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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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • A Journey On Common Ground

    This video features clips from all around the world as mobility is given to thousands.

  • Changing Lives Around the World

    This video features clips from around the world as the lives of many people with physical disabilities are changed.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.