Friends Of UPS Driver Want To Help Him After Fall

By Janice Briguglio

You may not know his name but you have seen him for years. Tim Mottram has been an UPS driver in Madison for the past 15 years.

Just after the Nor’easter a few weeks ago, Tim fell off his home's roof after climbing up to clear off branches. With his fall, he broke eight ribs and has several compression fractures. He is expected to be out of work for several months. Since Tim’s accident happened at home and not on the job, he does not qualify for sick time. He does receive a small stipend from his Union.

During this holiday season, we would like to bring a bit of Holiday Cheer to Tim, his wife and their three children. Please donate gift cards for Walmart, Stop & Shop, Target, CVS, etc. or cash to be given to him the week of Christmas.

Donations can be dropped off at Ciao Bella, 698 Boston Post Road or other participating retailers. Andrea Panullo at BellaPerlina also is raffling off a necklace worth $140, with a 100% of proceeds going to Tim and his family.

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