Plano retirees help neighbors through Plain

Plain-O Helpers focuses on fixing things that some Plano residents might not otherwise be able to do themselves or afford to have done.

Before most people clock in for work, volunteers with Plain-O Helpers are gathered for their weekly meeting, getting their work orders.

“This is very similar to rent-a-husband,” Plain-O Helpers Co-Chair Bill Frazee said. “Changing a flapper on a toilet is not rocket science kind of work, but the ladies, we get lots of thanks!”

Plain-O Helpers is a nonprofit, faith-based organization made up of mostly retirees. Every Friday, they fan out across the city to help seniors and people on fixed incomes do work at their homes that they might not physically be able to do themselves or afford to hire someone to do.

“At my age and in my condition, I need help,” w