I remembered seeing something about these chairs on TV a while back and seeing the chair piqued my curiosity so when we got home I looked it up on the internet. It is called Free Wheelchair Mission. Their mission statement is "Transforming lives by sharing the gift of mobility with the physically disabled poor in developing countries as motivated by Jesus Christ".Free Wheelchair Mission was founded by a man name Don Schoendorfer in 1999 after being inspired by the sight of a crippled woman in Morocco crawling across a dirt road. His idea was to create a simple, rugged and inexpensive wheelchair that would be distributed free to those in need, on a non-discriminatory basis. As you can see from the picture, the wheelchairs are made using bicycle wheels and a molded plastic patio chair, talk about ingenious. It's waterproof, durable, comfortable to sit in for long periods, washable, it's made in many countries and you can easily drill holes in the arms and legs so it can be mounted on the frame. The cost of one wheelchair is under $50.00 In my opinion $50 bucks is hardly anything when you think of the huge way that one of these chairs could change the life of someone in need. I've seen the need here in India, believe me, it's real.
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That is an awesome wheelchair! I'll have to show the girls at work. Thanks for posting this.
So cute wheelchair....How many got this kind of wheelchair during the free wheelchair mission.
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