Katrina Victims in Desperate Need of Wheelchairs

“We’re in desperate need of wheelchairs,” said a frantic Linda Beason from the Houston Center for Independent Living.  Beason continued, “The people of Houston have adopted the evacuees of Katrina and we want to help them as much as we can, including the ones with physical disabilities and the senior citizens.  Thousands had to leave their wheelchairs in order to escape the devastation of the storm.”

Approximately one million residents have been displaced because of the hurricane and thousands of these residents were physically disabled and senior citizens.  These individuals were forced to leave their wheelchairs behind as they boarded overcrowded buses headed to Houston and San Antonio.  With over 12,000 evacuees filling the Astrodome and thousands still waiting throughout Louisiana and Mississippi to be transported to safety, the overwhelming need for wheelchairs is obvious. 

As the country watches in horror at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many types of organizations and government agencies are doing what they can to help. The Wheelchair Foundation is joining in these relief efforts and is seeking your help.  For a simple $150 donation the Wheelchair Foundation will ship and deliver a brand new wheelchair to the victims suffering from Katrina.  To make an online donation to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina, please click below: 

To make a donation by mail or by phone, please click here. Please make checks payable to “Wheelchair Foundation Katrina Relief”.

The Wheelchair Foundation is a nonprofit 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 who needs one, but cannot afford one. For these people, the Wheelchair Foundation delivers Hope, Mobility and Freedom. For more information please visit our website at www.wheelchairfoundation.org or call (877) 378-3839.

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