CONCORD, MI – A car crash in 2024 left Robert “Kelly” Steers wheelchair-bound and staying in several medical facilities helping him recover.

He hasn’t been home in almost a year.

Thanks to a group of motivated Concord Middle School students, he now will be able to come home for Christmas.

Students enrolled in the school’s industrial arts class constructed a wheelchair ramp for Steers, installing it Friday morning, Dec. 5, amid frigid temperatures.

“This generous act has touched our hearts more than we can express,” said Lori Parker, Robert Steers mother and caretaker. “At a time when our family has been navigating so many challenges, their support has given us hope and reminded us that we are not alone. These students and teachers didn’t just build a ramp—they built a path for Kelly to

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