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Nicolai Honored with "Inspiration Award"

Nicolai was recently honored in Beverly Hills, CA, by Shane’s Inspiration as their 2008 “Inspiration Award” recipient.  With the help of this non-profit organization, he returned to Africa in December 2007 to witness firsthand and personally help distribute the wheelchairs to those in desperate need of mobility.  Actress Dakota Fanning was the presenter of this award at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel that evening as shown in this photograph.  It was a beautiful night of celebration, and Free Wheelchair Mission completely agrees with Shane’s Inspiration that Nicolai truly is a remarkable inspiration to everyone!

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Nicolai returned to Tanzania to help
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Nico's Climb
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13-year old Nicolai Calabria, born with only one leg, set out to climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa on Tuesday, August 28, with his father, Carl. He completed his mission on Tuesday, September 4, and surpassed his goal of raising at least $25,000 for “Free Wheelchair Mission.” Nico’s initial goal was to raise $25,000, which would have provided 550 wheelchairs to the poorest of the poor in Tanzania. To date he has raised more than $75,000 and continues to transform lives through the gift of mobility. Click on the photo above to share the Calabria’s incredible journey through Carl’s beautiful images and words.

 


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