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IB de la altagracia in santiago?
"Get Some Help!
Or are you just "Channeling" "Mountainannie"????????????????????
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Or are you just "Channeling" "Mountainannie"????????????????????
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nah. long story short:
a polish friend of mine, who lives in san pedro saw w dominican dude once, partially paralyzed. he had polio as a child and as a result lost the ability to walk. he used a piece of wood with some wheels attached to move around. wearing gloves and chancleta on his hands to push himself around. so she asked him for his details and promised to help.
fast forward few months later she found an american organization that helps people all over the world with wheelchairs. and she got him on the list for a chair. all he had to do was go to santiago for evaluation. but i, being dumb as i am, directed him to the wrong church. good thing we told him to be there way ahead of time. so i actually managed to find the correct church this time, called them to confirm and directed him there.
he arrived now and hopefully will leave with some wheels!
a polish friend of mine, who lives in san pedro saw w dominican dude once, partially paralyzed. he had polio as a child and as a result lost the ability to walk. he used a piece of wood with some wheels attached to move around. wearing gloves and chancleta on his hands to push himself around. so she asked him for his details and promised to help.
fast forward few months later she found an american organization that helps people all over the world with wheelchairs. and she got him on the list for a chair. all he had to do was go to santiago for evaluation. but i, being dumb as i am, directed him to the wrong church. good thing we told him to be there way ahead of time. so i actually managed to find the correct church this time, called them to confirm and directed him there.
he arrived now and hopefully will leave with some wheels!
I would donate to THAT cause!
Talk about filling a need.
Any info?
I think there is a "Thread" for "Donations" here.
WE, (DR1) used to have some "EVENTS" to raise money for charity.
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Talk about filling a need.
Any info?
I think there is a "Thread" for "Donations" here.
WE, (DR1) used to have some "EVENTS" to raise money for charity.
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the charity is wheels for the world. here's the website:
Wheels for the World | Joni and Friends
contact details:
Andra Eason
Program Manager
Joni and Friends Charlotte
Joni and Friends International Disability Center
Office: (704) 841-1177 Fax: (704) 841-1179
Joni and Friends
they will be in santiago, iglesia bautista de la gracia today, tomorrow and a day after.
i just hope all went well today for this dominican guy...
Wheels for the World | Joni and Friends
contact details:
Andra Eason
Program Manager
Joni and Friends Charlotte
Joni and Friends International Disability Center
Office: (704) 841-1177 Fax: (704) 841-1179
Joni and Friends
they will be in santiago, iglesia bautista de la gracia today, tomorrow and a day after.
i just hope all went well today for this dominican guy...
Iglesia Bautista de la Gracia often has "operativas" like that! They're located right next to the PUCMM on Estrella Sadhala (in front of the restaurant Carrito de Marchena). THey also simultaneously translate into English and French during their services for anyone looking for an "English-speaking" church.
an update to the story, abstracted from the letter sent by wheels for the world to my polish friend:
Christian did show up for our outreach on Thursday morning. The picture you sent was very helpful as he did not show
up with his scooter and it was nice to see the difference that a wheelchair will make in his life. We were able to fit him with a wheelchair. He was very sweet and seemed very pleased when he left.
The morning that he came to the outreach was quite hectic and so I did not have much time to spend with him but was grateful that we had given him my name so that he was received well. Our physical therapist was able to fit him with a chair fairly easily and he was overjoyed to be seen.
thought you may want to enjoy some good news from time to time
Christian did show up for our outreach on Thursday morning. The picture you sent was very helpful as he did not show
up with his scooter and it was nice to see the difference that a wheelchair will make in his life. We were able to fit him with a wheelchair. He was very sweet and seemed very pleased when he left.
The morning that he came to the outreach was quite hectic and so I did not have much time to spend with him but was grateful that we had given him my name so that he was received well. Our physical therapist was able to fit him with a chair fairly easily and he was overjoyed to be seen.
thought you may want to enjoy some good news from time to time
I'm a sucker for a happy ending, thanks for the update dv8.
I'd been following this, because we brought a wheelchair down to SD a year ago for my suegra, and she died unexpectedly a few weeks later. I was going to track it down for him if they hadn't given him one.
I'd been following this, because we brought a wheelchair down to SD a year ago for my suegra, and she died unexpectedly a few weeks later. I was going to track it down for him if they hadn't given him one.