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Wheelchairs to El Salvador
In December of 2021, Wheelchair Foundation worked with Airline Ambassadors International, Kiwanis International, and US Army Southern Command to deliver 100 wheelchairs to the country of El Salvador to assist The Fund for the Protection of Disabled and Disabled as a Result of the Armed Conflict (FOPROLYD). The content below was written by Airline Ambassadors…
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Chair The Love Delivers Wheelchairs To Bahamas
We received the amazing story and photos below from Glen Mather and our partners from ChairTheLove.org in Florida. It’s Just a Wheelchair Like Any Other “The hurricanes last year have turned our Bahamian Islands upside down, and we have a desperate need for wheelchairs”. We got the e-mail back in November 2020, right in the…
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A Message From Wheelchair Foundation’s President
With 2021 coming to a close, we leave you with this brief message from Wheelchair Foundation President, David E. Behring.
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Thank You For Your Support
All of us at Wheelchair Foundation are exceedingly grateful for your continued support throughout this year, which has continued to prove challenging for many people. Due to your continued support in being one of our partners in mobility along with your generous contributions, we were able to complete a number of distributions to different parts…
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2021 Gift Of Mobility
Dear Friends, As the 2021 year draws to a close most of us feel a sense of frustration and anxiety with both the length and breadth of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has not faded into the rear-view mirror as expected or hoped and it continues to disrupt lives and businesses in so many different ways.…
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Honoring The Greatest Generation
We are remembering with great fondness Wheelchair Foundation President, David Behring’s trip-of-a-lifetime, the opportunity to join a group of volunteers and chaperone a Veteran on an Honor Flight to Washington, D. C. to see the memorials built in honor of their service and sacrifice in support of democracy. ~ by David Behring Over the years…
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CONTINUING IN THE SPIRIT OF KENNETH E. BEHRING – WHEELCHAIRS FOR RURAL AFRICA
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: >>> In Tanzania, along “Mosquito’s River,” Conservation Foundation Trust works with local tribal communities to reach disabled children, adults, and elderly in an area seldom visited by aid organizations. Traditional rural trade routes meet in areas where multiple Tribes have settled. In villages like Mto Wa Bbu, like any major cultural hub,…
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Surprises in Mexico
During this pandemic, we continue to be inspired by the determination of our amazing partners and donors that have made it their mission to continue alongside ours and provide mobility to individuals that need it but may not have the means to attain it. Below is a story from Glen Mather from Chair The Love,…
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Veterans Giving Back
Back To Vietnam Dear Friends, One year ago I joined a group of our Vietnam Veterans on a wheelchair trip to Vietnam where I saw old adversaries become new friends and that simple acts of kindness make the world a better place for both the givers and receivers. Let’s keep these thoughts in mind as…
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The Gift Of Mobility
Dear Friends, I just turned 65 and applied for Medicare. Fortunately, I have been in excellent health and have never spent a night in the hospital or needed surgery. Most of my friends are also active and healthy. I grew up adjacent to a large retirement community where the “active adults” played shuffleboard and bingo…
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