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Riverwalk Innovation District is having a wheelchair drive this month on behalf of Joni and Friends “Wheels for the World” program.
Each year, an estimated 75,000 wheelchairs are thrown away in the United States, while 20 million people worldwide desperately need them.
The Riverwalk team will again collect manual, adult and pediatric wheelchairs and wheelchair footrests. Wheelchairs may be dropped off at Lupoli Companies Marketing Studio, 290 Merrimack St., second floor, Lawrence.
Collected wheelchairs are taken to Wheels for the World Restoration Centers in correctional centers where inmates restore the wheelchairs to like-new condition. Wheelchairs are then shipped to low-resource countries around the world. Teams made up of volunteer physical therapists and wheelchair mechanics fit wheelchair to recipients and provide training in the wheelchair’s maintenance.
Team members also present each individual with a Bible and the Gospel message. The gift of mobility and the hope of salvation will change the lives of these individuals and their families forever.
To arrange for a wheelchair drop off, donors are asked to call Christie Cartwright at 978-681-7777 or email here at [email protected]. Tax receipts will be provided.