Post Date: 07/07/2016 11:00 AM

On Thursday, July 7, 2016, the City of Wilmington will kick off the 2016 Senior Fan Drive, where senior citizens, who cannot afford or do not have access to a fan or air-conditioning system, can receive relief and combat the rising temperatures of the summer season.

“What may just feel like a warm day to some, can be life-threatening to our seniors or those with respiratory ailments,” said Director of Constituent Services, Jill Morrison. “Hopefully these fans can provide some relief to members of our senior citizen community.”

The annual Fan Drive serves senior citizens and individuals with respiratory problems to ensure they have the necessary resources to fight the summer heat. Dangerously high temperatures can lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or more severely, heat strokes.

“As we are in the summer season and temperatures are rising, we must take care of our seniors and those in need by providing fans and the necessary resources so they can safely and comfortably beat the heat,” said Mayor Dennis P. Williams. “I would like to thank our Office of Constituent Services for working with community partners in supporting our efforts to offer comfort and support to our seniors during this summer season.”

To qualify to receive a fan applicants must:

Must be a resident in the City of Wilmington. Must provide a driver’s license or state i.d. which shows their address lies within City limits. (if the license or i.d. doesn’t not show current address, they may bring a utility bill) Must be 65 years of age or older. Fans must be picked up between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Office of Constituent Services, located on the 3rd Floor of the Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 N. French Street.

For more information please call the City’s Office of Constituent Services office at (302) 576-2489.

For more information about this news release, contact:

Alexandra M. Coppadge

Communications Director

Office of Mayor Dennis P. Williams

Phone: (302) 576-2104

Mobile: (302) 740-0675

Email: amcoppadge@WilmingtonDE.gov