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Marco DiGiulio helps deliver wheelchairs
During this holiday season many of us who are more fortunate give to charities to help out those who are in need. Over 150 million children, teens and adults worldwide are in need of a wheelchair but cannot afford one. Our own Chief Winemaking Overlord, Marco DiGiulio, was in Belize this past weekend to help…
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Clyde Beal: Group of local painters support Wheelchair Foundation among many other charities
If you’ve ever had the occasion to visit HIMG on Route 60 East, you’d have to admit, it would be nearly impossible to not become attached to at least one of the beautiful watercolor paintings there. Resembling a starving artist sale, the paintings adorn the long corridors leading to various offices. With all there shapes,…
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International Wheelchair Foundation donates 35 wheelchairs to San Pedro
The International Wheelchair Foundation handed over wheelchairs to 35 people in San Pedro Town on Wednesday afternoon. The donation was made in a special ceremony at the San Pedro Town Central Park. Since 2006, The International Wheelchair Foundation has been visiting Belize and this year 206 wheelchairs will be distributed countrywide. One of the volunteers…
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Mt Kili in a Wheelchair 12/9/2009 @ 9:30PM – Joe Hackman on Blog Talk Radio
Joe Hackman will be conducting his inaugural show @ 9:30PM, Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009. Joe Hackman will be interviewing Bob “Fourwheelbob” Coomber about his efforts to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair. SOURCE: Blog Talk Radio
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Wheelchair Foundation Donates
Those of us who can move about on our own power will never know the hardships that the wheel-chair bound have to endure every day. Apart from their state of immobility, access to public facilities is rarely offered for these persons – and so they are left as outsiders. But there’s one level even more…
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Benefit Concert for Wheelchair Foundation
Diabetes is the number one killer in Belize but what you may not know is that there is a growing number of Belizeans who have been left disabled because of the chronic illness. Many are handicapped and simply are unable to live a normal life without the aid of a wheel chair. And while there…
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Carson City Allstate Agent Acquires $500 Grant for Wheelchair Foundation
Carson City Allstate agent Jay Roberts is recognized and receives a $500 grant to the Wheelchair Foundation for which he volunteers. The Allstate Agency Hands in the Community grant program recognizes exclusive agents and personal financial representatives for outstanding commitment to community service with a $500 donation to the charitable organizations for which they volunteer.…
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Wheelchair Foundation & the Behring Family present: Wheeling In the New Year
Join the Wheelchair Foundation, Wine for Wheels, and the Behring Family to wheel in the New Year with Dignity by giving Mobility to those in need. For ticket information call Jeff Behring at 925.648.3829 or email jeffbehring@wineforwheels.org Event Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009 Event Time: 8:00pm – 12:30am Event Location: Behring Residence on Eagle Ridge Place…
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Musical Chairs fundraiser and evening of Latin Dance in Truckee
Support the Truckee High School Interact Club as it hosts a fundraiser for the Wheelchair Foundation Musical Chairs Fundraiser. Onehundred percent of proceeds go to the Wheelchair Foundation to buy wheelchairs for people around the world. Learn Salsa and other Latin dances in a one hour lesson, then practice your skills in the dance that…
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Immunizing Ethiopia one child at a time
During a trip to Ethiopia last month, Christiana Flessner witnessed firsthand the effects of polio. She watched a woman sacrifice her wages to carry her 14-year-old disabled son to school, and saw a crippled man wear sandals on his hands to protect them from the rough ground he was forced to crawl on. “People have…