The Wheelchair Foundation is a non-profit organization with a goal to provide a free
wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one, but has no means to acquire one.
wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one, but has no means to acquire one.
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Painting a Picture of Hope
George Sumner signing art posters. World-renowned artist George Sumner is an environmental impressionist painter known for his marine life art and avid support of ecological causes. His vivid works have found their way into the collections of Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner and Mikhail [...]
Delivering Mobility in Ghana & Mali
Ghana celebrates International Day of People with Disability December 3rd, 2011 - GHANA, WESTERN AFRICA It was a long journey, but earlier this week I found myself in the city of Wa, Ghana, in western Africa. We traveled to Wa with our country partners, Ministerial Development and Relief [...]
Wheelchair Foundation Named 2012 Charitable Organization of the Year
Each year, the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce facilitates four community awards: Business Person of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Educator of the Year, and Charitable Organization of the Year. "Salutes and Salutations" was the theme for this year's award ceremony, a casual affair with small [...]
Triopia Concerts Raise Funds for the Wheelchair Foundation
Jacksonville, IL - Triopia music director Jeremy Bartunek wants children to understand that trophies may be fun, but it’s more important to change lives. That’s why all the money raised at Triopia’s concerts goes to the Wheelchair Foundation. The concept began at Bartunek’s first [...]
Rotary Clubs Bring Mobility to Mazatlan, Mexico
Bob Slayback, president of the Lodi Rotary Club, helps prepare wheelchairs for distribution in Mazatlan. Every year for the past 11 years, the Rotary Club of Foster City has been going to Mazatlan, Mexico to help the less fortunate. The original project was distributing wheelchairs to those [...]