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ABOUT US |
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Independent Lifestyles
was founded in June 2002, and opened for business on July 1, 2002. Since then we have continued to
expand and grow at a great pace. After opening, we recognized the need in the community for a broader
approach to the market, so I started a rental fleet of vehicles. We offer 15-passenger and 12-passenger vans,
cargo vans, trucks, cars, vans, handicap accessible vans, larger conversion vans, along with scooters, Powerchairs,
ramps, elevators, many other accessible devices and equipment. We rent most of our items and sell all of them.
Counting all of our equipment, But that’s not all we do…
In 2004, we purchased a franchise called Wheelchair
Getaways of Virginia. WCG of Virginia is part of a nationwide referral service for rental of handicap transportation needs.
We get clients from all over the world to reserve and rent our vans at airports, bus stations, and train stations throughout
the area. Our drivers will deliver almost anywhere. They wait for the renter to get familiar with the equipment, tie-downs,
and the proper way to secure people and equipment in the van.
In 2007, we opened a Satellite office in Hampton, VA
for Wheelchair Getaways of Virginia. We now cover the entire state with rental opportunities that serve Norfolk International
Airport, Dulles International, Richmond International Airport, and many of the other local and regional airports.
Along with bus lines, train stations and other means of transportation, our vans compliment the vacationer, travelers and mourners
as they journey into and around our area. We can now effectively serve the eastern half of North Carolina and the Western parts of
Maryland as well as all of Tidewater Virginia.
If that were not enough, we have created a website, www.ilifestyles.net
that shows our entire inventory and will link customers to all sorts of resources as well. We use CarFax to help track car history and several sources for financing.
Our clients sometimes need up to 10 years to pay for equipment and we can help arrange that for them. We provide opportunity for people to be independent
and enjoy things that most people take for granted.
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Carrie Weeks has
established herself as a
leader in this industry.
She is respected
throughout the nation as
a reliable, dependable
and trustworthy business
owner that will go the
extra mile for her
clients. She is the
owner and main
stockholder in
Independent Lifestyles
and she is the final
decision maker. Her
talents are numerous and
extensive. She has been
working with limited
mobility individuals
most of her life and has
been in business for
over twenty years
serving the public. She
and her daughter make
their home in Elon
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Melody Kidd has been an outstanding
employee since May 2004. She serves as our
Rental and Billing manager, and specializes
in insurance billing. She is very knowledgeable
and will go above and beyond to satisfy our
customers. She resides in Altavista, Virginia.
She has two children, and three grandchildren,
and they are the joy of her life. In her free
time she enjoys canoeing on the river with her
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Lance Roby joined
Independent Lifestyles
in June of 2007. Lance
services and installs
most of the lifts,
ramps, elevators, and
stairlifts. He is our
Service
Manager/Certified Tech.
He is very knowledgeable
and great to work with!
He will work with you
one-on-one to find out
what the problem
is...and fix it!! He
lives locally with his
Wife and two sons. In
his spare time he enjoys
baseball, 4-wheelin',
and pickin' the guitar. |
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Scott Weeks joined Independent Lifestyles in April 2012. Scott is learning all aspects of the mobility industry from service to sales. Scott and his wife Dana recently moved back in the area and now reside in Buena Vista, VA. Scott has two children, and two grandchildren. Spending time with Cole and Jaelyn is his favorite pastime. In his spare time he enjoys fishing and camping. |
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Dana Weeks joined
Independent Lifestyles
in June of 2012. She is
a customer service
representative for our
rental department. She
has two children and two
grandchildren that she
enjoys spending all her
free time with. Dana
lives in Buena Vista, VA
with her husband of 28
years.
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Sammy McDaniel
started back with
Independent Lifestyles
in November 2012. He has
five years of past
experience in the
service and home
modification aspect of
the industry. He lives
in Madison Heights,
Virginia, with his wife
and three children. In
his free time he enjoys
fishing, camping, and
spending time with his
family. |
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Last, but not least is the
entire staff of the dozens of
corporations that we use
throughout the nation to help us
serve you. We rely on their
expertise and new and innovative
products in the mobility
business. We call them routinely
on your behalf to solve issues
with vans, scooters, power
chairs, stairlifts, and other
equipment. They work hand in
hand with us to help keep you on
the go.
We contract a large staff of
drivers and maintenance
personnel to pickup and deliver
vehicles for repair, rental or
sold units all across the
Mid-Atlantic.
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