The Larry Scola Equipment Donations for Hope Program

The Larry Scola Equipment Donations for Hope Program was established to be able to provide families with gently used medical equipment to help their loved ones continue to progress on their recovery journey. Please scroll through our available equipment below. If you see something you are interested in, please reach out to us and we will be happy to set up a time for you to pick up the equipment.

If you are in need of a piece of medical equipment, but do not see it below, please contact us and we will do our best to help you find what you are looking for!

While there is no cost associated for any equipment provided below, we kindly ask for a donation of any amount to Empowering Hope, so we are better able to serve our community!

We have donated over $150,000.00 worth of medical equipment to families in need in 2023!

Email: empoweringhopepa@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpoweringHopePA

Larry Scola

Prior to his retirement, he owned and operated Scola Custom Tile Inc. in Dunedin, Florida. He held various jobs before moving to Florida including working on the railroad, Haney Barge Lines and at the Westland 2 Mine, where he was a member of the United Mine Workers Union. He graduated from Canon McMillan High School in 1970, where he participated on several athletic teams and held the record for the discus from 1970 to 2014. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Larry loved playing his tuba and was a member of several bands including, Canon McMillan high school band, VFW band, Community Band and the Awesome Second Time Arounders Band in St. Petersburg Florida.

On August 16, 1983, he married his high school sweetheart, Kristine Miller Scola, who survives.

Larry was an avid fisherman and golfer. He loved to grow flowers and plants of all kinds. He had an upbeat and optimistic spirit and was always ready to help people in need.

It is in Larry's honor that his wife, Kristine, helped develop the Larry Scola Equipment Donation for Hope Program.

PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING:

If you are receiving equipment:

If you are interested in a piece of equipment, please fill out an application. We use these applications to ensure the equipment is donated to the applicant most in need of assistance.

While this equipment is donated at no cost, we kindly ask you to donate to Empowering Hope in return of accepting a donation, if you are able to. It can be ANY amount. We ask of this so we can continue to help serve our community!

*average cost of a power wheelchair: $20,000-$40,000

*average cost of hospital bed: $800-$4,000

*average cost of manual wheelchair: $200-$1,000

*average cost of stair lift: $4,000-$5,000

*average cost of Hoyer lift: $400-$3,000

*average cost of Roho cushion: ~$400

If you are donating equipment:

We only accept MEDICAL equipment that is properly working and in GOOD condition.

*Upon drop off/pickup, equipment MUST be cleaned beforehand for us to accept it.

*Equipment MUST be able to be wiped down with a Clorox wipe (ex. no foam mattresses, no pillows)

*Equipment must NOT be defected and in good condition (ex. chewed by pets, missing parts, broken wiring)

*We only accept MEDICAL equipment. We do NOT accept the following: foam mattress toppers, pillows, bags, socks, hospital gowns, used shoes

***We reserve the right to decline any donations that do not fulfill these requirements and will be the responsibility of the owner the remove the equipment from the property***

If you are unsure if your piece of equipment fits our requirements, please call or email us!