KC HELP
The Knights Community Hospital Equipment Lend Program
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Tax exempt HB-2175 for Free DME Providers
Legislative Alert - Immediate Action Requested
I am happy to announce that Washington State House Bill 2175 has advanced to the Finance Committee. There will be a public hearing on this bill Tuesday Jan 27 at 0800.
This bill would make organizations like KC Help that provide free DME services here in the Tri Cities and around the State exempt from sales and use tax.
As you know We have been supporting our community with free durable medical equipment since its inception nearly 30 years ago.
This bill would be great for KC Help as more in-home care mattresses, wheelchair parts and batteries could be procured with a tax saving for our community. What this means for just the Tri Cities is being able to buy 25 more Hospital long term mattresses or parts for 400 manual wheelchairs or batteries for 38 more electric wheelchairs. State wide it would be huge as we have 3 more KC Help facilities across the state.
Your support of HB-2175 would be very meaningful.
The link to register your Pro vote for this bill is:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=33752&aId=168787&caId=27700&tId=3
Please feel free to let others know about this legislation.
We are so appreciative of our community's support of our service.
We have Good news! Columbia Center Rotary donated funds to help KC Help equip hospital beds with long-term care mattresses. KC Help Tri Cities has had a run on hospital beds needed for home care. Our existing inventory in our warehouse was down to 2 innerspring mattresses (only suitable for clients for short term care). With over 25 hospital beds lacking one, we were in desperate need. Their donation allowed 10 beds to be equipped for lending out to clients. Within a month, these hospital beds with new mattresses were lent out. Columbia Center Rotary’s donation arrived just in time! Thank You Rotarians for your timely donation. Here are some pictures of their arrival.
Also, here is a picture of our current status.
Yep, were back to needing more mattresses. If you can donate, please use our donation button link.
Legislative Alert - Immediate Action Requested
Columbia Center Rotary Tri Cities Stepping Up