Wheelchair Foundation News
Cal Poly students donate wheelchairs to people in Oaxaca, Mexico
For three decades, a disabled man living in Oaxaca, Mexico, named Francisco didn’t have a wheelchair. A train accident left him paralyzed, and he was too poor to afford one. So when Cal Poly students delivered a wheelchair to him in July,…
Blessings From Africa
Heidi Schlotfeldt, from Rustenburg in Africa, sent us pictures and blessings and is overjoyed that Solomon Phiri has regained his mobility. Solomon, who is the wheelchair recipient, was not in attendance to receive his wheelchair at the time…
Local Disabled Gets New Set of Wheels
James Swanson, past president of the Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord Sunrise would like to thank the Wheelchair Foundation for donating a brand new wheelchair to Dick Peppin, who is also a member of the Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord…
Witness to a Miracle
David A. Kleng visited a mosaic shop in Madaba, Jordan when he witnessed one of the many miracles our foundation offers.
David tried to meet with the volunteer who provided the wheelchair but was unable to converse with or get the name of the…
Richard Guthrie Turns Wheelchair into a Rocker
Richard Guthrie's mother has a penchant for movement in her wheelchair and damaged several walls in her home while bumping into them as she was watching TV. Richard of Early, Texas solved the problem by turning his mother's wheelchair into…
The Importance of the Partnership with the Wheelchair Foundation
Dr. Lloyd Eubank-Green, former president of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew in Kingston, Jamaica has distributed over 1,000 wheelchairs to needy Jamaicans.
Since 2002, Dr. Eubank-Green has been partnered with the Wheelchair Foundation after…
Sponsorship Program Expands
Due to the extraordinary generosity of our donors, the Wheelchair Foundation has delivered over 700,000 wheelchairs to children, teens and adults in 152 countries around the world since our establishment in June of 2000. Our program of delivering…
Al Hussein Society Winter Issue
Welcome to our Winter Newsletter.
The articles you find within will give you a little idea of some of the events and developments at AHS.
This academic year we have one hundred students in the school and have opened up an extra Grade One class.…
Inspiration Moves Student to Action
Hi there! My name is Austin Whitney. I am 18, an active athlete, student, and also a new paraplegic. I just graduated from high school in June, and was supposed to be attending the University of Michigan this fall. However on July 21st I was…
Tyson Tigers Raise Over $7,000 for Wheelchair Foundation
When Tyson Elementary Gifted and Talented teacher Cathy Crouch got the idea to do a fundraiser for the international Wheelchair Foundation last year, she hoped that each grade at the school would raise at least $75. The Tigers ended up raising…