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The Wheelchair Foundation: Giving Hope – Gaining Purpose
This article taken in it’s entirety and written by Jody Morgan appeared in both the Danville Today News as well as the Alamo Today. The Wheelchair Foundation has delivered nearly 920,000 wheelchairs in over 150 countries since its inception in 2000. As founder Kenneth Behring’s original goal of giving one million wheelchairs to disabled…
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Fundraising for Fiji
Fiji-born American helps bring mobility to native land.
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Rotary Clubs Bring Mobility to Mazatlan, Mexico
Rotarians and Interact Club students continue 11-year mission of helping those in need.
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Rotarian Friendship: A Lasting Legacy
The Gift of Mobility By: Allison Meagher Paoli We all have a story. Actually, we all have many stories; some are happy and some are not, some are of struggle and hardship, and some are inspirational stories of triumph. This narrative is a combination of each of these elements. It is my honor and privilege…
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Our Continuing Efforts to Help Haiti
A year has passed since the catastrophic Haitian Earthquake and the need for wheelchairs still remains high – but the Wheelchair Foundation has more on the way.
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Chilean Rotarians Find Road to Purpose
Chilean Rotarians find Road to Purpose amidst the ashes of their home.
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Rotarians deliver wheelchairs to Bolivia
Members of Madera Sunrise Rotary and Madera Rotary clubs were joined by Rotarians from Patterson and Sonora to deliver wheelchairs to the physically disabled in Bolivia who need but cannot afford them. Working with the Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Rotary Club, a total of 280 wheelchairs were delivered May 12-19. Local Rotarians, under the direction of…
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Coastside teens glimpse another world
El Granada resident Evelyn Moseley, 16, knew only a little Spanish, but had no problem connecting to the young woman in Mazatlan, Mexico, whom she had just lifted into a wheelchair. In halting Spanish, Moseley asked the Mexican girl about herself — and learned they shared much in common. “I asked her age, and she…
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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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Al Hussein Society Winter Issue
Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. The articles you find within will give you a little idea of some of the events and developments at AHS. This academic year we have one hundred students in the school and have opened up an extra Grade One class. The occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psycho/social therapy departments continue to…