Van Service Ready To Roll
By Anthony Gadson
Pilot News
PLYMOUTH � Going to doctor�s appointments or just going shopping may be a daily chore to the majority of us. But not everyone has the luxury of motorized transportation.
For those that do not have a vehicle, relying on the hospitality of others is essential.
That is where the Marshall County Older Adult Services comes in to help its clients.
The council has been running a pick-up and drop-off service � �Mobility in Motion� � for 15 years.
The route the council uses, driving to Argos from Ply-mouth on Tuesdays and Fridays, is subject to expansion.
Jackie Wright, director of the council, is willing to do more.
�We are looking to expand our route to include traveling to Bourbon,� Wright said. �We are trying to highlight our out-of-town expansion work.�
The goal of expansion stems from the fact the council re-ceived additional funding from the county to do so.
Besides the regular route, the council also makes personal arrangements whenever it�s needed. All it takes is a phone call to have a van outside your door, waiting to transport you to your doctor.
The council has four wheelchair-accessible vans.
The council could always use more volunteer drivers, Wright said, but the number of drivers is not a concern.
�We�ve been managing with the help we have,� Wright said. �We are more interested in people who need places to go and people using the service.�
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