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Peace Medal Winners
Michael Goodale, 21, whose mentorship encourages and motivates other youth to make their McQuesten neighbourhood a better place to live. He uses rap to help them express themselves and he’s the go-to guy for those looking for ways to engage teens. Melissa Ricci, 17, who fundraises for the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation, the Harvest for Hope,…
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Vietnam: Wheels of Change – Whirlwind from San Francisco State Univ.
Vietnam is a country in constant motion. Without a good set of wheels, it’s easy to get left behind. That’s especially true for Vietnamese wheelchair riders like Quan Dien. He lost his legs in the war with Cambodia in the early 1980s. “I fell once, because the ramp to the sidewalk was blocked,” he tells…
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The Rotary Club of Foster City’s Humanitarian trip to Mazatlan, Mexico (November 11 – 15, 2009)
Rotary’s spirit of giving was strongly reflected this week at Foster City’s ninth annual distribution of wheelchairs. Members of the Rotary Club of Foster City, under the direction of Club President Linda Grant and District 5150 Governor Riki Intner, were joined by members of the Belmont, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Novato, San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf,…
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A Journey On Common Ground
This video features clips from all around the world as mobility is given to thousands.
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Changing Lives Around the World
This video features clips from around the world as the lives of many people with physical disabilities are changed.
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I Want to Live
This early video showcases some of the lives we changed in the first 2 years of the Wheelchair Foundation’s worldwide mission, and features some of the champions of our cause.
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Wheelchair Trip Nicaragua
Rotarians from District 7670, including 4 generations of District governors, traveled to Leon and Chinandega, Nicaragua in November 2009 to distribute 260 wheelchairs they had sponsored. Frank Dean, who is District Governor elect, and a most enthusiastic supporter, said it all: “I love it when a plan comes together.” It did!
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Hands on Service, Changing Our World
This video highlights several wheelchair distributions of Rotary Clubs worldwide. Rotarians have embraced the mission of providing hope and mobility to thousands of disabled polio victims, war victims, and elderly.
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Oaxaca Wheelchair Project Video
In coordination with DIF Mexico, Cal Poly Wheelchair Foundation, and the Rotaract Club of Silicon Valley, we delivered over 1000 wheelchairs and 300 supply backpacks to the people of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was an amazing adventure- thank you to DIF, Carlos, Eva, Jeff, Fernanda & Karina for organizing this amazing experience for us.
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Wheelchair Trip Oaxaca
In coordination with DIF Mexico, Cal Poly Wheelchair Foundation, and the Rotaract Club of Silicon Valley, we delivered over 1000 wheelchairs and 300 supply backpacks to the people of Oaxaca, Mexico. It was an amazing adventure – thank you to DIF, Carlos, Eva, Jeff, Fernanda & Karina for organizing this amazing experience for us.