Volunteers pitch in to build new deck for Navy veteran
It may be cold and rainy, but that's not stopping a group of volunteers from building a new deck for William Ray, a Navy veteran, and his wife, Ruth Ray.
"I appreciate that, and I think they're a little bit out of their mind," William Ray said."
Despite the bad conditions, Tom Vonkaenel and the rest of the volunteers were determined to get the project done.
"We could always move it another three weeks, but you know what? The service men and women, when they're asked to do something in the cold and the rain, they don't have a choice," Vonkaenel said.
William Ray, 94, has had two hip replacements and walks with the help of cane. The new deck will ensure that the home is safe and accessible for him.
"They're a true blessing," Ruth Ray said of the volunteers. "I just love them to death, and I didn't know there were people like that who would go out of their way to help like that."