storms is a question the county Department of Aging, with some help from the Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County, hopes to answer with their Snow Patrol program.
"People who are elderly and frail and particularly people who have disabilities,...
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Groups Only? - 2010-01-09 13:39:43
Part of the reason the Snow Patrol doesn't have enough volunteers is that they are only looking for Groups to register. I'd like to offer my help, but they don't seem to want it.
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