Lending a helping hand will always be appreciated.
Four young men learned that firsthand after receiving praise because they escorted a retirement home resident back to her residence when her scooter broke down in the middle of a storm.
Public relations representative at the Florida Living Independent Community in Seminole County, Florida, Katty Castro, witnessed the kind act and snapped pictures of the group who valiantly pushed the resident’s scooter to her planned destination.
Castro told: “Since this is a very quiet neighborhood I was surprised to hear a commotion, laughs and four gentlemen pushing one of my lady residents under a heavy storm in Florida,
They were pushing her up the big slope toward her residence. These heroes were so focused on helping regardless of the inclement weather and they were even covering her with an umbrella, which showed more compassion on their part.”
According to Castro, she went on to thank the men “for their kindness and asked them for a group picture” when they were done with their task and shared the moment with her community on Nextdoor. This is a hyperlocal social networking app where people can share what’s going on in their neighborhood.
Castro initially thought the helpful team of four were local teens from the high school next door, but later she learned the men were employees of Rebounderz Adventure Parks.
The men were passing through the area after a hard day’s work, but they noticed the woman just when they were about to turn onto an eight-lane highway.
JohnMorgan Massa, a corporate general manager at Rebounderz Adventure Parks said: “[We] noticed the woman was clearly experiencing a malfunction with her mobile scooter,”.
“We were tired, dirty and wanted to get back to the hotel; but, knew without a doubt that regardless of our long day, it certainly wasn’t worse than the day this lady was having. She literally had a plastic bag on her head to keep her hair dry,” he added. “We knew we couldn’t leave her in the rain, in the middle of the road, frantically trying to get her scooter to work again.”
Reportedly, Massa and his colleagues made a three-quarter-mile trek when they carefully pushed the resident while she remained on her scooter, according to Castro.
Castro continued: “Those scooters are heavy, add the resident’s weight, her groceries and collapsing tires, the sum is a whole workout. But, I am proud of their sacrifice,”
Massa said helping the resident was a no-brainer.
He explained: “We just wanted her to get home safely,”
“We never expected recognition, just helping a fellow member of our community.”
When it comes down to the viral attention the group is receiving, Massa said he and his team “could have never expected this” and hope that people feel encouraged to help their neighbors when duty calls.
Massa told: “Holding a door, smiling, picking up someone’s spilled groceries, reaching for an item on the top shelf in the grocery store; and, yes, helping someone whose electric wheelchair broke down in the rain are things almost anyone can do,”.
Castro also hopes this moment will inspire others to step up when times get tough, even “when the environment is rough.”
Castro added: “As a mom of teenagers I want my children to grow up like these ‘modern heroes,’ to make a difference each day no matter the environment,”
“In these rough disease times, let’s demonstrate compassion to one another.”
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/men-help-elderly-woman-home-broken-scooter-rain
