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  • A Story Of Friendship, Hope and Mobility

    David Behring, the President of Wheelchair Foundation, tells a brief story of how meeting a young wheelchair recipient in Vietnam has turned into a lifetime friendship. Tran Nghia was a 17 year old high school girl in Hanoi when I first met her.  She had been born with a neurological disorder that never allowed her…

  • 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…

  • Peru Through The Eyes of Youth

    This story was written by Laura Perkowski, the 24 year old daughter of Princeton Alum Ron Perkowski. Princeton Alumni w/ their children at 15K feet. “Our first full day was on Sunday, normally the day of rest. We, instead, boarded a bus at 6 AM to catch the train at 8 AM, where we rode…

  • 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.

  • Wheelchair Foundation Named 2012 Charitable Organization of the Year

    Danville Area Chamber of Commerce commends community at award ceremony.

  • Triopia Concerts Raise Funds for the Wheelchair Foundation

    Triopia music director Jeremy Bartunek wants children to understand that trophies may be fun, but it’s more important to change lives.

  • Rotary Clubs Bring Mobility to Mazatlan, Mexico

    Rotarians and Interact Club students continue 11-year mission of helping those in need.