Greetings and Happy Friday!
January 20 , 2006
Here are some highlights of the week:
- Our first ever Run For Mobility Marathon in partnership with the Pacific Shoreline Marathon is just around the corner on February 5! It's not too late to sign up to walk or run or fundraise - please join us!
- Participate in the pre-event dinner on Friday, February 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort.
- We have been nominated for Reader’s Digest 2005 Hero of the Year honors. You have to vote for us to win!
- FWM is looking for Distribution Partners in developing countries! Partner organizationsmust be able to receive and distribute a full container of 550 wheelchairs. FWM will donate wheelchairs and ocean shipping; partner organizations will be responsible for inland transportation and clearance costs. Join us in transforming lives through the gift of mobility! Please visit our website and click Partners for an introduction and online application.
- Containers of wheelchairs are en route to Peru, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Philippines, Tonga, Fiji and Brazil!
This story comes from our Director of Development, Kelley McGregor, who recently distributed wheelchairs with a team in Chile!
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
We arrived at a home to
deliver a wheelchair to Jorge. Jorge is 82 years old and had been confined
to his bed for two years after losing his foot in a copper mining accident.
He immediately wanted to get into the wheelchair, the freedom it offered
was not lost on him, so we helped him in and rolled him outside. The
arrival of a van of Americans caused quite a stir in the neighborhoods
and several people had gathered outside. One was a woman, Anna Maria,
who is 86.
Anna Maria received a FWM wheelchair several months ago and lives across the street. As the two wheelchair recipients greeted each other for the first time in years, the neighbors began to joke that they would make a good couple! The two smiled and blushed at their new found freedom and opportunities!