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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 plates and wine from 10 local eateries. The event at the Danville Community Center honored those who that have made a difference in the San Ramon Valley with proceeds from the ticket sales benefiting the Veterans Memorial Building.

Presented by the media organization, Danville Express, the Wheelchair Foundation received the 2012 award for Charitable Organization of the Year. With nearly 200 registered non-profits in the town of Danville, there is certainly no lack of competition. Candidates for the Charitable Organization of the Year Award are considered based on the following criteria:

• Chamber member that has been a 501(c)3 for at least five years
• Has made significant, consistent contributions to the San Ramon Valley, and a notable recent contribution
• Demonstrates leadership, thoroughness and integrity

The Wheelchair Foundation is proud to accept this award, with sincere thanks to the members of our community who nominated and chose us for this special title.

“Each of these award recipients represents the best of the best in Danville. They are truly what makes our community so wonderful,” said Shelby McNamara, president of the chamber.

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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 holiday concert in December, 2009.

“When I came here, I noticed a whole bunch of plaques for sports and speech, but nothing for the music department,” Bartunek said. “I thought we needed some decorating.”

For each wheelchair, the school receives a certificate with a picture of the recipient. The certificates line the hallway outside Bartunek’s room…

FULL STORY HERE: http://myjournalcourier.com

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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 without mobility and without the means to obtain it on their own. Since its inception, the project has grown to include building schools and playgrounds.

In October of this year, nearly 70 Rotarians and local Interact Club students, who were led by Linda and Jon Grant, set off to continue the mission of helping those in need. With them was President of the Lodi Rotary Club, Bob Slayback, who accompanied the group to help plan future trips for his fellow club members. Dr. Grant combines contributions received from District Coordinators, such as those forwarded by Tom Harmon of District 5810, and then applies for matching grants from The Rotary Foundation.

Wheelchairs were delivered in person to recipients who were unable to leave their homes, and those who were able to drive or get rides into town received their wheelchair in front of hundreds of family, friends and Rotarians. In total, over 500 wheelchairs were given to individuals, young and old, who had never experienced mobility.

Rick Pietrykowski, of the Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club, described his experience, saying, “As delightful as it was to see hundreds of smiling children’s faces, it tugged at our hearts to see the tears of many flavors on the faces of the wheelchair recipients: tears of joy mixed with tears of pain during the physical act of moving a torn body into the wheelchair, tears of gratitude intermixed with tears of regret for being in need of the gift, and tears of excitement for their new-found freedom, washing over the tears of being at a disadvantage in a disadvantaged land.”

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Update from Continuing Promise 2011

Image Courtesy Official U.S. Navy Imagery

ACAJUTLA, El Salvador (July 18, 2011) Lt. Erinn Gelakoska, from St. Louis, fist bumps a Salvadoran child who just received a new wheelchair during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service medical event at the Polideportivo medical site. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean and Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis/Released)

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100 Wheelchairs to the Disabled People at Pengpu Community, Shanghai

100 Wheelchairs Donation

The Announcement of the 100 Wheelchairs Donation

October 19th 2011 – With the funding raised by Brits Abroad Shanghai, the Wheelchair Foundation announced the donation of 100 wheelchairs to Shanghai Pengpu Community. Those chairs will be given to 100 disabled people living in poverty, to bring them mobility, freedom, and dignity.

Group Photo

Group Photo

Mr. Colin Behring, Senior Assistant to the Chairman of Wheelchair Foundation, Kenneth E. Behring, Ms. Katy Gow, President of Brits Abroad Shanghai, and Mr. Ru Yaxin, Director of Pengpu Sub-district Office, and representatives from Pengpu Community disabled people, guests from Brits Abroad Shanghai, and Wheelchair Foundation China Office participated in the donation ceremony. After the ceremony, guests visited the Pengpu Community Sunshine Home and Sunshine factory.

Greetings from Brits Abroad Shanghai

Greetings from Brits Abroad Shanghai

This April, Brits Abroad Shanghai held their biggest party to raise funding for the Wheelchair Foundation, totaling 169 wheelchairs! Besides the 100 wheelchairs to Pengpu disabled people, there were 3 wheelchairs given to a town hospital in Hebei province and 66 wheelchairs to Hebei Liming Children’s welfare center.

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