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Press and Media About Free Wheelchair Mission
2022
- Free Wheelchair Mission Welcomes Finance Leader to Board of Directors
(EIN Presswire, August 16, 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) - 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
- 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 23, 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)
2020
- Free Wheelchair Mission Selected to Receive a $100,000 Donation From loanDepot to Transform 1,250 Lives
(December 15, 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)