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Wine & Wheelchairs: Attendees Doing Good While Drinking Well
SOURCE: B Line Events
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15 Year Old Organizes and Conducts Wheelchair Foundation Fundraiser
Amanda & Christie Huff On February 11, 2010, Christie Huff, a ninth grader at Stapley Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, held a benefit for the Wheelchair Foundation to raise money to send wheelchairs to Haiti. Christie sings at Pastis Delicatessen and Eurogrille one night each week and had initially planned to donate her tips one…
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Kiev: Hero City of the Ukraine
Kiev, the present capital of the Ukraine, received the title of Hero City in 1965, in recognition of the stalwart courage of thousands of volunteer citizens and the death-defying bravery of the resistance movement. The city of Kiev, on the western hilly shores of the Dniepner River, bravely resisted the Nazi blitzkrieg, defending the city…
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Lend a Helping Hand
Weeks ago I had been asked to provide dessert for a Wheelchair Foundation event that took place on Saturday night. Originally, I had thought there would be 60 people and the number grew to 100+ people who would be attending. If I had really thought about what I was agreeing to, it would have intimidated…
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Walnut Creek native Komsky readies for his first solo opera concert
George Komsky remembers how determined he was during his first couple of years in college to practice singing opera. Unable to do so at his university dorm, Komsky drove to a campus parking garage at 1 a.m., put on an opera CD, sat on a chair by his car door and — not to be…
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Success of the Plane to Haiti Mission
We just received this email about “Plane to Haiti”, a humanitarian mission put together by the Wheelchair Foundation. The mission was a powerful success, and it looks like they plan to continue making trips to care for the struggling survivors of the Haitian earthquake. We recommend watching the video, it is very moving. Greetings Everyone.…
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Plane to Haiti Mission 1 – Full Documentary
Plane to Haiti Mission 1 – Full Documentary from Dan Catullo on Vimeo. January 27, 2010- DC3 Global, Partnered with the Wheelchair Foundation- Launched it’s first Haiti Relief mission to bring 25 volunteers & medical professionals plus 10,000 lbs of medical supplies to earthquake ravaged Haiti. This is the story of what every day people…
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Countless Lost Limbs Alter Life in Haiti’s Ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — “Don’t cut off my leg!” Fabienne Jean screamed repeatedly as she was carried through the gates of the General Hospital here after the earthquake. “I’m a dancer. My leg is my livelihood. Please, don’t take my leg.” “It is a sad story,” Ms. Jean, 31, a slim, graceful woman who danced for…
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Plane-to-Haiti Haiti relief mission Preview
Plane-to-Haiti Haiti relief mission Preview from DC3 Music Group on Vimeo. On January 13, 2010, DC3 Global and The Wheelchair Foundation (partnered with MedShare) launched an ambitious mission to send a private plane full of medical supplies and doctors to Haiti. Over the following weeks, dozens of everyday people pulled together to accomplish and extraodinary…
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Haitian wreckage touches charity veteran
Jeff Behring is no stranger to need. He’s traveled to impoverished areas all over the world making deliveries with his family’s Wheelchair Foundation. When he returned to Port-au-Prince recently he was dismayed by the devastation. “I have never, ever seen anything like it,” said Behring about the devastation in the capital. “It’s hard to believe…