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2023
- Turkana Wellwishers Gift Wheelchair to Boy Carried Daily to School by Young Girl
(Tuko News, July 17, 2023) - Embracing Diversity and Inclusion (page 26)
(OCBJ, July 10, 2023) - Don Schoendorfer: From The Ground Up, Elevating With Wheels
(Team Peri Step Out of Line Podcast, July 6, 2023) - Free Wheelchair Mission Partners with Krypton Industries to Expand Wheelchair Production
(EIN Presswire, June 28, 2023) - Freedom to Move with Dr. Don Schoendorfer
(Guys Like Us Podcast, May 5, 2023) - Nuka Solomon
(RAPT Interviews, April 12, 2023) - "Mobility for All" Program Has Extended Registrations
(Norte FM 104.9, March 30, 2023) - EPISODE #121: An MIT Engineer Learns Success Begins With Surrender
(Charisma Podcast Network: Influencers Podcast, March 21, 2023) - How This Nonprofit is Providing the Gift of Mobility to People All Over the World
(Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, March 20, 2023) - CBF Conversations: Don Schoendorfer, Free Wheelchair Mission
(CBF Podcast, March 19, 2023) - Don Schoendorfer: Free Wheelchair Mission
(The Perspective TV, March 15, 2023) - Don Schoendorfer // A Heart For Others & A Mission to Bring Mobility to the World
(It's Time for Coffee Podcast, March 8, 2023) - Dismantling the Definition: Columbia Student Spreads Message of ‘Your disability doesn’t define you’ Through Clothing Brand
(The Columbia Chronicle, March 1, 2023) - Advisors Mortgage Group’s Lake Forest, California, Sales Director Part of Webinar on Philanthropy
(Globe Newswire, February 28, 2023) - Prayer Link - February 27, 2023: Don Schoendorfer
(Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), February 27, 2023) - Compassion Turns your Talents into Gifts {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
(Soaring with Him, February 13, 2023) - Dr. Don Schoendorfer on The Katie McGrady Show
(The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM, February 13, 2023) - God-Sized Stories with Patricia Holbrook
(Buzzsprout.com, February 12, 2023) - Compassion Turns Your Talents into Gifts
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 10, 2023;
access may require a subscription) - Add Recurring Revenue to Your Business with Memberships (begins at 45 minute mark)
(Passage to Profit, February 5, 2023) - Mobility Project for All of the Rotary Club of Andradina Integration (in Spanish)
(Portal Folah Regional, January 25, 2023) - Rotary Cruzeiro do Sul Makes Wheelchair Donation to Neonatal and Pediatric ICU (in Spanish)
(Ata News, January 20, 2023) - Univision Noticias 24/7 (Spanish)
(January 19, 2023) - The Power Hour with Pat Williams - January 14, 2023 (begins at ~27 minute mark)
(The Word Orlando - AM 990 & FM 101.5, January 14, 2023) - Mornings with Ed: Don Schoendofer - Miracle Wheels
(KXFM, January 9, 2023) - I Saw a Woman Who Needed a Wheelchair Drag Herself Across a Street. Now I’ve Given Away 1 Million Wheelchairs
(FOX News, January 7, 2023)
2022
- The Heroes of 2022
(Charity Matters, December 28, 2022) - Charisma News Podcast: Disabled Lives Changed After Receiving A Wheelchair
(December 22, 2022) - FFTP and Free Wheelchair Mission Give the Gift of Mobility
(Food For The Poor, December 19, 2022) - Your Ultimate List of Gifts That Keep on Giving
(The Ethel-AARP, December 12, 2022) - Don Schoendorfer
(RAPT Interviews, December 7, 2022) - Dr. Don Schoendorfer talks about his new book 'Miracle Wheels'
(Good Morning America 3, December 6, 2022) - CFN Live - December 6, 2022 (starting at the 30:20 mark)
(Catholic Faith Network, December 6, 2022) - Nonprofit Jenni Podcast: Episode 173: Volunteer Management + Gifts That Give Back (segment begins at ~2:22)
(November 28, 2022) - Charity Matters Podcast: Episode 51: Free Wheelchair Mission
(November 17, 2022) - These Retrofitted Plastic Chairs Address Basic Mobility Needs in Developing Countries
(DesignBoom, November 14, 2022) - Polymers Tackle Disability
(PlasticsleMag, November 8, 2022) - "Miracle Wheels" The Story of a Mission to Bring Mobility to the World is a new book being released on December 6th
(Today in Nashville, November 1, 2022) - He’s Given Away 1.3 MILLION FREE WHEELCHAIRS!
(Huckabee's Huck's Heroes, October 29, 2022) - Making Something From Nothing: Don Schoendorfer of Free Wheelchair Mission On How To Go From Idea To Launch
(Authority Magazine, October 28, 2022) - Game Plan for Life Podcast: Don Schoendorfer
(October 21, 2022) - Impact Driven Leadership Podcast: A Mission of Mobility with Don Schoendorfer & Nuka Solomon
(October 14, 2022) - Free Wheelchair Mission Announces New Book From Founder Don Schoendorfer
(EIN Presswire, October 12, 2022) - Wheelchairs Offer Independence and Dignity
(Chronicle of Philanthropy, October 4, 2022) - That Makes Total Sense! Podcast: Episode #164 Don Schoendorfer
(October 3, 2022) - Free Wheelchair Mission Sending 1,176 Wheelchairs to Ukraine
(EIN Presswire, September 21, 2022) - Women in Business Awards (Nuka Solomon feature pg. 76)
(OCBJ, September 12, 2022) - Free Wheelchair Mission Raises More Than 1.9 Million
(Newport Beach Living Magazine, September 2022) - Free Wheelchair Mission-USA Builds Capacity Of Distribution Partners In Ghana
(DisabilityNewsGH.com, August 27, 2022) - Nuka Solomon of Free Wheelchair Mission (accessiBe's Spotlight Sessions)
(August 23, 2022) - Free Wheelchair Mission Welcomes Finance Leader to Board of Directors
(EIN Presswire, August 16, 2022) - OCBJ Philanthropy Column (featuring Miracle of Mobility 2022)
(OCBJ, August 4, 2022) - Free Wheelchair Mission Raises $1.92 Million with Miracle of Mobility Live Events
(EIN Presswire, July 27, 2022) - Rotary Club Donates to Four Area Nonprofits
(The San Diego Union Tribune, July 21, 2022) - "Free Wheelchair Mission" with Marty Hartman
(WBFJ, July 7, 2022) - Get to Know— Free Wheelchair Mission
(Newport Beach Living Magazine, July 2022) - Nonprofit Jenni Podcast: Fundraising Plans and Corporate Partnerships
(June 6, 2022) - Nonprofit Distributes 1.3 Million Wheelchairs to Developing Countries
(AmeriDisability, April 27, 2022) - Good Life TV: Interview with Don Schoendorfer
(February 25, 2022) - OCBJ 2022 Charity Event Guide
(Orange County Business Journal, January 31, 2022) - Nonstop Nonprofit Podcast: It Takes A Team: How Free Wheelchair Mission's Focus on Infrastructure Stimulates Big Growth
(January 26, 2022) - Wisdom for Nonprofits Podcast: How to Grow a Nonprofit with an International Footprint
(January 7, 2022)
2021
- Applied Medical's Services Go Beyond Healthcare (subscription required)
(OCBJ, December 13, 2021) - loanDepot concludes week of giving with $50,000 donation to Free Wheelchair Mission
(December 6, 2021) - Free Wheelchair Mission Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors
(November 17, 2021) - How Free Wheelchair Mission Evolves a Movement They Started 20 Years Ago
(PhotoShelter, October 20, 2021) - How Free Wheelchair Mission is Transforming Lives Through the Gift of Mobility
(PhotoShelter, September 17, 2021) - The Role of Community in eLearning Success
(Humentum, September 16, 2021) - Philanthropy
(OCBJ, August 22, 2021) - Haiti Earthquake: How You Can Help
(Sun Sentinel, August 23, 2021) - Christian Group Witnesses Spiritual Hunger in Haiti Amid Tragedies; Death Toll Rises to 2,100
(The Christian Post, August 19, 2021) - Free Wheelchair Mission Sending 2,500 Wheelchairs to Haiti in Response to Devastating Earthquake
(August 19, 2021) - Here’s a List of Organizations to Help Haiti Following the Deadly Earthquake
(Boston.com, August 18, 2021) - How to Help Haiti Earthquake Victims: List of Organizations Accepting Donations & More
(Local 10.com, August 17, 2021) - Ada, South Tongu Persons With Disabilities get Wheelchairs
(Modern Ghana, August 14, 2021) - Irvine-Based Nonprofit Raises $1.7 Million For Wheelchair Users
(Patch, August 9, 2021) - Free Wheelchair Mission Raises $1.7 Million with Hybrid Miracle of Mobility Live
(EIN Presswire, August 4, 2021) - Southern California Charity Distributes Free Wheelchairs Across the World
(The Epoch Times, July 25, 2021) - Free Wheelchair Mission: The Miracle of Mobility
(Precinct Reporter Group News, July 15, 2021) - Nonprofit Fundraising Exchange Podcast: Major Gift Fundraising with Nuka Solomon
(July 9, 2021) - Xplore Journal: Issue 1
(May 27, 2021) - Volunteers Will Participate in Expedition to Deliver Wheelchairs to Indigenous People (article in Portuguese)
(Tribuna, May 8, 2021) - Vanguard University: Global Education and Outreach Instagram Live Interview with Nuka Solomon
(April 26, 2021) - Philanthropy (subscription required)
(OCBJ, March 21, 2021) - Hsieh’s Fight Against COVID-19 (subscription required)
OCBJ, January 3, 2021)
2020
- Free Wheelchair Mission Selected to Receive a $100,000 Donation From loanDepot to Transform 1,250 Lives
(December 15, 2020) - OC Leader Board
(OCBJ, November 22, 2020) - Irvine-Based Nonprofit Provides Over 1 Million Wheelchairs to Those in Need
(Irvine Community News and Views, October 24, 2020) - Nonprofit Thursdays with M. Gasby Brown Podcast featuring Nuka Solomon
(October 22, 2020) - Lenders Extend Help to Nonprofits During COVID-19
(Mortgage Professional America, September 14, 2020) - Mobility Matters: How one Costa Rica Nonprofit has Changed Thousands of Lives
(The Tico Times, September 9, 2020) - Free Wheelchair Mission Exceeds Expectations by Raising $1.5 Million at Miracle of Mobility Live
(PR Newswire, July 29, 2020) - The John Chapman Show Podcast: Giving the Gift of Mobility with Free Wheelchair Mission's CEO Nuka Solomon
(June 2020) - A Guide to Helping and Getting Help During the Coronavirus Crisis
(CNN, updated June 30, 2020) - How You Can Help Victims of the Coronavirus Pandemic
(The New York Times, April 27, 2020) - Meet Nuka Solomon, the Woman Running a Charity that Supplies Free Wheelchairs to Those in Need Around the World
(Travel Noire, April 22, 2020) - Free Wheelchair Mission Story - Hawk Ridge Systems
(Hawk Ridge Systems, January 7, 2020)
2019
- The Wheelchoir
(Boise Weekly, December 18, 2019) - Free Wheelchair Mission Gala Raises $1.8M
(Newport Beach Independent, September 29, 2019) - Free Wheelchair Mission Donations top $1.8 Million at Miracle of Mobility Gala
(Orange County Register, August 2, 2019) - Virtual Reality Showcases the Impact of Free Wheelchair Mission
(OC Weekly, August 2, 2019) - Free Wheelchair Mission Launches Fundraising Event with VR Experience
(AR Post, July 25, 2019) - Irvine Non-Profit Changes Lives Amidst Worldwide Wheelchair Shortage
(Spectrum News, July 17, 2019) - Invacare Europe's new partnership with Free Wheelchair Mission: Together, for mobility
(July 9, 2019) - Chef Works Cares Announces 2019 Grant Winners
(Chef Works, July 5, 2019) - AIB2B & ABAOC Raise Nearly $1,000 for "Free Wheelchair Mission"
(Los Angeles Post, June 24, 2019)
2018
- Wheelchair Ministry in Vietnam Frees People to Earn a Living
(Global Sisters Report, November 12, 2018) - Free Wheelchair Mission Founder Speaks at Stanford University on Social Entrepreneurship
(PR.com, November 8, 2018) - Mandela's Granddaughter to Deliver Keynote at Free Wheelchair Mission Event in Costa Mesa
(Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2018) - [VIDEO] Interview with Don Schoendorfer
(ABC 7 Eyewitness News, April 3, 2018) - Engineering Alumnus Changing Lives Globally with Free Wheelchair Mission
(Columbia Alumni News, January 19, 2018)
2017
- Adults and Children with Disabilities Receive Wheelchairs in Costa Rica
(Q Costa Rica, December 28, 2017) - Free Wheelchair Mission Gala Fundraiser Corona Del Mar
(Patch.com, December 11, 2017) - Stuart Rattray: Living the Mission
(Zip06.com; October 25, 2017) - "They get People off the Ground": Irvine Organization Celebrates Donation of 1 Million Wheelchairs
(Los Angeles Times, July 16, 2017) - 1 Million Wheelchair Donations and Irvine Nonprofit Keeps Rolling
(Orange County Register, July 13, 2017) - Disabled Man's Life Transformed by Wheelchair
(KHOU News, July 12, 2017)
2015
- 550 Wheelchairs for Persons with Disabilities
(Jamaica Information Service, April 13, 2015)
2013
- More Free Wheelchairs for Jamaica's Disabled
(Jamaica Observer, March 13, 2013)
2012
- Newport's Most Influential
(Newport Beach Magazine, November 7, 2012)
2011
- Irvine Man to Bring Wheelchairs to Zambia
(ABC 7 Eyewitness News, June 6, 2011) - Interview with Don Schoendorfer
(OC Register, April 7, 2011) - An Engineer Brings Mobility to Thousands
(Vocational Stewardship, March 27, 2011) - FWM, Sathyam get Together to Distribute Free Wheelchairs
(The Christian Messenger, February 16, 2011)
2010 and earlier
- A Moving Image got this Wheelchair Maker Rolling
(Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2010) - Irvine Wheelchair Maker gets Civilian Medal of Honor
(OC Register, April 10, 2008) - Free Wheelchair Mission
(BBC News, May 31, 2006)