For seniors who no longer drive and have no families or friends to help out, getting to medical appointments can be very difficult. More and more seniors are turning to Volunteer Transportation for help.

Unfortunately, the program doesn’t have enough drivers to meet this demand. In the past month, Volunteer Transportation turned down ride requests for an average of 15-20 seniors per week. The program urgently needs to recruit more volunteer drivers like Jones.

Volunteers use their own vehicles and choose the weekdays, times and areas in which they want to drive. They also receive mileage and parking reimbursement, as well as supplemental liability insurance.

For more information on helping seniors in Kirkland communities get to their medical appointments, call Melissa at 206-748-7588, e-mail melissat@seniorservices.org or visit www.seniorservices.org.