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Wheelchairs for Kids Inc
VOLUME 14 ISSUE 84
REHABILITATION IN TANZANIA
MAKING A DIFFERENCE ...
WHERE IT MATTERS.
2017 JANUARY - MARCH
Produced by Volunteers for Volunteers
Since 1998 a Project of the Rotary Club of Scarborough, Western Australia, assisted by The Christian Brothers.
This 5 year old boy (left) from Abiansemal in Bali is unable to walk but crawls super
quickly. As a lively new Solebuddy*, he will now be able to accompany his friends and
get into even more mischief.
In his wheelchair he could immediately propel himself forwards and backwards.
* A “Solebuddy” is someone who has benefited from the charity called Solemen which is
dedicated to helping the disabled in Bali.
This fourteen year old boy (right) was born with spina bifida in the Arusha Region of
Tanzania. In 2016, through CCBRT, he received our wheelchair which enabled him to
move around and attend his local school. He is very active now and is doing very well at
school. He is able to participate in most of his school activities and is thriving in his
friendship group.
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED
Mobility
with
Dignity
VOTE FOR JEAN ...SEE PAGE 3
A Word from the CEO
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CEO Gordon Hudson
Sometime in the future we are hoping to own our own
premises. Our Building Fund has just received a further very welcome
donation of $100, 000 from The Annie Millicent Child Care Foundation.
Hopefully a local Council will find us a block of land, and with a possible grant from the
Lotteries Commission and a builder that has offered to give his own time, things are
beginning to look good.
With our own premises, not only will we be able to save a lot of money in rent but it will
also ensure the longevity of our project.
In our last edition we featured a novel fund raiser, with our member Alan Bennett’s street
of magnificent Christmas lights.
Rattling tins at the numerous sightseers, over $14,000 was raised.
We are grateful to have so many people and organisations fund raising for us.
Last weekend we were able to promote our project
with a display and gave an address to delegates of 46
Rotary Clubs holding their annual district Conference
at Guildford. Much interest was shown and we have
already received financial and offers of practical
support.
At last we are back in production, after a couple of months at a standstill following our
Christmas break. This extended break was due to an unexpected hold up in the delivery
of parts from China. Luckily we have the ability to catch up on our intended wheelchair
deliveries. With the enthusiasm of our production workers we have increased production
to 400 wheelchairs per month!
Our rough terrain wheelchairs are subject to much more stress than the standard
wheelchair and our technical progress group have been working on a stronger tyre,
improved wheel bearings, a better harness, an improved headrest support, and a simpler
and much more robust tray.
Lastly. A reminder. Please don’t forget to talk about and spread
the word about our wonderful project.
Bye for now Gordon
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DDoubleview BBowling CClub CCraft GGroup
L to R: PEGGY, ERNA, DAWN, KIT, GWENDA, BERYL, DOROTHY
The Craft Group represented by the seven women above has been
going for over 20 years. In that time the members have donated
more than 2000 blankets and knee rugs.
Knee rugs and blankets are donated with every wheelchair given to a
disabled child in a developing country.
Wheelchairs for Kids Inc. greatly appreciates this wonderful support.
(Next issue: Queen of the Apostles Parish Craft Group Riverton.)
Vote for one of our wonderful volunteers, Jean Eaton.
Jean is a prolific sewer of toolbags and nuts and bolts bags for Wheelchairs for Kids. At 93, Jean is an amazing lady.
Jean is a finalist in the WA People’s Choice Spirit of Volunteering Award.
If you vote for Jean you will be entered into a prize draw competition and could potentially win a $1000 donation for the charity that Jean volunteers with, which is Wheelchairs for Kids. Please vote for Jean. Online voting is open from 3 – 30 April – to cast your vote go to:
https://awards.volunteeringwa.org.au/peoples-choice Note - one vote per person!
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CHASSIS, FRONT WHEEL &
BRAKE ASSEMBLY
SEAT & FRAME ASSEMBLY
FOOTREST ASSEMBLY
BACKREST CUSHION
REAR BASKET
REAR SIDE WHEELS
SEAT CUSHION
ASSEMBLY & ADJUSTMENT
MANUALS
*HEADREST ASSEMBLY
*SIDE HEAD SUPPORTS
SPARE SOFT COVER
GIFTS: KNEE RUG & SOFT TOY
LAP TABLE
TOOL BAG CONTENTS
TRUNK SUPPORTS
*KNEE SEPARATOR
SPARE FOAM
MAXIMUM CONTENTS OF EACH CARTON
GIVEN TO DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED
CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
R BODY HARNESS
* Subject to requirements, these components are normally included in 50% of the cartons.
“Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” Stephen Hawking
V OLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THE WHEELCHAIRS Joe Magnin Brian Hocking
Iain Jennings Gary Evans Jack Nolan
Peter Bath
Noel O’Connor
John (JJ) Jefferys
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Vito Vilardi
Images from Uganda
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Photos courtesy Sarah Williams
(Manager, Program Resources, World Vision, Australia).
36,378 wheelchairs
on one leg”.
AFGHANISTAN 1 INDONESIA (TOTAL) 1127 PERU 2
ALBANIA 40 BALI 816 PHILIPPINES 624
ANGOLA 50 FLORES ISLAND 20 ROMANIA 131
ARMENIA 302 JAVA 112 SAMOA 231
BANGLADESH 670 LOMBOK 43 SIERRA LEONE 163
BELARUS 131 SALATIGA 8 SINGAPORE 1
BOSNIA 100 SUMATRA 28 SOLOMON ISLANDS 264
BOUGAINVILLE 6 JORDAN 105 SOMALIA 332
BRAZIL 2 KENYA 1072 SOMALILAND 90
BULGARIA 25 KIRIBATI 122 SOUTH AFRICA 122
BURKINA FASO 164 LAOS 20 SOUTH KOREA 20
BURUNDI 12 LEBANON 673 SRI LANKA 2204
CAMBODIA 789 LIBERIA 181 SUDAN 60
CANADA 1 LIBYA 340 SYRIA 507
CHERNOBYL 60 MADAGASCAR 56 TAIWAN 50
CHINA 1745 MALAWI 506 TANZANIA 1725
COOK ISLANDS 5 MALAYSIA 7 THAILAND 334
D.R. OF CONGO 806 MALDIVES 4 TONGA 16
EAST TIMOR 890 MAURITANIA 75 TUVALU 6
EL SALVADOR 1 MAURITIUS 45 UGANDA 1125
ETHIOPIA 70 MOLDOVA 40 UKRAINE 25
FIJI (TOTAL) 680 MONGOLIA 278 USA –CALIFORNIA DEMO 1
ONO - I -LAU 10 MOROCCO 172 VANUATU 232
SAVU SAVU 40 MOZAMBIQUE 99 VIETNAM 7551
SUVA 630 MYANMAR 1754 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 5
GAZA 656 NAURU 10 YEMEN 166
GHANA 162 NEPAL 17 ZAMBIA 450
INDIA 353 NIGERIA 438 ZIMBABWE 485
IRAN 22 PAKISTAN 846
IRAQ 1949 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1877
Since 1998 we have manufactured and given
to disadvantaged children around the world.
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13 NEW BENCH DRILLS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED,
WITH GREAT APPRECIATION,
FROM
A WA LOTTERIES GRANT.
ANTHONY de MELLO
“People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives
*Last year 20% of our income was from such caring thoughts.
$200 GIVES A CHILD A WHEELCHAIR PLUS ( See page 4 ) AND CHANGES A LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
Major Sponsors
CONTACT INFORMATION : POSTAL ADDRESS: PO BOX 1175, WANGARA DC, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 6947
LOCATION : UNITS 1,2,5 & 6 45 DELLAMARTA ROAD, WANGARA. W.A. 6065
VOLUNTEER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: ROTARIAN GORDON HUDSON 0412 111 419
VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP MANAGER: HON. ROTARIAN BR. OLLY PICKETT 0411 633 020
VOLUNTEER CHAIRMAN, MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: ROTARIAN TREVOR CANNING 0418 940 309 or [email protected]
VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP COORDINATOR AND EDITOR: BOB SHERIDAN 0412 987 229
TO PLACE AN ARTICLE IN “THE DRILL” CONTACT BOB AT [email protected]
WORKSHOPS: +61 8 9409 3633 E-MAIL : wchairs @ bigpond.net.au WEB SITE: www.wheelchairsforkids.org
If you would like to help us you can do so in any of the following ways:
1. A cheque made out to “Wheelchairs for Kids” and posted to:
Wheelchairs for Kids Inc, PO Box 1175, Wangara DC, WA 6947.
2. Visit our website (See below) and click on “How to Help”.
3. Consider making a bequest in your will*.
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John Hughan
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wheelchairsforkids
Torrance & McKenna
Sofa Design & Manufacture
ANNIE MILLICENT
CHILD CARE FOUNDATION
A fresh coat of paint has resulted in the
old sea-container providing an inviting
blank canvas with many possibilities.
Hopefully something other than the work
of local graffitidiots will eventuate. INC
