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Wheelchair Trip to the Philippines
This article is redistributed in full and was originally written by Jan Zitek of the Madera Sunrise Rotary Club in Madera, CA. Our Wheelchair Distribution by Rotary District 5220 began on March 7, 2016 from San Francisco with representatives from the Rotary Clubs of Escalon Sunrise, Madera Sunrise, Manteca, Sonora Sunrise, and Tracy Sunrise plus…
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Doing Good in the World
In February of this year, Rotarians from Western North Carolina, District 7670, traveled to the Philippines to deliver wheelchairs and other aid to the disabled and less fortunate Filipino citizens with Districts 3820 and 3810. District 3810 consists of clubs from Manila, Pasay, Cavite and Occidental Mindoro and District 3820 consists of clubs from the…
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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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Rotary Club of Dickson Donates Wheelchairs To Local Agency
Below is the press release regarding the Rotary Club of Dickson and their donation of wheelchairs to the Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor further information contact: 11.6.14Dale Qualls at 615.446.8939 Good Morning Rotary Donate Wheelchairs (DICKSON) – The Good Morning Rotary Club of Dickson recently acquired four wheelchairs from the…
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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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Australian Rotarians Walk Nearly 1,100 Miles To Provide Wheelchairs for Madagascar
Two “super keen but mad” Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Gosford North, AUSTRALIA, David Rivett and 2014 Gosford City Council Citizen of the Year Peter Pearce, are walking 1770km from the Scottish Highlands to Lands End in the UK to raise funds for Wheelchairs & Desks for Madagascar. A brand new wheelchair delivered by…
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Providing Mobility to Hermosillo, Mexico
In late January Rotary District 5490 visited Hermosillo, Mexico and distributed 110 wheelchairs. Rebecca Wilks, MD, a Past President of Peoria North Rotary Club, attended the distribution and wrote the below story. “I have some history with the Wheelchair Foundation. I’d read Ken Behring’s Book, Road to Purpose. Our club honors High School Students…
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Wheelchairs for Fiji
In August of 2013, Wheelchair Foundation shipped 110 wheelchairs to Fiji. Below are excerpts borrowed from the Fiji Sun.com news articles which you can read in their entirety here and here. Receiving 18 of the 110 delivered wheelchairs, the president of the Rotary Club of Fiji, Adrain Hughes, said wheelchairs were one of the most…
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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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Students at Pleasanton's Hart Middle Raise Funds for Danville Wheelchair Group
Article in it’s entirety from Tri-Valley Times on 3/7/2013 PLEASANTON — Robbie Brumm has new found empathy for the disabled after spending a day rolling around school in a wheelchair. “It was a little more work than I expected,” the 14-year-old said. “You have a different perspective in a wheelchair. Everyone else is able to…