Story and photo by Rick MehaffeySparky Moredock is now a regular rider at Beaches Dial-A-Ride, the organization that provides rides to appointments for seniors and the disabled, but she previously served as a caregiver herself, driving friends and neighbors to grocery stores and doctor’s offices...
Story and photo by Rick MehaffeyLongtime Dial-A-Ride rider Joy Bright lives up to her name as the Jacksonville Beach resident brings cheerfulness and happiness to people she meets. Joy became aware of Dial-A-Ride years ago when her twin sister Janice introduced her to the Beaches...
Story and photo by Rick Mehaffey Dial-a-Ride transports people around the Beaches, but one of its most interesting riders is an energetic 94-year-old named Eva Harnik. Eva stopped driving three years ago after her depth perception changed. “A neighbor told me about Dial-a-Ride, and as soon as...
Written by Rick Mehaffey After Joe Merle was born with a birth defect and abandoned by his birth mother at a New York City hospital, his chances of enjoying a quality life were extremely slim. But the thirty two year-old Atlantic Beach man is living proof that...