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Your Dollars
at Work 2006
(Short List)
$1.00
a week ($52 per year) from your paycheck
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will give a child with diabetes one day at camp |
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helps a hypertensive kidney patient to purchase a blood pressure
cuff |
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buys a wig for a person undergoing chemotherapy |
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pays for two hours of physical, occupational or speech therapy |
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gives a child with special needs two weeks of round trip
accessible transportation to Easter Seals camp |
$2.00
a week ($104 per year) from your paycheck
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sends diabetes information kits to 24 newly diagnosed
individuals |
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gives a complete blood count for one individual |
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provides a Home Health Aide to bathe a patient who can no longer
get out of bed |
$4.00
a week ($208 per year) from your paycheck
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pays the professional fees for an initial diagnostic work-up at
a Muscular Dystrophy Clinic |
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pays for a spinal tap |
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supplies a dialysis patient with medication for one month |
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sends 1,000 Asthma education kits to elementary schools |
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funds a Respiratory Therapist to conduct free breathing tests on
ALA mobile lung health van |
$5.00
a week ($260 per year) from your paycheck
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buys a replacement battery for a powered wheelchair |
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provides free education sessions for caregivers and families of
people with dementia |
$7.50
a week ($390 per year) from your paycheck
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provides a week of summer camp for
a child with Muscular Dystrophy or Asthma |
$10.00 a week ($520 per year) from your paycheck
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provides five therapy sessions for
a senior with disabilities |
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provides a rehabilitation program
for a dialysis patient |
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provides 48 hours of home care for
an aging senior |
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provides airfare for a patient (or
kidney donor) to travel for an out-of-area kidney transplant |
$12.00 a week ($624 per year) from your paycheck
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one day of chemotherapy for leukemia or solid tumor patients |
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provides a lightweight wheel chair to a person physically
challenged |
$20.00 a week ($1,040) from your paycheck
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one hour of diabetes research |
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immunosuppressive medication for a transplant patient for 6
weeks |
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three days of oxygen |
$25.00 a week ($1,300 per year) from your paycheck
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funds a free
community-wide asthma screening program |
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