Founded in 2001, Free Wheelchair Mission is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing wheelchairs for the impoverished disabled in developing nations. Headquartered in Irvine, California, FWM works around the world in partnership with a vast network of humanitarian, faith-based and government organizations, sending wheelchairs to hundreds of thousands of disabled people, providing not only the gift of mobility, but of dignity, independence, and hope.Friday Story: "Community x2"
Greetings and happy Friday!
Our wheelchairs often provide more than just the gift of mobility. In this week’s Friday Story, Guillermo also received the gift of community:
Guillermo wanted to be part of his community, but his lack of mobility forced him to remain close to home. All of this changed two months ago when Camino de Vida, our partner in Peru, gave him his very own FWM wheelchair and invited him to their church. And this past Sunday, he finally made it ...
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Want to take one of these wheelchairs for a test drive? During normal business hours, visit the lobby at the Texas Street entrance of First Presbyterian Church-Midland, at the northwest corner of Texas and A streets, on the west side of downtown Midland. You can give the gift of mobility. The cost of $72.00 is a bargain to us ... but it is a life-changing gift to impoverished and disabled recipients ... and there are times when your contribution will be matched, reaching not one - but TWO, and sometimes FOUR recipients. Please note on your check "Wheelchair Gift."
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