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Abilities Foundation A complete wrap-up of the John Berg backyard makeover-- including photos, news links, Facebook posts, and reader comments -- has been posted on the Abilities Foundation web site, and can be viewed by clicking the link below. Hats off to The Home Depot Foundation and local store employees who volunteered their time and talents! Looking forward to our next project.

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15 hours ago

Abilities Foundation The van is being detailed today, courtesy of Ken Lucci and Ambassador Limo, which just relocated to 17116 US 19 N in Clearwater, within a mile of Abilities. The van will be finished late this afternoon, just in time for delivery to Tristan Goldade's parents tomorrow morning. Stay tuned...

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16 hours ago

Abilities Foundation Ken Lucci and Ambassador Limousine, the Foundation's exclusive limo service, has offered to detail the wheelchair-accessible van that the Foundation will transfer via its B & G Endowment to the parents of five year-old Tristan Goldade! Many thanks to Ken and Ambassador Limo for a very kind and considerate gesture!

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Yesterday at 11:48am

Abilities Foundation Tristan Goldade had difficulty breathing and spent the last four days at All Children's Hospital. Thankfully he's back home now and ready to return to Nina Harris School next week. The Foundation hopes to finalize arrangements for delivery of a wheeelchair-accessible van to his parents next Wednesday.

July 23 at 10:27am

Abilities Foundation The Foundation is nearing an arrangement for a wheelchair-accessible van to be donated through its B & G Endowment to the parents of Tristan Goldade, a five year-old with Down's and West Syndromes. Tristan's outgrown his car seat and needs to be transported in his wheelchair to Nina Harris School and All Children's Hos...pital. Stay tuned. Pictured below, Tristan enters kindergarten next month.

July 22 at 8:39am

Abilities Foundation During the two days of construction at the Berg home, Dominos Pizza donated and delivered lots of free pies to the volunteers, as did San's Pizza. Many thanks to the fine folks at Dominos and San's!

July 20 at 12:19pm

Abilities Foundation American Spirits wine tasting proceeds benefit Abilities' job placement services for disabled veterans returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan

American Spirits Wine Tasting

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July 20 at 9:29am

Abilities Foundation So moved by the backyard makeover was one neighborhood family that they purchased a complete patio set (six chairs, table, umbrella and stand) from Home Depot for the Bergs! It was delivered just in time for the completion of the project, and fits perfectly on the new deck.

July 19 at 12:21pm

Abilities Foundation Home Depot's team of volunteers returns to John Berg's home on Friday to complete the backyard renovations.

Berg Family Modifications Day II

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July 19 at 10:42am

Abilities Foundation The Foundation was honored to be among 35 Home Depot Team employees who volunteered on their day off Thursday to begin the backyard makeover at John Berg's New Port Richey home. Check the album below for pics of some very dedicated and charitably-minded members of our community!

July 19 at 8:41am

Abilities Foundation Handicapped modifications and backyard makeover courtesy of The Home Depot Foundation and the Abilities Foundation

Berg Family Home Modifications

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July 19 at 8:17am

Abilities Foundation The origin of our support of the John Berg family can be traced back to Tom McKone, a former Abilities employee who obtained an Abilities Foundation B & G Endowment grant to purchase and install a wheelchair-accessible bedroom floor for John last year from Home Depot. When The Home Depot Foundation needed to select a c...haritable partner to administer funds for major home modifications, they selected us, and we were delighted.

July 16 at 6:49am

Abilities Foundation Read The Tampa Tribune's account of how the partnership of The Home Depot Foundation and Abilities Foundation will result in a complete and handicapped-accessible backyard makeover at the New Port Richey home of John Berg, III...

Home Depot volunteers improve paralyzed man's Pasco home

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By 9 a.m., about 40 Home Depot employees from stores in Seminole and New Port Richey were in John Berg's back yard, erecting a fence, busting out roots, tearing out a concrete slab and building a ramp...

July 15 at 2:33pm

Abilities Foundation We'll be at the John Berg home-modifcation project in New Port Richey tomorrow. We expect BayNews9 and other media outlets to cover The Home Depot Foundation-sponsored backyard makeover, so stay tuned! Pictured below are John's wife Mindy, and sons Johnny and Jamie.

July 14 at 1:26pm

Abilities Foundation Tomorrow morning, three volunteer work crews from area Home Depot stores will begin installing handicapped-accessible modifications at the New Port Richey home of John Berg, III. The Abilities Foundation is funding the project through a $6,500 grant provided by Altanta-based The Home Depot Foundation. Watch for more info and details!

July 14 at 10:05am

Abilities Foundation Join us for the '3rd Friday' Wine Tasting 7-9 pm
Friday, July 16 at American Spirits, 280 3rd St. S., St. Petersburg. Enjoy 25 wines from around the world, apps, and a 10% purchase
discount. $10 per person, with proceeds benefiting Abilities' job
placement services for disabled veterans returning from service in Ir...a...q
and Afghanistan. See you July 16th!

July 13 at 12:28pm

Abilities Foundation In partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, the Abilities Foundation will fund handicapped modifications to the home of John Berg, III, who sustained a debilitating brain stem stroke in 2008. Read the St. Petersburg Times' account of how 'strangers' are helping this New Port Richey family. The Abilities Foundation i...s no stranger to John Berg, however, having funded a new bedroom floor for him a year ago through its B & G Endowment. Stay tuned, as construction begins Thursday.

Kindness of strangers helps New Port Richey family - St. Petersburg Times

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Stuck in a body he can't move, a young father is mostly stuck in the house. But that will change. NEW PORT RICHEY — On his drive home from work, two weeks before Christmas in 2007, John Berg III felt dizzy.

July 12 at 7:30am

Abilities Foundation ATTENTION JOB SEEKERS! Abilities just announced an opening in its Veterans and Employment Outreach Project for a specialist to place disabled veterans in mainstream jobs. Requirements include a high school diploma, reliable transportation, and two years of experience working with veterans, job placement, or marketing. ...Fax or e-mail your resume to Darlene Sullivan at 727-538-7387 or dsullivan@ourpeoplework.org.

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Abilities of Florida, located in Clearwater, Florida, is an affiliate of the ServiceSource Network. As a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Abilities offers rehabilitation and employment services to people with disabilities. It also can offer outsourcing labor options to businesses and governmen...

July 7 at 2:10pm

Abilities Foundation Today and EVERYDAY we honor the men and women who serve in our armed forces, especially those who have died or been disabled in defense of our great country!

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July 4 at 5:05am

Abilities Foundation Join us for the '3rd Friday' Wine Tasting 7-9 pm Friday, July 16 at American Spirits, 280 3rd St. S., St. Petersburg, FL. Enjoy 25 wines from around the world, apps, and a 10% purchase discount. $10 per person, with proceeds benefiting Abilities' job placement services for disabled veterans returning from service in Ir...aq and Afghanistan. See you July 16th!

July 2 at 8:53am

Abilities Foundation Taste 25 wines from around the world and enjoy appetizers and a 10% discount for tasting wines purchased. Rob Johnson from Bluepoint Brewing in Long Island will be on hand pouring his beers. $10 per person with all proceeds benefiting the Abilities Foundation's job placement services for disabled veterans returning fro...m service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Must be 21 to attend. Join us!

3rd Friday Wine Tasting

Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:00pm

American Spirits, Saint Petersburg, FL

July 2 at 8:27am

Abilities Foundation The Foundation's B & G Endowment was established by George Locascio to fund the emergency housing, health, and employment needs of people with disabilities. Having contracted polio while serving in WWII, George knew what it was like to helped in time of need and devised a great way to give back. To learn more about the... B & G, click the link below or call 727-538-7370x345. Thanks!

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July 2 at 5:44am

Abilities Foundation We received a request for a B & G Endowment grant to fund the purchase of a wheelchair-accessible van to transport five-year old Tristan Goldade to schools, doctors and therapies. Among other conditions, Tristan has Down's Syndrome and West Syndrome (a form of epilepsy) and has gotten too big to transport by car. We do...n't have the funds to purchase a van, but we are seeking the donation of a used van that could work. Below is a photo of Tristan, who just graduated from Pre-K, and his teacher.

July 1 at 9:01am

Abilities Foundation Still time to reserve the Landeez ALL-TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR for the 4th of July holiday weekend! Enjoy beaches, nature trails, camping, and fishing with this lightweight, hi-tech vehicle, all at no cost to you. Just call 727-538-7370x319 to reserve your Landeez now! Special thanks to the Pinellas County Community Foundation for this contribution.

Beach wheelchair Landeez from Natural Access provides all-terrain recreation for the disabled

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July 1 at 5:27am

Abilities Foundation This year 572 Foundation volunteers donated 7,978 hours of their time at a value of $145,199! We'd be hard pressed to replace that level of support and dedication. Abilities Guild VP Al Tower alone accounted for 299 hours! Our hats are off to Al and all of you for helping to keep the Foundation a strong and vital sourc...e of hope and dignity for Floridians with disabilities!

June 24 at 12:28pm

Abilities Foundation DID YOU KNOW the estimated average dollar value of volunteer time for 2009 was $20.85 per hour? We sincerely thank the hundreds of volunteers who give selflessly of their time, experience, and expertise each year to save the Abilities Foundation enormous sums of money and energy!

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Estimated dollar value of those who volunteer and for organizations to quantify this effort.

June 23 at 1:50pm

Abilities Foundation Dianne Duncan, director of Abilities' evaluation and placement services, addresses workshop attendees.

June 23 at 1:33pm

Abilities Foundation Check the Abilities Workshop 1 photo album for pics of our guests and presenters. More workshops to follow!

June 22 at 11:39am

Abilities Foundation Still getting great feedback from the workshop conducted at Abilities -- so much so that we will continue to use this method to inform supporters of our work and mission-related issues. If there is a service Abilities provides about which you would like more information, please call me at 727-538-7370x345. Visit the web site below for details. Thanks!

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Abilities of Florida, located in Clearwater, Florida, is an affiliate of the ServiceSource Network. As a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Abilities offers rehabilitation and employment services to ...

June 22 at 9:27am

Abilities Foundation I was in Key West this weekend visiting my daughter and son-in-law, and missed the tasting. Lee Neal, however, reports that he's 'tripping over the money raised for the Foundation,' as a record 50 guests turned out Friday night! No pics, but many thanks to
Pic Pac, patrons, and the power of Facebook networking, which wa...s our primary attendance driver!

June 22 at 8:26am

Abilities Foundation Last call for tonight's Premium VIP Wine & Scotch Tasting, 6-8 pm at Pic Pac, 6609 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33710. Quaff fine wines and scotch wiskeys, enjoy Salt Rock Grill apps, shop for Father's Day, and say hello to Lee Neal, Chef Tom Pritchard, and the new owners pictured below!

June 18 at 4:03am