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Charitable Group Del Corazon Donates $21,000 to Rotary’s Wheelchair Fund
This article was redistributed from it’s original article written by Jeb Bing of the Pleasanton Weekly and can be found here. Donation matches club’s fund for delivery of 280 wheelchairs to disabled in Peru Del Corazon, a charitable group that raises money to assist the disabled, has donated $21,000 to the Rotary Club of Pleasanton,…
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Walnut Creek Rotary 5160 – Costa Rica Wheelchairs Project
This International Service Project will provide regular and all-terrain wheelchairs to needy disabled children and adults in Costa Rica. The wheelchairs will be purchased through the Wheelchair Foundation and shipped by ocean container to Costa Rica. Assistance in Costa Rica is being provided by the Rotary Clubs of San Pedro/Curridabad, La Guaria Morava, and Cartago,…
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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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At Home For The Holidays
Come and celebrate a new Christmas and Holiday store located in the Danville Livery! The GRAND OPENING is on Friday, November 12th from 10am until 8pm. This day only you will save 30% on your entire purchase!! With your generous donation of $5 or more to Wheelchair Foundation, you may choose any ornament from our…
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South African Dealership Pays It Forward
This article is reproduced in full via News 24 in South Africa. The original post can be viewed by clicking here. ALBERT Tamontino was the happy recipient of a new wheelchair on Monday as part of motor dealership Mark White Nissan’s “Change your Wheels, Change a Life” campaign. Tramontino turned 87 on 29 July, and…
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Students Raise Thousands For Wheelchair Foundation
This story borrowed in it’s entirety from NBC15.com. The original post can be read by clicking here. Students at Northside Elementary in Monroe say they just wanted to do something to spread kindness. Thousands of dollars later, they’re impacting the lives of people all over the world. “The students are more than eager to help…
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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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Giving The Gift of Mobility – A Letter From Wheelchair Foundation President David Behring
Dear Friends, We take Mobility for granted – a basic right that so many have never experienced. I’ll bet you have no idea that over a hundred million people worldwide lack mobility. Without a wheelchair, their options are limited in ways beyond our comprehension. Because of your exceedingly generous donations since June of 2000, Wheelchair…
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WWII veterans return home from 'Honor Flight'
This story borrowed and re-published in full from the KTVU Channel 2 News Website Thanks to you, our donors, we were able to provide mobility to these veterans that served in WWII during their trip to Washington D.C on an “Honor Flight”. SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area World War II veterans who took an “honor flight”…
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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…