DME will benefit Friends of Disabled Adults and Children

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) has announced that Emory Alliance Credit Union has scheduled a durable medical equipment (DME) collection drive to benefit FODAC. The event is scheduled for Saturday, 19 November from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m., at the EACU branch located at 1237 Clairmont Road in Decatur.

FODAC supplies over $10 million dollars in refurbished DME annually to the disabled and their caregivers at little or no cost to the recipient. The majority of FODAC’s DME inventory comes from donations, much of it collected through events held by civic and community organizations like EACU. Examples of DME needed for reuse are: manual and electric wheelchairs, standers, corner chairs, canes, crutches, forearm crutches, braces, scooters, bath seats and shower benches, walkers and gait trainers. By refurbishing and reissuing DME, FODAC keeps almost 300 tons of material out of local landfills, and can fill over 500 DME requests per month.

EACU will also be accepting new and gently used household goods during its DME drive; those goods will be sold in the FODAC Thrift Store located at 4900 Lewis Road in Stone Mountain. (EACU and FODAC cannot accept for donation regular mattresses, console TVs, CRT monitors, and non-working electronics.)

For more information, contact Suzanne Girone at 770.491.9014 or [email protected] .

About FODAC

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) helps people with injuries and disabilities of all ages regain their mobility, independence and quality of life. The non-profit organization provides more than $10 million annually in refurbished home medical equipment (HME) and home modifications in Georgia and across the United States, all at little or no cost to the recipients. A pioneer in re-use, FODAC keeps 300 tons of materials out of landfills each year by refurbishing and reissuing over 500 HME items every month, and is recognized nationally for best practices. In 2014, FODAC was named to Charities Under 5% Overhead, an organization of charities that have operating overhead of five percent or less.

In 2013, Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) appointed FODAC to serve as the statewide distributor of HME and assistive technology in the event of a large population-affecting emergency situation. In this role, FODAC will warehouse the HME and other equipment, then, working with GEMA, the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the American Red Cross (ARC) of Georgia, will coordinate the delivery and distribution to emergency shelters around the state.

For more information on FODAC and its programs, visit www.fodac.org.

About Emory Alliance Credit Union

The mission of Emory Alliance Credit Union is to focus on members as its number one priority by providing competitive, convenient, and quality financial products, and to provide a rewarding experience for members and employees while maintaining financial soundness.Emory Alliance Credit Union was chartered in 1968 to serve the employees of Emory University and Emory University Hospital.  In the last 40 years, its field of membership has grown to include Emory University students and faculty, Emory Healthcare, Residents of DeKalb County, Georgia, and other Emory-related organizations.  Currently, Emory Alliance CU is a full-service financial institution with over 19,000 members and approximately $130 million in assets.