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Project to build Joe Kaluza new home to seek donations at Canfield Fair
TweetYOUNGSTOWN — Family and friends of Joe Kaluza know they can never give him back what he lost 17 months ago, but they’re doing what they can to give him everything he needs now.
Kaluza, former manager of KFC on South Avenue in Youngstown, was shot March 24, 2008, while delivering a deposit to a bank at the end of a shift. He is paralyzed from the neck down as a result.
Kaluza’s sister, Anna Fitzgerald, along with others close to the 43-year-old, has since joined to form The Kaluza Project, a tax-exempt charitable organization, to
raise money to build Kaluza a new home.
“The goal is obviously to build this house that is 100 percent handicap accessible,” she said. “We need to raise about $250,000.”
Fitzgerald said Kaluza’s current Ivanhoe Avenue home is too cramped and isn’t handicap accessible enough for his wheelchair.
To get word out about their cause, members of The Kaluza Project are setting up a tent at next week’s Canfield Fair and asking for donations. Fitzgerald said the tent will be set up behind the administration building and will allow passers-by to make donations and learn about what will go into the new house.
“We’ll have pledge cards and envelopes so people don’t have to bring the money to the fair, and we’re going to have buckets for people to drop money into,” she said.
Read the full story Monday in The Vindicator and on Vindy.com.
Comments
I think this is a wonderful project and hope the goals are met and the home becomes a reality for the family.....Is there a local bank that funds can also be depostied by anyone wanting to help the cause?
I may be on a limited budget and have to use caution with my discretionary funds, but even with all of that considered, I feel myself blessed that I am able to do most of the little things.
Mr. Kaluza, through no fault of his own, was nearly killed only trying to earn a living and a happy life.
Joe is now denied being able to do many of the things that most folks would consider trivial tasks. Plus he can't play with his kids or grandkids. A simple trip to the doctors must require a great effort on his family and friends. The very least we can do is help make his endeavors somewhat easier, and a handicap friendly home would surely help.
I won't pledge, but I will write a check specifically for that purpose. A bank fund would be helpful so I could do that now.
A fund has been established to accept donations to help Joe and his family. Checks may be mailed to The Kaluza Project; P.O. Box 8; North Lima, OH 44452-0008. The Kaluza Project is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) charitable organization.