A Peru School Bus Driver’s Concern Brings Great Results
By John T. Ryan
Peru – An elderly Peru couple is in good hands thanks to a concerned school bus driver, Supervisor Brandy McDonald and others. Last Tuesday a Peru School bus was delivering food to children in a local trailer park. When she stopped at one residence an elderly lady approached the school bus and asked for help saying that she and her husband hadn’t had food in three days. Knowing that McDonald responds to people in need the driver called asking for help. Brandy quickly reacted. He explained, “I don’t think the lady understood how to reach out to people. The husband was in a wheel chair. Their caregiver was sick in the hospital. They were alone. They didn’t know what medicines they were taking. When I asked her what food they needed, she responded ‘anything.’”
Brandy went to Plattsburgh to get them a hot meal. The next night he picked up meals at the St. Augustine’s/Peru Community Church Soup Kitchen and Thursday night at the Treadwells Mills Soup Kitchen. He also connected them with Sally Soucia at the JCEO who set them up with Meals on Wheels. Counselor Jim Douglass and his wife Jackie also helped out. Brandy commented, “They’re all set from here on out. Had the school bus driver not cared enough to call me it would have been a big problem.”
The moral of this story is – check on your neighbors, especially your elderly neighbors or those living alone. If assistance is needed Supervisor Brandy McDonald can be reached at 518-593-3078. You can also call 211, the response number all all non-medical emergencies.
Correction made in paragraph #1. The school bus driver was a.female, not a male.
Posted: April 11th, 2020 under Community Events, Education News, General News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Town Board News.