Tag: wheelchair distributions

  • Wheelchair Foundation, the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley, California and East Meets West Foundation visit Vietnam

    In November of 2012, Wheelchair Foundation, the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley, California and East Meets West Foundation partnered together to distribute 260 All Terrain Wheelchairs and 60 Basketball and Tennis Sports Wheelchairs throughout the country of Vietnam. On November 9th, 2012, Wheelchair Foundation, the Vietnam Veterans of Diablo Valley, and East Meets West presented…

  • Peru via Princeton

    Images Courtesy of John Merrill/Merrill Images The Princeton Class of 1977 delivers the gift of mobility to some of the most remote parts of Peru. Story by Donna Freeman Princeton Class of 1977. Bill and I arrived in Peru on July 24th, 12 days in advance of the August 4th rendezvous date. We traveled to…

  • Fundraising for Fiji

    Fiji-born American helps bring mobility to native land.

  • Painting a Picture of Hope

    World-renowned artist George Sumner and wife, Donnalei, join the Wheelchair Foundation team to deliver wheelchairs in poverty-stricken neighborhoods outside of Cabo.

  • Delivering Mobility in Ghana & Mali

    African recipients arrive on hands and knees and leave in new red wheelchairs.

  • Update from Continuing Promise 2011

    Continuing Promise 2011 delivers wheelchairs in Acajutla, El Salvador.

  • 100 Wheelchairs to the Disabled People at Pengpu Community, Shanghai

    With the funding raised by Brits Abroad Shanghai, the Wheelchair Foundation announced the donation of 100 wheelchairs to Shanghai Pengpu Community.

  • 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…