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MEDIA RELEASE
JANUARY 11TH 2008
North Bay’s RIDESHARE PILOT PROGRAM has been extended to March
31st, 2008
North Bay, ON - The North Bay Social Planning Council’s Kids
and Community Project is pleased to announce the extension of the
Rideshare Pilot Program into March 2008. Originally, the Rideshare
Pilot Program was slated to operate from October – December
2007, but due to an overwhelming demand, the Pilot Program will continue
to operate for an additional three months. Currently, there are 29
active families enrolled in the Program and 38 families on the Rideshare
waiting list.
Rideshare is a community-based transportation program designed and
implemented by parents, as a way of providing convenient and affordable
transportation for families. It is intended for those with young children
who need to go grocery shopping, visit food banks, or attend medical
or agency-based appointments. Volunteer drivers, who are reimbursed
for their kilometres provide rides to the families. Tiffany Nunner,
Rideshare Co-ordinator comments:
“The Rideshare families are very grateful for our Program.
They tell us how much easier their lives have become due to the service
we provide for them. For instance, getting their groceries used to
be a dreaded experience and now they look forward to it because it
no longer takes three hours out of their day.”
The Rideshare Pilot Program is one of the developments emerging out
of the Kids and Community Project, which is funded by Human Resources
and Social Development Canada. The Program has been sustained through
the fundraising efforts of the Parent Advisory Committee; however
the North Bay Social Planning Council is seeking out additional funding
opportunities in order to sustain this program in the long-term for
our community. If funding is secured to support this Program, it will
be expanded in April 2008 to include more families and destination
points.
For further information, contact:
Tiffany Nunner, Rideshare Co-ordinator
Tel. 705-495-2458
rideshare@northbayspc.com
www.northbayspc.com
Media
Please see the media releases printed
in the North Bay Nugget and Baytoday.ca, which were written in response
to the community mobilization efforts of the P.A.C.
To view, click on link.
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