Posts Tagged ‘charity’
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 [...]
Breadtags for Wheelchairs
Mary Honeybun Cape Town, South Aftrica - Mary Honeybun of Cape Town, South Aftrica, turns tiny pieces of plastic into life-changing gifts! The incredible octogenarian raises funds for wheelchairs by collecting the tags used to keep plastic bags tied around a loaf of bread - something most [...]
Wheelchair Recipients Enjoy Shanghai Forest through “Redchair in Action” Program
Redchair in Action –IBM Volunteers Accompanied the Disabled of Pengpu Sub-district to Experience an Eco Tour June 5 2011, World Environment Day - The Wheelchair Foundation, Shanghai Pengpu Sub-district committee and IBM Shanghai Volunteer Association held an activity named "Redchair in [...]
Personal Stories of Recipients: China
A Gift - 26 May, 2011 Deng Yuanyuan, 29, is a middle-level cerebral palsy patient. She lives in Shenyang Huanggu district. On the afternoon of May 19, 2011, Disabled Person’s Federation of Huanggu District Shenyang sent her a gift: a wheelchair. She has no ability to walk [...]
Celebrating 11 Years of Hope, Mobility & Freedom!
June has always been a special month for the Wheelchair Foundation and 2011 was certainly no exception. Since the year 2000, we have been providing wheelchairs to adults, teens, and children in need and have changed the lives of more than 850,000 people in 153 countries in an effort to distribute [...]