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Business Owner Installs Elevator for Girl to Keep Family in Home Built by Ancestors

Business Owner Installs Elevator for Girl to Keep Family in Home Built by Ancestors
The owner of a construction company installed an elevator in the home of a family whose 9-year-old daughter Sara has cerebral palsy. As a result, Sara can have the independence to go outside and play with her friends without asking for help -- and her family can stay in the house her great-grandfather built in 1932.

The owner of a construction company installed an elevator in the home of a family whose 9-year-old daughter Sara has cerebral palsy.

As a result, Sara can have the independence to go outside and play with her friends without asking for help — and her family can stay in the house her great-grandfather built in 1932.

Chris Johnson, founder and CEO of Hollister Construction Services, also established a charitable foundation, Strides for Sara, in 2009, making it his mission to acquire for Sara a wheelchair that would allow her to remain in her local school district. Without the chair, Sara would have been bussed 45 minutes away.

Now, he has achieved a feat above and beyond what most friends would do.

(READ the story in Patch.com)

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