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WHEELCHAIRS
FOR THE WORLD
The
disabled of the world have a basic human right to DIGNITY.
Translated
to meaningful terms, that means the ability to move around freely
using a WHEELCHAIR.
If
you were disabled and prevented from walking, you would surely
expect to be provided with the means to get around. In rich
counties such as ours, that is a basic right we take for granted.
130
MILLION DISABLED PEOPLE WORLDWIDE are not so fortunate.
They
are left to crawl in the dirt and filth or to be carried by caring
family members to even cross the room to visit the toilet.
The human spirit rises to the challenge and it is amazing to see
the courage of these people as they surmount incredible
difficulties.
Can we continue
to leave them in this condition?
Many of these
are children, born with crippling disease or injured by
landmines and the results of war. The pain they feel is increased
by the indignity of their lack of mobility.
In rich countries they would never be left to suffer in this way.
What would YOU
think if on your next trip to the Shopping Centre you saw a child
or adult dragging themselves from shop to shop ON THE FLOOR!
You would be outraged and demand that the management make
provision for them by providing a wheelchair service.
Yet we leave
130 million people to do just that, with the difference that they
do not crawl through our pristine, sanitized and clean Shopping
Malls, but through the dirt and mud of the streets in the towns
in which they live, unable to shop anyway, because they are too
poor and a burden on their overstretched and equally poor
families. They cannot EVER afford to save for a wheelchair! It is
simply beyond their reach.
Can the world
afford 130 million of these life changing machines?
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The
answer is a resounding YES!
It costs just
$200 (£100) to
manufacture and deliver a chair to a disabled person in
the Developing World. If we buy in bulk that can be
reduced.
Imagine
disabled people waiting the shipment of their wheelchair
with eager anticipation! Imagine the joy as they receive
their gift of life!
If it
was YOUR child that was disabled, would
you leave him or her to suffer throughout their
childhood? Or would you fight tooth and nail to provide
what they needed, especially the BASIC of needs, that of
mobility.
If
we all COMBINE OUR RESOURCES then those in
need right now would receive the best gift of their
lives!
A
WHEELCHAIR!
There
has been a lot of talk in recent years with the
"Make Poverty History" campaign and the GB commitments
to eradicate poverty in poor countries. Billions have
been pledged to eliminate Debt and provide Aid. But in
the midst of all this activity, a forgotten minority,
approximately 130 million disabled people have been left
out. Their needs have not been
highlighted.
As
they suffer in silence, they need a voice to speak for
them, and my goal is to be that voice! They are too poor
and too disadvantaged to fight their own battle. their
battle is a daily one of survival. They don't have the
resources to launch a great appeal. They have abandoned
hope that anyone cares.
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"Here
in the UK we take provision of wheelchairs for granted
and cannot imagine the life of a disabled person without
one. We should aim to have a wheelchair for every
disabled person in the world. To see the smiles and hear
the laughter of those fortunate enough to receive one
would be reward enough.I
fully support Geoff Bone's "Wheelchairs For The
World" Project and hope and pray that many people
and companies will back the appeal."
Mike
Penning M.P.
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A RESCUE
MISSION is called for and that is the purpose of the WHEELCHAIRS
FOR THE WORLD.
I am myself a Double Amputee, having lost both legs in an accident
in 1972 when I fell under a train at Watford Junction Station. I
know how much a Wheelchair means when you cannot walk, from
personal experience.
This is a worldwide disaster on the same scale as the TSUMARI,
the EARTHQUAKES, or the FAMINES of
Africa.
My challenge to you is to do your part and make a donation
today!
Not everyone can sponsor a complete Wheelchair for $200 but
EVERYONE can give a little and if I can find 130 million people
who will give $200, the needs of ALL the disabled will be met.
Many
will be able to give far more, and already many have given $1,000.
Some
may even do a fundraising event and collect enough to transform
a persons life!
Businesses, Churches, Mosques, Synagogues,
Temples, Clubs, Schools and individuals, PLEASE make
a DONATION
NOW and spread the word about this worthy
cause.
Act now! It
won't take long to solve this problem if we ALL PULL
TOGETHER and treat it with the seriousness it deserves.
We accept
donations, large and small, as everything helps, Remember, just
$200 buys a chair and that can change a life!
We
accept donations, large and small, as everything helps.
Remember, just $200 (£100) buys a wheelchair and that
can transform a
disabled person's life!
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