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Here are some of the people who used their own initiative in creating unique ways to raise funds for the "poorest of the poor" who are in need of wheelchairs. |
 In July, the Rev. Glen Warner expressed a hope to "mobilize the
community," in a common goal - to raise enough money to send 5,500
free wheelchairs through the Free Wheelchair Mission to Third World
countries. read article
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James & Maria Graham decided not to sign up for a traditional
registry but wanted to
include the Free Wheelchair Mission on theirwishlist. Friends
were invited to make a contribution to the mission instead of gifting the couple
with traditional gifts. |
Fifteen
year old Bryant Schulman of Laguna Beach is working for his Eagle
Scout badge by raising funds for 30 wheelchairs. 
read more |
The girls at Greenwich Academy's Lower School
in Greenwich, CT are thrilled to be donating $1129.00 to
the Free Wheelchair Mission. read
more |
 With
the goal of introducing friends and family to FWM and having fun doing
so, Susan Donnelly and her
husband a scheduled a fundraising party at the Bell in Hand Tavern
on May 27, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. read
more |
 Alexandra,
an 8 year-old girl from Southern CA, has committed to donating enough
of her own hard-earned money EACH MONTH to purchase one wheelchair.
Read her heart-warming story and
see her on video. Take her personal challenge and match her monthly
contribution with one of your own! read
more |
Susan Donnelly of Boston organizes runners
to run in the Boston Marathon on behalf of FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION. see
photos and results!!! |
 Going
the Extra Thousands of Miles,
a Newport Beach woman says wheelchairs taken to Fiji are like a "miracle
under a mango tree" to the
poor and disabled living on its islands. Read
her story from THE LOS
ANGELES TIMES. |
 I am writing as a proud mother of a soon to be 8 year old, who
along with his best friend decided they didn't need birthday presents
this
year. Instead at their birthday party today they asked their friends
for a small donation to the "wheelchair fund", as Christian calls it....this
party raised over $600...thank you for inspiring my son to know he
can make a difference. - Adriana Glosser, AZ. |
