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The Caribou Area Ride Service recently received a donation from the S.W. Collins Company in Caribou. The donation of $340 comes from the Community Grant Fund which seeks input from the store’s customers and then proportions donations to local nonprofit organizations.
The Caribou Area Ride Service is crucial in providing low-cost rides to seniors in The County, but lack of volunteers endangers the program.
CARIBOU, Maine — Without his new friend, Chuck Beidelman of Caribou might have lost access to community services. Elmer Morin, 78, of Limestone began driving Beidelman, 85, to grocery stores and medical appointments in February after Beidelman began experiencing mobility challenges. Morin volunteers for Caribou Area Ride Service, a program looking to expand and fill crucial transportation gaps for senior citizens in and beyond Caribou.