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Haiti, NGO’s and the Challenges Providing Aid
Joe Hackman discusses the challenges facing Non Government Organizations delivering aid internationally with Gerry Riley of the Wheelchair Foundation. Gerry Riley has been the Transportation and Logistics Manager for the Wheelchair Foundation since 2003. During that time, he has helped ship nearly 1,500 orders, a total of more than 650,000 wheelchairs, all over the world.…
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Creed, New Kids on the Block Team Up for Haiti
A motley crew of musicians manage to pull together $1 million to send medical relief to Haiti. In yet another much-needed and highly-coordinated effort, a plane carrying a whopping 10,000 pounds of medical supplies, along with doctors and medical staff took off out of Long Beach, CA at 11 a.m. today bound for Haiti’s quake-ravaged…
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Scott Stapp Waiting in Port-Au-Prince for ‘Plane to Haiti’ Relief Effort
In yet another distinct and inspiring relief effort for the Haiti earthquake disaster, a varied group of bands and musicians — including Scott Stapp (Creed), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Godsmack, Eve, Alter Bridge and New Kids on the Block — have given their support to “Plane to Haiti,” a humanitarian effort led by…
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New Kids On The Block and other celebrities donate money to Haiti via "Plane to Haiti"
New Kids on the Block have joined forces with other celebrities like David Archuleta and Godsmack to donate to the Wheelchair Foundation’s very own “Plane to Haiti.” “This urgent humanitarian mission will serve the devastated people of Haiti to provide over 3 tons of medical supplies, doctors, and medical staff. The plane is being loaded and…
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7th Annual Maroone Rotary 5K Run/Walk to benefit The Wheelchair Foundation
Date & Time Saturday, February 06, 2010 @ 7:30 AM Location Huizenga Plaza – SE Corner of Andrews Ave. and Las Olas Blvd. Fees $25 Pre-registration $30 on Race Day Event Closing Date Thursday, February 04, 2010 @ 9:00 PM Brief Description 7th Annual Maroone Rotary 5K Run/Walk to benefit The Wheelchair Foundation, Rotary Scholarship…
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Jessica Simpson Gathers Shoes, Lindsay Sells Leggings for Haiti Relief
All of a sudden, spending $65 on a sliver of shiny silver spandex makes sense. Lindsay Lohan has announced that 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of her 6126 brand “Fame” leggings will go to Save the Children, one of the aid groups working with earthquake victims in Haiti. “It is truly horrible what…
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GODSMACK, CREED, Others Help Send Supply Plane To Haiti
GODSMACK, CREED and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello are some of the music luminaries who have partnered with multi-media company DC3 Music Group to raise enough money to pack an MD-80 airplane with supplies and medical personnel and send it to Haiti. According to a press release, the plane is scheduled to leave…
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Dancing for the Stars to benefit the Wheelchair Foundation
Local celebrities will be paired with dance instructors to raise money for charity in the Colleyville Rotary Club’s “Dancing for the Stars.” The event from 7 to 11 p.m. on Feb. 6 will take place at the Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive in Colleyville, Texas. Money raised will benefit the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, End Polio…
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Wheelchairs To Help Chinese Locals See Expo
THE Wheelchair Foundation will donate 2,010 wheelchairs to local neighborhoods to help the disabled visit the 2010 World Expo, officials yesterday. Anyone who needs a wheelchair can borrow one from the neighborhood committee for free during the Expo, the global charity said. The project aimed to allow more disabled people and seniors to have the…
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