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Spare Change, Changing Lives
With the holidays upon us and children’s Christmas lists filled with the likes of the iPod shuffle, Game Boy Micro, and Xbox 360, there are three children from Pleasanton, CA with an attitude of gratitude and chose to give rather than receive. For the past year and a half the children have been putting their…
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Wheelchair Foundation Delivers Wheelchairs to Pakistan
A shipment of 560 wheelchairs arrived in Pakistan and was delivered shortly after the earthquake there. The shipment was arranged earlier through a donation from an expatriate Pakistani organization in New York. It arrived in the port of Karachi early in September. The wheelchairs were being transported from Karachi to Islamabad just after the earthquake…
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Morehead, Kentucky Sister Cites Pledges 100 Wheelchairs for Yangshou, China
Monday, October 17th was officially Sister Cities Wheelchairs for Peace Day in Rowan County and the city of Morehead, Kentucky. Dr. Ewell Scott started the evening by introducing County Judge/Executive Clyde Thomas and Morehead Mayor Brad Collins who read proclamations announcing the Wheelchairs for Peace Day. Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher also sent a proclamation that…
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Wheelchair Foundation Responds to Need
Responding to urgent calls for assistance, the Wheelchair Foundation announced it is delivering some 3,200 wheelchairs to victims of Hurricane Katrina. “We are shipping every available wheelchair in our inventory to Louisiana, Mississippi and other states to help our fellow Americans in this time of crisis,” said David Behring, president of the Wheelchair Foundation. “We…
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Katrina Victims in Desperate Need of Wheelchairs
“We’re in desperate need of wheelchairs,” said a frantic Linda Beason from the Houston Center for Independent Living. Beason continued, “The people of Houston have adopted the evacuees of Katrina and we want to help them as much as we can, including the ones with physical disabilities and the senior citizens. Thousands had to leave…
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Tempe Sister Cities to Aid Iraqis
The war in Iraq seems so remote from the comfortable lives we lead in the East Valley. It’s not like World War II where citizens felt a real engagement with the war. This is a questionable, dubious war whose conflict is beyond understanding. We mourn the tragic loss of lives in this struggle. For most…
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Bimmerworld Team Battles the Heat of Cleveland for a Season Best Finish
With high temperatures and strong competition BimmerWorld Racing once again finishes with two drivers in the top 10 at the exciting Grand Prix of Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio. The BimmerWorld Racing team arrived in Cleveland fresh and ready to race after the one month break in the Speed Touring Car schedule and it showed in…
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Tempe Sister Cities to Send Wheelchairs to Iraq
Tempe Sister Cities recently received a grant that will help it reach out to a partner city in Iraq and send wheelchairs to victims of wartime violence. Sister Cities International announced that its Tempe program will participate in its Partners for Peace project with Iraq. Tempe will help out the Iraqi city of Hilla, south…
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Happy 5th Birthday to the Wheelchair Foundation!
The Wheelchair Foundation has just turned 5-years-old today and is the world leader in delivering mobility into the lives of physically disabled citizens in 135 countries. The brain child of founder Kenneth E. Behring, the Wheelchair Foundation has delivered more than 370,000 wheelchairs, and changed the lives of an estimated 10 people with each wheelchair…
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Knights of Columbus Join Their Brothers and Sisters Across the Border to Bring Mobility to Those in Need
On April 5th, several members of the Knights of Columbus crossed the border into Mexico to deliver wheelchairs to people who needed them but could not afford them. The 4-day trip was a celebration of social and intellectual fellowship. The journey was well received by local organizations that helped locate and distribute the donated wheelchairs.…
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