International Wheelchair Foundation donates 35 wheelchairs to SP
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The International Wheelchair Foundation on Wednesday afternoon handed over wheel chairs to 35 people in San Pedro Town. The donation was made in a special ceremony at the San Pedro Town Central Park. Since 2006 The International Wheelchair Foundation has been visiting Belize and this year 206 wheelchair will be distributed countrywide.One of the volunteers of the International Wheelchair Foundation is Glenn Perry, who is a member of Sueño Del Mar. According to Perry, the international organization had donated over 800,000 wheelchairs in 140 countries. “Wheelchairs to us are the essence of goodness,” stated Perry. He added that, “it gives hope, it gives mobility and does not only change and individual and the family but also the community.”

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