NEWS RELEASE

DATE: December 22, 2011
FOR RELEASE: Immediately
CONTACT: Alicia Hollis, Director of Community Relations
PHONE: (302) 422-4014 ext. 3015

KSI’s Transportation Department Receives $300,000 Donation

KSI recently received a $300,000 donation from the Longwood Foundation to help support the transportation services KSI provides to its program participants. This donation will go toward the purchase of new vehicles for KSI’s transportation system.

Transportation, to and from work, is one of the most valuable services KSI provides its nearly 300 program participants. Maintaining approximately 25 regular van routes, KSI’s transportation department has traveled over 1,000,000 each year for the last several years. While KSI has continued to utilize its high-mileage vehicles, several are beyond their optimal replacement cycle. This $300,000 donation enables those vehicles to be replaced. KSI’s transportation fleet is maintained by KSI’s in-house mechanic whenever possible. This has enabled KSI to maximize the use of each vehicle.

KSI is a private, not for profit agency providing training and employment services to individuals with disabilities in Kent and Sussex Counties since 1962.  KSI is committed to making all reasonable accommodations, in order to ensure that our programs and services are as accessible as possible, to as many people as possible.  For more information about KSI, call Alicia Hollis at 302/422-4014 ext. 3015.