Category: Press Releases

  • Arrowood Vineyards and Winery Holds Fundraising Drive for The Wheelchair Foundation

    (Glen Ellen, CA) – On April 17, 2010, Arrowood Vineyards & Winery will donate the proceeds of their tasting fees to the third annual Wine for Wheelchairs fundraising drive benefiting The Wheelchair Foundation. For the occasion, the winery will be pouring a selection of newly released wines and a library vertical of the highly acclaimed…

  • 8th Annual Music on Eagle Ridge

      The Behrings & Wheelchair Foundation invite you to the Behring Estate in Blackhawk, California.   Hosted Reserve Wines Silent Auction Pre-Dinner Entertainment Dinner by Scott’s Seafood Live Music (to be announced)   General Admission: $200 General Table: $2000 VIP Admission: $300 (Diamond Circle w/ Reserve Wine Flight Tasting) VIP Table: $3000 (Diamond Circle w/…

  • Antioch Rotary Wine for Wheels

    Antioch Rotary will be having their first Wine for Wheels event on June 5, 2010 in Antioch. For more information, email Allen Payton at rotary@adpayton.com Hor’s deouvres will be provided by the hostess and local restaurants… Regular Wine for Wheels format applies… a $25 or more donation requested with a bottle of wine to share,…

  • Russ & Sally Williams

    Join Russ and Sally Williams and bring Mobility, Hope and Freedom to those in need. A minimum donation of $25 is requested along with a bottle of wine to share, or a non alcoholic beverage, if you prefer. But, just so you know, a $75 dollar donation will be matched to deliver a wheelchair to…

  • Wine for Wheels at Marcellos Restaurant and Piano Bar – 2nd Seating

      “Be A Hero” to send wheelchairs to aid survivors of the massive earthquake in Chile.   The Wheelchair Foundation in partnership with Owners Jochan Wenzel and Amparo Del Rio of Marcellos Restaurant in Danville, CA will host and invite you for an evening of fine dining and fantastic music with friends and family.  …

  • Wine for Wheels at Marcellos Restaurant and Piano Bar – 1st Seating

      “Be A Hero” to send wheelchairs to aid survivors of the massive earthquake in Chile.   The Wheelchair Foundation in partnership with Owners Jochan Wenzel and Amparo Del Rio of Marcellos Restaurant in Danville, CA will host and invite you for an evening of fine dining and fantastic music with friends and family.  …

  • Italian Cajun Wine For Wheels Party

    Andy & Jackie Duhon invite you to a Italian Cajun Wine for Wheels Party at their home in Garland, Texas. For additional information call Jackie at (214) 883-8410. What happens when you get an Italian to host a party? Fun! Get together with friends for an evening, and at the same time positively change someone’s…

  • Local filmmaker redefines ‘disabled' with documentary

    The documentary “Unbeaten” follows five parapalegic wheelchair racers on a 267-mile monster race through Alaska. By Melonie Magruder / Special to The Malibu Times Telling the tales of the underdog seems to be a specialty of local filmmaker Steven C. Barber. Last year, the local documentarian assembled a team to tell the story of Leon…

  • A Letter From Charles R. Cook from the Rotary Club of Soldotna, AK

    On behalf of the Masaya, Nicaragua; Soldotna Alaska, Foster City California, and Marion N.C. Rotary Clubs we would like to thank The Wheelchair Foundation for their commitment to provide Wheelchairs to the world. This successful project could not have happened without everyone working together! This project included an eight member team from Soldotna, Alaska Rotary…

  • Make Buildings Accessible To The Challenged

      The Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has directed institutions responsible for issuing permits for public buildings not to do so for buildings that are not designed to make them accessible to the physically challenged.  He said although the Disability Law had been promulgated, permits were still issued on buildings which had disregarded the needs…