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The Rotary Club of Pleasanton Delivers 280 Wheelchair to Mexico
This story is borrowed and republished in full courtesy of The Independent. The original article can be read by clicking here. Nine members of the Rotary Club of Pleasanton embarked on a service trip to Tulancingo, Mexico (Pleasanton’s Sister City) on October 16th to distribute 280 wheelchairs to the elderly and disabled. The trip is…
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The Fantastic Mr. Josh Burroughs
Josh Burroughs began his legacy of supporting Wheelchair Foundation in his college days at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. In August of 2008, Josh was a team leader among a group of students who traveled to Peru to distribute 400 wheelchairs. The students purchased these 400 wheelchairs through a year’s worth of work as a class…
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Turning The Wheels
This article is written by Jeremy Walsh of the San Ramon / Danville Express and can be viewed in it’s entirety here. Turning the wheels Wheelchair project aims to raise awareness, funds in San Ramon Valley schools Students in the San Ramon Valley and other parts of the Bay Area are learning valuable lessons…
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Group raises kids' awareness of disabilities
This article is borrowed from the Contra Costa Times and is shared in it’s entirety. To read the original article written by Robert Jordan click here. SAN RAMON — Don Routh’s lips still tremble and his eyes fight back tears as he recalls the day 34 years ago when doctors told him that his then…
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Giving The Gift of Mobility
Pleasanton students learn firsthand about worldwide need for wheelchairs by Glenn Wohltmann – This story first published in Pleasanton Weekly and PleasantonWeekly.com Dozens of Pleasanton elementary and middle school kids have a new perspective on what it means to be wheelchair bound. Schools teamed up with the Wheelchair Foundation to learn and to help…
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Scott's Restaurants – Oakland, California
This video was created on April 10, 2001 during a Scott’s sponsored wheelchair distribution at Jack London Square in Oakland, California.
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Noah's Bagels and California Professional Firefighters Join Forces to Provide Mobility in East Bay
Last June, the 81 Noah’s Bagels stores in California, Oregon and Washington kicked off a fund raising effort to provide free wheelchairs to people who need one but cannot afford one. Noah’s presented a check for over $50,000 to the Wheelchair Foundation, which will provide more than 600 wheelchairs to physically disabled individuals in these…
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Wheelchairs For Oakland, California
The Wheelchair Foundation, Scott’s Seafood Restaurant, Mayor Jerry Brown, and the Port of Oakland will host a delivery of wheelchairs to needy people at Jack London Square, April 10, 2001 at 1:00 pm. Scott’s Seafood Restaurant has donated 240 wheelchairs for the needy people of Oakland, which will be delivered by The Salvation Army. Scott’s…