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“our goal is to restore hope, healing

and life back for people facing an

illness, injury or disability by bridging

the gap between surplus and need

of basic home medical

equipment.”

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) is a part of an amazing journey of thousands in

Georgia, while providing disaster relief equipment, supplies and excess items that help around

the country and beyond.

Government benefits and insurance use to cover many of the items we provide but cutbacks

and high out of pocket deductibles have made access to these items difficult, time-consuming

or impossible. Many of our clients are struggling to take care of their medical issues and

expenses and just don’t have the required income to get the home medical equipment (HME)

items they need. FODAC has one of the largest, best practice refurbishing facilities in the country

with regular conferences and trainings to help other groups improve the collection, repair,

sanitization and distribution of HME items. We love the opportunity to engage and empower

individual families, many who are at their breaking point, and need these items for activities of

daily living, rehabilitation, and pediatric physical development. Other immediate benefits include

access to recreation, education, regular healthcare, the workplace and centers of worship.

We are one of the highest rated charities in the country as noted by industry researchers

like Charity Navigator and hope you will join us to help give a hand up

to those in need of our servcices

Chris Brand

CEO | FODAC

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letter from our ceo

FODAC’s mission is to provide home medical equipment

(HME) such as wheelchairs and hospital beds at little or

no cost to people with disabilities and their families. We seek

to enhance the quality of life for people of all ages who

have any type of illness or physical disability. Our services

allow clients to return to work, attend church, and live more

productive and fulfilling lives because of the equipment

we provide. Since 1986, FODAC has collected and distributed

more than 35,000 wheelchairs!

FODAC provides over $10 million each year in equipment and

services to the community at little or no cost to the recipients.

FODAC is a 501(c)(3) and does not have funding from

Medicare/Medicaid for the services offered. Most equipment

for people with disabilities is issued for a suggested donation

but some services have mandatory fees.

We provide home health (mobility and daily living) equipment

to people of any age or any disability, temporary or

permanent, for medically necessary and medically helpful

reasons. Clients do not have to qualify financially but our

waiting lists place a priority on medically necessary and low

income individuals. We rely solely on equipment donations

to accomplish this important task.

our mission, philosophy & strengths

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FODAC operates as a “green” company, leading the way in

recycling and reuse in the HME community; the organization

takes donations of new and used HME, keeping it out of land

fills, and annually recycles over 200 tons of metal and batteries.

We strive to meet the short term needs in medically nec-

essary situations where the client is waiting on benefits to

begin or while trying to rehab an injury at home. Examples

include injuries with no existing insurance; a child outgrow-

ing a wheelchair; a back up piece of equipment; all shower

equipment and caregiver aids.

We strive to further assist individuals who have specific social

or community interests that require mobility for rehabilita-

tion, traveling long distances. Examples include: recreation,

school, church, shopping, or doctor’s appointments.

MALE 1043 52% MALE

TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED 2002

FEMALE 959 48% FEMALE

home medical equipment

We accept phone or walk-in requests for equipment. Medically

necessary requests receive top priority for those with the fewest

resources, followed by medically helpful/quality of life requests.

We can only provide equipment as it is donated to us. Some requests could

take several days or several weeks to fill depending on availability.

Walkers, canes, crutches and bedside commodes along with most medical

supplies are almost always available. Our HME Request form can also be

found online under the Programs tab at fodac.org/programs/durable-

medical-equipment.

There is a one-time $25 registration fee that is due when the

client actually gets their first item from us, no equipment charges

thereafter.

Once the item is ready, we can either make a delivery/ship the

item for a fee, or we will allow 3 business days to come pick it up

at no additional cost.

Clients fill out a satisfaction survey at the time of receiving the

item(s) along with safety education handouts on the item(s). Items

received through the HME program become the client’s property

to maintain and service themselves. The only follow up we ask is

that they return the HME item when it is no longer needed.

Please donate your HME items to one of our 30 drop off locations around

Georgia, these can be found at: fodac.org/how-to-help/donate/medical-donation.

Your Home Medical Equipment such as a wheelchair donations/contributions

and other support ensures that FODAC can continue to provide the excellent

services that our clients expect.

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987 adults 843 seniors 172 children

races served

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vehicle modifications

For many clients with a disability

and their families, the cost of

vehicle adaptations can be thousands

of dollars and are not covered by

insurance. FODAC’s vehicle modification program installs

equipment such as scooter hitch lifts, full size van lifts,

4-point tie downs and more for a minimal cost. We installed

19 Vehicle lifts and repaired 36 lifts for clients this year!

We remove adaptive equipment from vehicles at no cost and

then refurbish and reinstall that equipment on another

client’s vehicle for a very low price.

home modifications

FODAC’s home modification program completed projects for

55 families this year. The program utilizes government and

community funding sources to build access ramps and other

home modifications. These families, located in metro

Atlanta, were eligible for funding based on location and

income. Again, we were elated to be working with the Atlanta

Regional Commission which allowed us to assist 25 clients;

helping individuals who are institutionalized inpatient facili-

ties like nursing facilities and hospitals return to their homes

and communities. We also assisted 10 Brain and Spinal Cord

Injury Trust Fund clients. Twenty ramps were also completed

this year for our clients, allowing them the opportunity to

have access in and out of their homes.

55vehicle

modifications

55homemodifications

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wheelchair repair: FODAC is one of the few organizations in the country with the

resources to operate and maintain an on-site wheelchair and HME

repair facility. For a nominal fee, FODAC technicians can repair all

types of HME, whether acquired through FODAC or elsewhere. This is

a vital service to the community that reduces wait time for otherwise

costly repairs and helps people maintain access to school, work,

and the community. We repaired 671 items helping a combined 311

clients this year.

medical supplies:We receive and re-distribute donations of disposable supplies for

incontinence, wound care, colostomy, urology, nutrition and

a number of others to the local community and for use in disaster

relief, domestic and internationally.

computer refurbishing:We have a Microsoft Software agreement and Microsoft Certified

Refurbishers creating very low cost systems for basic access to the

internet, school and vocational ventures. Computers and peripherals

are displayed and sold in the Thrift Store for those who qualify as

disabled or low-income.

assistive technology: FODAC is also creating more demonstration of assistive technol-

ogy devices as well. We’ve had several organizations host

computer equipment drives for FODAC which help FODAC’s com-

puter program.

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international relief

Items that cannot be re-used domestically such as feeding pumps, surgical

kits, exam tables, and oxygen supplies can be beneficial overseas. Although

we concentrate our efforts in Atlanta and the Southeast, items go to other

agencies such as a local church who sent donated supplies to the Philip-

pines which amazingly arrived right after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the

country. Assistance to Liberia was also part of FODAC’s international efforts.

Medshare, Prosthetic International, West Africa Crossroads, and several

other international relief agencies are our close partners in this effort to

re-use donated supplies no longer viable here in the states.

disaster relief

FODAC continues to aid in disaster relief throughout the country. We continued

efforts to support New York and New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy.

Thirty new Pride scooters and other home medical equipment were sent to

help these communities rebound from this devastating storm. We also

provided home medical equipment to Jackson, Mississippi after tornado’s

left families in need in this area. The Georgia Emergency Management

Agency (GEMA) renewed FODAC’s contract for the upcoming year. This

contract provides for pre-staged equipment to be held at FODAC and

depends on us to distribute these items in a major disaster in Georgia.

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FODAC community thrift store

Open to the entire community, the FODAC Thrift Store offers

clothing, furniture, jewelry, books and a variety of household

items. We depend on volunteers and regular donations to meet

our operating budget. FODAC is reliant on corporate, school, and

individual volunteers to help sort all donations received each day.

Boston University sends a group of college students each year for

a week to volunteer for FODAC.

All donations can be brought to our main location at 4900 Lewis

Road, Fodac can also pickup larger loads/items on our trucking

routes. New scheduling and driving staff, along with a new truck,

have increased our capacity to make sure we don’t miss out on

these items that help our mission.

That closet you have been thinking of cleaning out can help

someone receive the wheelchair or hospital bed they desper-

ately need.

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Provided home modifications and equipment and tax deductible avenue for supporters

of the Welcome Home Joan Project to allow home modifications for a person with a

violent injury.

Sport chair collaborative grant with Blaze Sports for children receiving sports wheel-

chairs to participate in basketball.

Sport chair for Curtis Lovejoy to meet new regulations for Paralympics.

24 prosthetics were sent to Prosthetic Hope International.

Ecuador Rotary Grant approved and shipped two containers of Durable Medical Equipment.

Disaster relief: home medical equipment went to New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy, to

Moore, Oklahoma for tornado victims and an international shipment to the Phillipines

after the devastating typhoon.

Computer Refurbishing Program is fully operational, assisting individual and group sales.

GEMA renewed its contract to deliver home medical equipment in case of a natural disaster

in Georgia.

Official MOU with Grady Medical Center and Rockdale Medical Center to help distribute

HME to the community.

Established a Hospital Fee for FODAC Service to provide home delivery

set-up of durable medical equipment to discharging patients from hospitals.

Thirty durable medical equipment drop-off sites in the Metro-Atlanta community.

Multiple Rotary service projects for home medical equipment collection drives in

their area, benefitting FODAC.

Funding for total roof replacement and skylights on the 65,000 sq. ft. FODAC facility.

Total Volunteer hours for 2013-14 is 15213.5 hours of volunteer service valued

at $121,704.00.

recent major accomplishments

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special events

the run, walk and roll

Run, Walk and Roll was a fantastic day for FODAC. We were blessed with the 14th

annual event with unbelievable weather and off the chart attendance by our

supporters! There was a tough competition among the runners and an enthusi-

astic group of walkers and rollers! Aimee Copeland, one of our newest board

members helped make the day a great success serving as emcee this year!

fodac golf classic

FODAC’s 2014 Golf Tournament was held in Suwanee at Bear’s Best Golf Course on

October 14th. We had a great group of golfers, a catered lunch from Hammerheads,

and lots of raffle and auction prizes. Please mark your calendars for the 2015 Golf

Classic, October 7th It will be another great day of support for our mission while

connecting supporters.

breakfast with santa

FODAC held another successful breakfast with Santa at the Marriott Resort at

Stone Mountain Park. We sorely miss Capt Herb’s passion and heart warming

humor that he brought to the event each year. We are thankful to Glenn Burns

from WSB-TV for stepping in for the most recent event. We had a ma-

gician, caricature drawings, sing-a-longs, and a visit from the big man himself

- Santa Claus! Please plan on joining us for this upcoming event in December.

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corporateElite $10,000+fulton county human resourceskids ‘r’ kids internationalsilver dollar city - stone mountain park

Champion $5000-$9999.99anonymous country financial, cc services inc.

Partner $2500-$4999.99battco inc.country financialcombined services, inc.publix super market charities Friend $1000-$2499.99ams vans, inc.disability solutions,llcgeorgia piedmont technical collegethe kroger companypanel systems unlimitedtemple, strickland, dinges & schwartz

Advocate $500-$999.99amec kamtech, inc.compass collectivesabel steel service, inc.

individualsElite $10,000+mr. & mrs. pat henry

Champion $5000-$9999.99anonymous donation kip & tykie crumkevin & lisa denneymark & suzanne sykespaul & wilmath towlerwilliam & connie zachary Jr

Partner $2500-$4999.99rusty & laura McKellar

Friend $1000-$2499.99anonymous donationms. gloria brandmr. paul benamycarol greimannernest & mary holleytish & mike kubanmark mcclanahanmartha morrisray & cynthia paganomr. & mrs. e. michael shackleyfrancis & julie shappardbill & maureen strickland

Advocate $500-$999.99karen p. andersonbill & tanya barrettsarah burgess

corporate and individual partners|in kind & corporate partnersfrank & pat ethridgeconstance moscosobill d. hawesjack hellriegelken & susie kochsamuel & june lunsfordron lunsfordlarry pearsonedith primmchristy rabernstephen & jan ratterreedavid skinnersteve & connie skinnerjackie wright

Caregivers $250-$499fathiya awadhhowell & madeline adams, jr.ellen & case bergmancarolyn brand margaret clayhoward & jean evanswallace & ruth ann hardythe carole y. head living trustglenn hickscaron hopkinsandrew & georgia howardrobert jetersean johnstonpete & mary alice johnstonjohn & marcia kelleyrobert & marion lankforddana learykevin & holly markwordtKyle MrazJames ParkerVicki & Lloyd ParkerKeith Raikesgerald & carrie rakestrawmr. greg sealeyalan & sandy skinnerjoe stonepatrick & patricia walkermartha walkerharold youmans

Supporters $100-$$249richard almandbradford andersonryan baileymichael & mindy barringer nancy batedanny beardjanis binnsjohn & cynthia batemanjohn boltonkenneth & patty bowescarolyn & allan blybob & sharon bramblettchris and laura brandkevin & sonya braunbrian browningstephen casefrances caskeyrobert & pam chafindavid champa

eileen cookecopeland, amiees fund incmr. andy copelandmr. randall cowartlinda covingtonjerry & b. lynn cranebrad culpkaren davismichael & lucy davisherb emorydick & charlotte engstromrobert ethridgescott evoycarolyn ezzellolawale fakoredechris & ann fluehrjames & sheila frankclaus & hilde friesesharon frisbiemrs. anita genungjohn & barbara gerlachwilliam geschamy greenwayscott grogangraham & carolyn guyjames hamiltonbarbara & jack hanberrysuzy harrellsteve and wendy headhelen heard steve hensonoskar de hittalinda hodgesgeorge & jean holbrooksonny hortonanita holmesgregory hillbruce & catherine hyer james hyltonwilliam & margo hutchisoncharles & dortha hutchisoncindy jaffelinda johnsonkirk keenealexander kingpatricia kohlermartha & roger krebsjeffrey leasendalebrent & janice lerchanne lernerjosh lewisdietrich loganjames & charlene lothrick lynchrichard mailmandenise mengfrank & dorothy merrifieldvin & hazel martinrex mcelrathdoug mcelrath anita mcginnisrhetta adams moralesjanna & jack morganedith and dan mortonflorence mungioli

richard & shirley myersralph & sarah nesmithrebecca olbonbob & kay o’nealgrady & rita o’nealwinston & bertha parkercarlton & grace parkinsoncarol petersonjohn & judith pattersonbuddy & marsha pittardjerry plantrobert & patricia pontzalma proffittguy pucketted & marsha purcelljames & elizabeth quarlessharlene randolphDavid & Marilyn ReudelhuberBill, Kathy, & Ashley RhinehartDave & Shirley RiggsMr. Kevin RockmoreArt RosserAndrew & Andrea RowleyAdrienne RyanManinder SawhneyAbraham Sasso B.L. & K.L. SawyerDebbie ScherrerAngelene ScottJohn & Lauren SeidlSue SettlesSandra Gunn ShawTom ShultsNancy Bolton-SmithWilliam & Susan SmithLloyd & Rhonda SnivelyJames & Janelle SteeleDuff Sutton, Jr.Virginia Bush TaylorGeorge & Barbara Thibault, MDVinson & Anne TrippeWilliam & Beth TumilnMrs. Mary WaltonE. Eugene WilsonJohn WintersWillliam Elaine WinklerBetty WhiteJohn & Beth WhitleyBruce WoodA.D. & Anne Yarbrough Laura ZambiasiJimmie PhillipsKevin RiggsHanrey & Ellen SlackR Theodore Smith TrustScott SchwartzRobert & Sherry TillerStephen & Susan WallsDr. Jewell Wilson

corporate partnersaadda.l.s. associationamac tools for life ams vansatlanta regional commission

beta design groupblaze sportsbuilding bridges therapybullseye auction & appraisalcare medical georgiachildrens’ healthcare of atlantachildspring internationalcobb senior servicescustom mobility - athensdekalb community service boarddekalb county senior servicesdekalb medical centerdisability action center (cil)disability connections (cil)disability link (cil)disabled american veteransemory rehabilitation freedom medical solutionsgeorgia department of vocational rehabilitationglancy outpatient rehab services grady memorial hospitalgwinnett health system / medical centergwinnett braveshayes chryslerinternational rescue committeejewish family & career services mk batterymobility scooters & moremobility worksmuscular dystrophy association must ministriesthe multiple sclerosis societyparent to parent people making progresspower wheelchair servicesportlight strategiesproject walkr & r van liftrockdale medical centersaint philip ame churchsenior connectionsshriner’s hospitalsign-a-rama of duluthsilver dollar - stone mountain parksouth carolina assistive technologyst. vincent depaul thrift storesshare initiativeshepherd center / pathways side-by-side clubhousestatewide independent living councilvisiting nurse associationwsb tv & radio & captain herb emory - (he was a great supporter and is sorely missed by fodac)walton options (cil)wellstar - kennestoneworld relief


foundation partners

$150,000+

Anonymous

$50,000 - $100,000

Healthcare Georgia Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999

The F.T. Stent Family Foundation

The Holly Lane Foundation

The Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award

The Rich Foundation, Inc.

The Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.

$5,000 - $19,999

Anonymous

Cecil B. Day Foundation

The Fraser-Parker Foundation

Fulton Dekalb Hospital Authority

Georgia Baptist Health Care

Ministry Foundation

FODAC is deeply grateful to the following foundations. their support allows us to continue enhancing

the lives of thousands of people with disabilities by providing durable medical equipment.

Georgia Health Foundation, Inc.

The Luther & Susie Harrison Foundation

Health 1st Foundation

John W. Rooker Foundation

Under $5,000

Aon Foundation

Laura and John Arnold Foundation

The Giving Library

The Archibald & Elaine Boyce

Memorial Foundation

The Mary Brown Fund Of Atlanta

DeKalb School Employees Foundation

Hospital Authority of Rockdale County

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

The Ray M. & M E Lee Fdn.Inc.

Thanks Mom & Dad Foundation

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financial report

FRIENDS OF DISABLED ADULTS AND CHILDREN, TOO! INC.STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESYear Ended June 30, 2014

support and revenue:

Contributions of equipment

Business and individuals

Contractual assistance

Foundations and organizations

Thrift store and vehicle sales

Program service fees

Other income

Total support and revenue

expenses:

Program services

Management and general

Fund-raising

Total expenses

Increase (decrease) in net assets

Net assets, beginning of year

Net assets, end of year

$ 3,581,495

246,882

363,975

446,685

248,622

140,903

4,910

5,033,472

4,690,008

126,831

91,221

4,908,060

125,412

2,451,305

$ 2,576,717

119 power wheelchairs

517 manual wheelchairs

268 hospital beds

186 hover lifts

1164walkers


board of directors

The FODAC Board is a group of committed community leaders who are passionate

about the good work we accomplish. Rusty McKellar is the current Board Chair who

works close by at Pattillo Industrial Real Estate as director of land and develop-

ment, where he manages the company’s land holdings. He has served on FODAC’s

board since 2010; in 2011, he chaired FODAC’s 2011 capital campaign which raised

over $1.6 million to renovate its facilities. Rusty states “Through the efforts

of our volunteers and staff, we maintain a network for the collection

and redistribution of medical equipment generously contributed by

our donors. These gifts provide the tools necessary to enhance the

lives of our clients and equip them to invest in the lives of others.

Each and every contribution of time, money, and equipment is multiplied

countless times as it passes through the lives of others.” The Treasurer

is Andy Copeland from Edward Jones Insurance; and the Secretary for the board is

Mike Shackley from Beta Design.

Board Committees include Development, Facilities, Human Resources, Financial, and

Executive Committee. Implementation of our strategic plan is now underway. These

plans include purchasing a new truck for donation pickups, forming new partner-

ships in the community, and increasing our HME drop off locations beyond our 30

in Georgia. Finding new partners with transportation capabilities is another goal

FODAC would like to pursue, allowing us to obtain and distribute more home

medical equipment in the future. Our hospital partnerships have grown with

Rockdale medical added this year; we are staging HME each month at their location

so indigent patients can return home safety. This is a model we have developed with

Grady which still exists. New accreditation steps have begun to show we meet or

exceed the industry standard of HME providers who bill insurance and government

benefits for their services.

FODAC NEEDS:

FODAC has a facility naming opportunity for a gift to eliminate our mortage ($928,000).

FODAC needs an additional truck to increase our donated resources and provide

additional delivery services ($60,000).

FODAC is exploring utility solutions such as solar to save thousands in operating costs.

FODAC needs a partnership with a trucking company to make pickups statewide

and beyond.

4900 Lewis Road

Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083

Phone: 770.491.9014

Toll Free 1.866.977.1204

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