Car Clinic at our Church

[mikewhitney]

Or the ceramic muffler bearings need tuning, or the car needs turn signal fluid, or....

How often does the turn signal fluid need replacing?

[DesertBerean]

How often does the turn signal fluid need replacing?

whenever the dipstick show a low level.

[Cow Poke]

whenever the dipstick show a low level.

That is NO WAY to talk about Mikewhitney!

[DesertBerean]

That is NO WAY to talk about Mikewhitney!

[Sparko]

how about handyman services? like lawn mowing or simple home repairs for the elderly or those who can't do it on their own?

[Cow Poke]

how about handyman services? like lawn mowing or simple home repairs for the elderly or those who can't do it on their own?

We do that, too! We just finished up a project cutting up a huge pin oak tree that fell during a storm. It was one of our elderly ladies, and she insisted we keep the firewood. I have enough for the winter, supposing we actually get a winter this year. One of our favorite projects recently was building a wheelchair ramp from the driveway to the back door of the home of one of our shut-ins. When they take him for a doctor visit or whatever, it's WAY easier to get him in and out.

[mossrose]

Snow shovelling for the infirm!

[Cow Poke]

Snow shovelling for the infirm!

Snow?

[mossrose]

[Sparko]

We do that, too! We just finished up a project cutting up a huge pin oak tree that fell during a storm. It was one of our elderly ladies, and she insisted we keep the firewood. I have enough for the winter, supposing we actually get a winter this year. One of our favorite projects recently was building a wheelchair ramp from the driveway to the back door of the home of one of our shut-ins. When they take him for a doctor visit or whatever, it's WAY easier to get him in and out.

sounds like you got most of it covered.

Our church has a "great day of service" each year where we volunteer around the community doing whatever is needed, like painting schools, clearing fields and cutting yards, repairing homes, cleaning parks, free medical clinics working with members who are doctors, nurses, or dentists, handing out groceries and clothes and stuff like that. and on a monthly basis we also do things like visit nursing homes and such.

[Cow Poke]

It's FUN, eh?

[DesertBerean]

We have a food ministry where we pack and distribute food each week. And a separate food pantry for members of the church along the principle of taking care of our own as well as the outside.

[Cow Poke]

So, it's tomorrow from 9 AM to Noon. Looking forward to it, but I don't know if we'll have 2 cars or 20 or 200 or somewhere in between. While we (the guys) are servicing the cars, the women (sorry to be sexist, but that's the way it works out) will clean windshields, vacuum floor mats (if the drivers want them to) and serve coffee, tea, cookies and - during the lunch hour - hotdogs.

It will be interesting to see how many people show up to have their car serviced.

[lilpixieofterror]

Nice idea CP. I do help out a few people, at church, with their car repair stuff when I can.

[Teallaura]