I had a pleasant surprise today when I drove into the Master Builders Association parking lot. I posted earlier about an image of mine from last years Rampathon that the MBA was using for a banner. I had been made aware of the use and had been provided the following image so I knew what it was going to look like.

What I wasn’t prepared for was just how large it was going to be.

MBA 100 Year Anniversary Banner

Yes, the banner is 2.5 stories tall. I wasn’t expecting that. The image is about 8 feet tall. Thanks to David Bleiweiss of House Doctors in Issaquah for being such a good subject.

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Continuing with the Master Builders Association Care Foundation Rampathon coverage, the Snohomish County Media Ramp was dedicated today and I attend to get pictures. Thankfully the weather was much nicer to us. There were heavy clouds, but the rain stayed away and the sun even broke through a few times.

Two of the three recipients of this ramp

Today’s ramp was built by Pacific Ridge Homes. There were actually three recipients for this ramp as each member of the home has mobility issues and the ramp will make it much easier and safer for them to access their house.

Pacific Ridge Homes Rampathon Crew

Putting on the plaque

This is a great example of how to pose for a picture. He’s looking right at the camera, he making sure his Rampathon t-shirt is showing, and the plaque is visible. Very nice.

Rampathon Crew Makes It Happen

Here’s a lot of the Rampathon team along with the Pacific Ridge Homes crew and one of the recipients. A lot of people and coordination goes into the Rampathon event every year. This year over 30 ramps will be built and completed on May 16th.

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As I mentioned previously I would be taking pictures at some of the ramps built during Rampathon on May 16 as part of the Master Builders Association Care Foundation event.

Before all the ramps are built on the 16th two ramps are built to help draw media attention to the event. The first ramp was for King County and was built in the Greenwood neighborhood. The ramp was constructed by Irons Brothers Construction. I have photographed several of Irons Brothers remodeling projects and they always do a great job.

Joseph and Melissa Irons with the ramp recipient Narda Curlee

The event was well attended with photographers from a marketing firm, the Seattle Times and the Ballard News Tribune as well as video shot by Komo 4 News.

The weather could have been worse. There was a light to moderate drizzle the entire time, but it didn’t dampen the spirits.

Here are a few other shots from the event.

Joseph Irons installs a Rampathon plaque to commemorate the ramp

The Irons Brothers crew

Master Builders Association Rampathon Committee Members

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For a number of years now the Master Builders Association Care Foundation has been building wheel-chair ramps for people in need. They call it Rampathon.

Each year they get many more requests than they can handle. They have been holding Rampathon since 1993 and have built over 200 ramps. Last year I took pictures at several ramp locations and will be doing so again this year.

Rampathon is one of the 100 community service projects that the MBA is dedicated to completing to commemorate their 100 year anniversary.

For one of their marketing pieces they chose to include a picture I took from the 2008 Rampathon. My picture is in the middle.

Rampathon for 2009 happens on May 16.

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