The highlight of today's visit was to present a bicycle to Makandja and Bobasha which was donated by Roberta Heinrich. Smiles and joy radiated from both men. The bike was immediately test driven by both men, who gave their experiences a double thumbs up. (Unfortunately, I left my phone charging at home, so I was unable to get a photo to include.) Even though the bike came with a lock, Bobasha insisted it be kept in the apartment for safe keeping. The men are delighted that they can use the bike to get to some places rather than their dependency on the Chicago bus system.
We located the nearest library and plan a return visit to apply for library cards and explore all of its offerings.
To date, the men have not found a nearby full service grocery store. Thus far, volunteers have driven them to chain stores to stock up. There is one small market that we found today within a couple of blocks of the men's apartment that they can use for convenience items.
Jackie Cohen
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