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Orland Township Offers Transportation for Seniors
Rides to medical appointments, grocery stores and more are just a phone call away
Orland Township seniors needing to get to and from doctor appointments, the grocery store and other local destinations can contact Orland Township’s senior transportation department to request rides, according to the office of Orland Township Supervisor Paul O’Grady.
Rides are available Monday through Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seniors, age 55 and older, must live within the boundaries of Orland Township. Rides can be requested to any destination within Orland Township and to medical appointments outside the Township boundaries.
“No matter the weather – snow, sleet, rain or sunshine – Orland Township transportation is available,” said Supervisor O’Grady. “Even during the height of the stay-at-home order, Orland Township transportation made sure seniors needing to get to medical appointments had the appropriate accommodations.”
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Orland Park resident Tom Beltz has been utilizing the Township’s Senior Transportation service for more than 15 years to get to and from his weekly medical appointments.
“I really appreciate the Township and all they do, especially the transportation because there are times that I wouldn’t have any other way to get to my appointments,” said Beltz. “They always get me to my appointments on time and are waiting for me when I’m done. Everyone at the Township is always so helpful, so nice and so pleasant.”
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Orland Township regular Caryl Tietz added, “I don’t use the transportation service very often because I usually drive myself, but when I do call the Township for a ride, they are always so accommodating and helpful, it is a wonderful service to have available for seniors.”
Senior transportation fees are $6 per person, roundtrip within Township boundaries. Seniors needing rides to medical appointments outside the Township boundaries will be charged $10 per person, roundtrip. However, seniors requesting rides to the Tinley Park Convention Center for COVID-19 vaccine appointments will only be charged the in-Township rate of $6 roundtrip.
Seniors can request a ride by calling (708) 403-4222, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.