From June 12 through June 17, 2023 Wheelchair Athletes Worldwide will be conducting its 5th international Project. After Projects in India, Nepal, Peru, and Indonesia where WAW donated a total of forty-four (44) wheelchairs to and conducted clinics with different non-profits, WAW will be conducting its next Project in Kampala, Uganda. Working with a […]
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Max Amenero will be joining us in Peru in September 2014 for our wheelchair donation event
Posted: 23rd September 2014 by admin in Exciting NewsMi nombre es MaxAmenero, tengo 52 años, nací en Perú y resido en los Estados Unidos desde el año 1978; soy una persona con limitaciones físicas debido a la poliomielitis que me atacó a los 7 meses de nacido. Practico el deporte sobre silla de ruedas desde hace 34 años, siendo el básquetbol sobre […]
Jacob Tyree will be joining us in Peru in September 2014 for our wheelchair donation event
Posted: 18th September 2014 by admin in Exciting NewsMy name is Jacob Tyree. I am from Roanoke, Virginia. I graduated in May from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BA in Communications with a Concentration in Technology. I played wheelchair basketball under the coaching of Dave Kiley in Charlotte, North Carolina in the NWBA Junior division until graduating High School. We […]
Check out this great article from our recent trip to Nepal and the project that we did there. Mike Artiel _Business 360
On our last day at Amar Jyoti Ibnlive put together the following piece on the clinics and donations we did there: http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/207396/sheer-joy-of-sport-for-physically-challenged-kids.html It was a bummer that Pete had already departed for the clinic and donations in Visag, but hopefully we will be seeing posts from the extensive media coverage he had down there soon!
There were certainly many moments at Amar Jyoti that will stay with us, but the following video shows you something we will never forget. It was a motivational moment even for us. Uplifting, Motivational, and Awesome!
There are many people to thank for making the India Project actually come together and happen, but we want to specially thank Michael Rosenkrantz and Shelley Hockensmith for all their energy, dedication, hard work and assistance. Michael was instrumental in coordinating and organizing the clinic at Amar Jyoti, and in arranging for lodging with AADI […]
India Project Completed! 12 Sport Wheelchairs Donated!!
Posted: 30th November 2011 by dan in Exciting NewsThey are all finally back, safe and sound! Peter, Greg and Shelley are back in the United States, excited beyond words with their experience in India. They went, they saw, they trained, they showed, and they donated a total of 12 sport wheelchairs to two different non-profit organizations in India — 6 sport wheelchairs to […]