Our Strongest LINC team was greeted on a Saturday morning with muffins and fresh fruit provided by the staff of Collaboration Works, a great organization that provides free medical supplies and equipment to those that simply could not afford them otherwise. We appreciated their generous hospitality, not realizing at the time how much we would need the energy those treats provided.

From there, our “Place” challenge got a little tougher. We were directed to a large warehouse space packed with every type of medical supply imaginable, from wheelchairs to power chairs, hospital beds and mattresses to large patient lifts. Our assignment: to clear out an empty space in the warehouse that was roughly one third of the total floor space. At first this mission seemed impossible, but with a little ingenuity and a lot of hard work (and stacking), we were able to make progress. In the end, not only had we learned just how heavy an electric wheelchair with immovable wheels actually is (answer: really heavy), but we had cleared the space, organized the supplies and created aisles in the warehouse allowing easier access for staff and volunteers.

We hope this will help this phenomenal organization do their important work a little more easily and efficiently.