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3:01 pm Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Tharptown woman gets a little help this summer

By Staff
Melissa Cason
THARPTOWN – Volunteers from the Tharptown area took a little time out of their busy schedule to give their neighbor a helping hand.
Representatives from Tharptown Fire Department and NorthStar Paramedic Services spend Tuesday morning cleaning for
"We were looking to give back to our community," Jeremy Glenn said. "We asked around for someone who needed help and found out about Ms. Berryman."
Nethal Berryman of Tharptown lives with her grandson, who has limited abilities.
"When we found out there was a need to help Ms. Berryman, we got to work," Glenn said.
Glenn said her home was grown up and she did not have air conditioning.
"The first time I drove by the Berryman residence, I saw the grass was overgrown and the windows were up," Glenn said. "Her windows were up because she did not have air conditioning, and it was very hot at the time."
Glenn was able to get Berryman air conditioning for her home, and worked with the fire department to get the yard cleaned up.
"We wanted to help our community," Glenn said. "Ms. Berryman needed our help, and we are glad to help her out."
Glenn said it's important for the community's youth to be there for its senior citizens because everyone grows old.
"Our senior citizens are the people responsible for building our communities we live in today," Glenn said. "We should work to help them as much as we can because we will all grow old one day."
Glenn said he wanted to help Tharptown Fire Department with this project because they work so closely with NorthStar that they are like family.
Glenn said he plans to make community service projects for our area seniors a priority at NorthStar.

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