KVCAP volunteers are ‘more than just a ride’

WATERVILLE — Back in mid-March, the pandemic changed lives in unforeseeable ways, unless you were alive during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Everyone adapted the best they could, and front line workers became heroes — medical staff, teachers, grocery workers, to name a few.
At the time, the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program had 90 volunteer drivers, ages 23 to 88, on the road almost daily. Each had to make the personal decision, based on their health and family, to continue to volunteer or shelter in place. Eighteen continued to volunteer, driving people to medically necessary appointments. The program’s drivers became another group of front-line workers — true heroes helping the area communities. As more medical and social service providers began re-opening, the number of drivers back on the road grew to 83, driving from Benton to Bangor, Palmyra to Portland or Waterville to Weeks Mills.
KVCAP is very proud of its transportation drivers. If you would like to join the volunteer team, look for the ad in this paper. Make a difference. We are “more than just a ride.”