Christmas comes early for MapleCreek maintenance staff

Scott Spencer, manager of Campus Services at MapleCreek, was excited. His maintenance crew was about to bring out their brand new hydraulic ladder, and Gary Price, Environmental Services Supervisor for The Terraces, would be changing some blown out bulbs in the campus streetlights. 

The crew wheeled the unit across campus to the first spot and set the four stabilizing legs so that the leveling bubble was dead center on the guide. Scott used a lever to hand pump the hydraulic fluid that lifted up the platform at the top of the ladder. Gary climbed the steps with a new bulb in his pocket and a power screwdriver in a bucket.

“This is the best Christmas present,” Gary Price said. “Before this, I would have to put up a long extension ladder, lean it against the light pole, then climb up and hang onto the pole with one hand and lean way out away from the ladder to try to loosen the screws of the light cover and replace the bulb. That was so dangerous. There was always a risk of my falling from up there and being seriously injured or worse. I told Scott that with this very first bulb change this morning, this piece of equipment was worth every penny we paid for it.” 

Scott Spencer agreed. Now, not only will the walkways and drives at MapleCreek be kept safer with good lighting, but so will its workers who maintain the lights.

MapleCreek welcomes year-end gifts, and donations throughout the year, to help with the purchase of equipment like this and with costs associated with other needs. Make your gift to "MapleCreek" and send it to: MapleCreek, 2000 32nd St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 40598. Thank you for your kind and prayerful support.