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On September 10th, 11th, and 12th of this year, the Wheelchair Foundation and Blackhawk Museum will be hosting the first annual Blackhawk Bargain Basement Sale.

There will be numerous departments in the Blackhawk Bargain Basement Sale with everything from sporting goods to boutique items, books to furniture, art to electrical items, dishes to shoes, children’s clothes and toys to furnishings, and Hawaiian shirts to vintage clothing.  Search for and find valuable, priceless items to add to your collection of treasures.

100% of all proceeds will benefit the Blackhawk Museum Children’s Education & Transportation Fund and the Wheelchair Foundation. (Both are registered 501 (c)(3) non-profits based in Blackhawk.)

We are seeking donations of fine art, antiques, crystal, china, silver flatware, designer clothing, vintage high-end audio equipment and unique collectibles from the public for this event. We are asking that all donations be of a tasteful nature, and that all items be in good working condition and representative of the sophistication that defines our unique community (all donations of slightly used, quality goods will be considered).

Please make prior arrangements for all large item donations. Donations from the general public are being accepted at the Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, CA 94506, from 10am to 5pm, Wednesdays through Sundays until September 9th, 2010.

Preview sale will take place Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, 6pm-8pm.  Admission is $20.  Wine tasting & Hors d’ouevres provided.

Sale event takes place Saturday, Sept. 11 & 12, 2010, 10am-4pm.  Admission is FREE.

Item donations from local businesses and merchants will gladly be picked up at your physical business address.

Item donations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.

We DO NOT accept any “e-waste” category electronic items. Please DO NOT donate any items in poor and/or non-working condition. Antiques or vintage items are accepted in any condition!

We invite you to join us as we celebrate 10 successful years of service, delivering mobility, freedom and hope.  An evening of recognition for our founder, our donors, and everyone who continues to make our mission possible with the support of people like yourself who continue to donate, volunteer, sponsor, and contribute to our organization in many number of ways.  This event will review and celebrate our organization’s successful history, thank and acknowledge major donors, as well as provide fun festivities that you can participate in and enjoy, such as dancing and a live auction.  Dinner provided by Scott’s Seafood.

Saturday, June 12, 2010
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle
Danville, CA 94506

Black tie optional | Seating is limited

RSVP no later than June 10.

Founder Table – Table For 10 – $10,000

  • Sponsor name recognition on printed materials associated with Wheelchair Foundation 10th Anniversary event, including logo and signage.
  • Recognition in the Wheelchair Foundation’s Changing the World newsletter distributed to thousands of companies and families around
    the world.
  • Autographed wines from exclusive wineries.
  • Private cocktail party.

VIP Table – Table For 10 – $2,500 or
VIP Individual Ticket – $250

  • Private cocktail party.

Guest Table – Table For 10 – $1,750 or
Guest Individual Ticket – $175

Wallis Annenberg Scholars Jammy Touch (Philadelphia), Anais Salgado (Chicago), Kristie McGovern (Philadelphia) and Helen Myers (Los Angeles)

As he received the “Spirit of Wallis Annenberg” award, 17-year-old Tyler Totsch thanked his peers for recognizing him as the student who best displayed the core values of a Wallis Annenberg Scholar: personal growth, commitment to community and commitment to education.

Each year, the Wallis Annenberg Scholars program awards 60 students from Title I high schools full scholarships to the USC Summer Seminars, a four-week pre-collegiate program that challenges students to complete a three-unit university course in one of eight subject areas: architecture, business, communication, engineering, humanities and social sciences, literature and writing, math and science, or visual and performing arts.

Made possible through a gift from the Annenberg Foundation, the scholarships cover all of the students’ expenses, including tuition, fees, housing, meals and airline transportation. Students who complete the program also receive a $600 stipend.

“We are grateful to the Annenberg Foundation for conceiving the Wallis Annenberg Scholars program and supporting it for the past nine years,” said Suh-Pyng Ku, vice provost and executive director of the USC Office of Continuing Education & Summer Programs. Without the Annenberg Foundation’s gift, Ku added, students like Totsch would not have the opportunity to attend a university summer program.

Totsch has attended the USC Summer Seminars on full scholarship as a Wallis Annenberg Scholar for two consecutive summers. This summer, he chose the challenging “Introduction to Logic and Critical Reasoning” seminar taught by Julia Staffel, assistant lecturer at USC College’s School of Philosophy.

“I was not surprised at all when I found out that [Totsch] received the award, because from the first day, he was very engaged in the classroom,” Staffel said. “He is the type of person that has leadership qualities, but not in such a way that he dominates the other students. He makes sure that everybody gets a chance to be involved. I was very lucky to have him in the class.”

Staffel, who had three Wallis Annenberg Scholars in her class, noted that they “couldn’t have been more different from one another.”

Albert Herrera, USC College professor of biological sciences, agreed that there is no “type” of Wallis Annenberg Scholar. Herrera has taught the “Bodyworks: Introduction to Human Physiology in Health and Disease” seminar for seven years. In his experience, the Wallis Annenberg Scholars come with the same range of academic abilities and enthusiasm as other students.

This year, however, the scholar in Herrera’s class, Jammy Touch, was a noticeably good student. According to Herrera, Touch was “quiet but engaged” in class and energetic in the laboratory.

In one lab assignment, students learned about the cardiovascular system by testing their own resting heart rates and blood pressure, exercising and then testing the levels again.

“Most students walked up and down the stairs once, but Jammy and [his lab partner] Tarun [Gorowara] kept going until they exhausted themselves,” Herrera said. “They wanted to see a big difference in the results [of pre- and post-tests] – and they did.”

Touch and Gorowara not only took the labs seriously, but they also enjoyed them. Touch said, “The labs were the best part [of the class] – really hands on.”

Wallis Annenberg Scholar Priscilla McClure chose the “Exploring Entrepreneurship” seminar taught by USC Marshall School of Business professors Bill Crookston and Patrick Henry because she’s thinking about starting her own business some day.

“The goal [of the entrepreneurship seminar] is to teach students that you can be resourceful and that you can make money wherever you are,” Henry said. “You don’t have to wait for someone to hire you.”

Henry challenged students one Friday afternoon to come up with three ways to make money, pick one and convert $5 capital into as much revenue as possible in two hours. Each team ended up with between $10 and $140. The top-earning team gave massages outside Leavey Library – and didn’t even spend the $5 capital.

In total, the class raised $430. The money was used to buy five new all-terrain wheelchairs through the Wheelchair Foundation, a nonprofit organization that delivers wheelchairs to those who cannot afford them.

“We want the students to see that there’s another side to business – doing well by doing good,” Crookston explained. His students have purchased 185 wheelchairs with revenue from similar projects over the years.

SOURCE: USC News

KUWAIT: Kuwait English School (KES), donated the profit from a musical concert held at Gulf University of Science and Technology (GUST) on Sunday to the victims of Haiti. The concert was attended by Ambassador of the United States Debra Johns and Ambassador of South Africa, along with other respected diplomatic representatives. The management departments from both the School and the University along with a number of Kuwaiti society figures also attended the ceremony.

Along with GUST, the concert was supported by the Wheelchair Foundation and Hope for Haiti.

For many years, the Kuwait English school band has performed concerts to raise funds for charity. Among the organizations that KES has donated for are Kuwait Red Crescent Society, KAACH, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Save the Children.

During the ceremony, KES band played a number of classic music works, including musical pieces by Beethoven and Chopin. The musical directors of the concert were Ian Drummond and Robert Smith. The audience was taken by the performance of the young and talented KES students.

The president of GUST, Shaeb Abdullah Shaeb, said “The participation of GUST in a charity concert for Haiti victims demonstrates the important role the educational institutes play in being a role model and a good example for the rest of the civil society.”

For his part, vice-president of GUST Sabah Qadomi noted, “The participation of the university is to support the victims of Haiti, and it is a part of building the cooperative spirit between the schools and the community. Likewise, it is also a humanitarian duty and a development of the role that the university is keen on playing in community and charity support.”

In her appeal, KES student Eszter Hunyadkurti said, “Your generous donations will continue to allow us to provide hope, mobility, freedom, independence and dignity to people who are less fortunate, and their families, through the Wheelchair Foundation.”

Since the earthquake on 12 of January, the total number of amputees due to the earthquake is estimated to be into the tens of thousands. Their care will burden the country’s medical system for ages.

KES have chosen to support the international efforts to help the victims of Haiti by launching the ‘KES Wheelchair-Connect appeal’.

Most world aid foundations have been demanding more wheelchairs due to the growing wars and rising natural hazards worldwide. The people of Kuwait have generously donated to a previous appeal for wheelchairs for Iraq. This time KES students are hoping to make a difference to the people of Haiti with the support of generous donors.

SOURCE: Alwatan Daily

Arrowood Vineywards & Winery

(Glen Ellen, CA) – On April 17, 2010, Arrowood Vineyards & Winery will donate the proceeds of their tasting fees to the third annual Wine for Wheelchairs fundraising drive benefiting The Wheelchair Foundation. For the occasion, the winery will be pouring a selection of newly released wines and a library vertical of the highly acclaimed 2001, 2002 and 2003 Réserve Spéciale Cabernet Sauvignon. During the daylong festivities a selection of artisan cheese will be served and the photography of local artist Megan Rhodes will be on display.

Additionally, Winemaster Richard Arrowood has collaborated with the winemaking team from Lookout Ridge winery on a limited 20 case blend of 2005 Lookout Ridge Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon which will be sold with all profits to benefit The Wheelchair Foundation. This special bottling will be sold exclusively online at www.lookoutridge.com.

The Wheelchair Foundation is a non-profit organization leading an international effort to create awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, to promote the joy of giving, create global friendship, and to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen and adult in the world that needs one, but cannot afford one. For these people, the Wheelchair Foundation delivers Hope, Mobility and Independence.

The event is open to the public. General admission is $20 (or $10 for Arrowood First in Line Wine Club Members) and includes food and wine tasting. You must be 21 to participate. For more information, call (707) 935-2600, visit www.arrowoodvineyards.com or e-mail ho*********@ar***************.com.

About Arrowood Vineyards & Winery
Founded in 1986, Arrowood Vineyards & Winery focuses on handcrafting small lots of wine from Sonoma County’s most acclaimed appellations. Winemaker Richard Arrowood crushes grapes from the winery’s own estate, as well as from selected vineyards throughout Sonoma County. The estate vineyards were certified organic in 2006 and the winery’s organic certification followed in 2008.

SOURCE: winecountry.com