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Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :

I saw a neat story today in the paper. A disability advocate in Orlando was searching for a new transitional care facility for the recently paralyzed. She went to fifty different developers looking for space and got shot down every time. Finally, Beat Kahli said, "Sure, why not?"

Avalon Park

I thought it was really nice to see a developer who instead of saying, "How much will this eat into my profit," instead said "This helps people. That makes it a good thing."

Anyway, it just made my day to see that.

Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :

Aha! I was finally able to find the story online. It originally ran in the Orlando Sentinel back at the beginning of the month, so the link from Google no longer works. I found the Tallahassee Democrat Online and was able to get a link. Here's the whole story of Donna Marini's struggle to help others who've been paralyzed.

A Place for Independence

Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :

Thanks for the links, AR. Neat place!

I would've like to see more of the stories of the people who live there -- it was cool to read about the superstars ( [Wink]

), but I bet there are quieter lives which have interesting stories, too. Still, maybe they just want their lives to stay quiet. [Smile]