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One Wheelchair at a Time (Spanish)
Este vídeo es un perfil del trabajo hecho por la fundación silla de ruedas e incluye un mensaje inspirador del fundador Kenneth E. Behring.
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JDC Programs for Global Disabled Offer Paths to Fuller Lives
New York, NY, October 5, 2009—Across the globe, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is making life more meaningful for people with disabilities. Whether it’s a blind, 88-year-old Romanian Jew or a 17-year-old Tunisian with Down syndrome, JDC’s high-impact programs – found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union – ensure…
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Three women to receive ‘Unsung Hero’ awards
The 21st Century Leaders Foundation will honour three women at their inaugural awards ceremony on Friday at Grand Hyatt Doha. Qataris Eman Ahmed al-Obaidli and Sara Mohamed al-Shamlan, and Palestinian Helen Shehadeh will be the first recipients of the Unsung Hero Award. The Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards was established this year to mark the…
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Kauai resort developer David Walters
Longtime Kauai North Shore resident David E. Walters, a resort and residential developer who gave millions to charity, died Oct. 17. He was 65. Walters was born Nov. 23, 1943, in Iowa. He spent his youth in Aberdeen, Idaho, and much of his adult life on Kauai. He had an engineering degree from the University…
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Marine turned decorator addresses Eumathians
The October meeting of the Eumathian Club was held at Ellison Street Interiors located at 108 West Ellison St in Old Town Burleson. Scott Lynch, a former Marine with 22 years in the military in C130 aircraft, traveled extensively, and he said he always made good use of his free time by visiting local markets…
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The Church Lady: A time for remembrance
It was a time to remember. It was a time to honor. Marco Lutheran Church, in conjunction with Avow Hospice, hosted a Remembering Service Monday evening on Nov. 9. It was a time to honor the memories of loved ones and reflect upon the gift of life through music, song, readings and candle lighting. Two…
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Counterpart International Assists the Disabled People of Georgia with LDS-Donated Wheelchairs
Counterpart International’s (Counterpart) Community & Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP) and Georgian Non-Governmental Organization “Adamiani” arranged a joint charity event in the park of House of Culture of Mtskheta. New wheelchairs worth $6,372 donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) were distributed to 108 disabled local residents and internally displaced people located…
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Cal Poly students donate wheelchairs to people in Oaxaca, Mexico
For three decades, a disabled man living in Oaxaca, Mexico, named Francisco didn’t have a wheelchair. A train accident left him paralyzed, and he was too poor to afford one. So when Cal Poly students delivered a wheelchair to him in July, Francisco broke down crying. He wasn’t the only one in tears. About 30…
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Blessings From Africa
Heidi Schlotfeldt, from Rustenburg in Africa, sent us pictures and blessings and is overjoyed that Solomon Phiri has regained his mobility. Solomon, who is the wheelchair recipient, was not in attendance to receive his wheelchair at the time of distribution. Solomon suffered a stroke and is paralyzed on the right side of the body. Heidi…
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Local Disabled Gets New Set of Wheels
James Swanson, past president of the Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord Sunrise would like to thank the Wheelchair Foundation for donating a brand new wheelchair to Dick Peppin, who is also a member of the Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord Sunrise. Dick had been using a wheelchair on loan to him from the Salvation Army. …
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