From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “The Unsung Heroes of FWM”

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.

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Friday Story: “YThe Unsung Heroes of FWM”

How can a staff of 30 people distribute 1.2 million wheelchairs in 93 countries?

It wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated volunteers and ambassadors.

Ambassadors serve as Free Wheelchair Mission’s primary champions. They help raise awareness of the worldwide need for mobility—and the solutions we offer—by hosting events, engaging on social media, and raising funds in their communities, schools, churches, and workplaces throughout the country.

Volunteers play equally vital roles throughout this mission ...

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