Eighth Annual Inland Empire Wheelchair Drive
Photo Courtesy of: Wheels for the World, IE
A young Guatemalan child and her family members receive a wheelchair donation through Wheels for the World, Inland Empire. Each year wheelchairs and other mobility equipment are donated to those in need worldwide..
Photo Courtesy of: Wheels for the World, IE
Another young child receives the gift of a free wheelchair donation during the Wheels for the World, Inland Empire team's donation in Guatemala last year. Each year wheelchairs and other mobility equipment are donated to those in need worldwide..
Photo Courtesy of: Wheels for the World, IE
A young child receives a donated wheelchair during the distribution in Guatemala last year by Wheels for the World, Inland Empire's team. Each year wheelchairs and other mobility equipment are donated to those in need worldwide..
By Jim Galyen
Community Writer
04/07/2015 at 12:00 PM
The Joni and Friends, Wheels for the World, Inland Empire team will hold their annual wheelchair drive on Saturday, April 18, at the Redlands First Baptist Church, and Monday through Friday, April 13 through 17, at the Colton Seventh Day Adventist Church.
As you are doing your spring cleaning, have you found a wheelchair or mobility equipment that you are no longer using? Now is the time to donate it to Joni and Friends and the wheelchairs and other items collected will be cleaned, refurbished and distributed free to children and adults with disabilities worldwide.
In 20 years, donors like you have helped to deliver over 100,000 wheelchairs worldwide to children and families. Joni and Friends have set a goal of another 100,000 by 2020. Can you help us reach this goal by donating and contacting friends and relatives who can help us?
Items needed: wheelchairs (manual, any size/type); wheelchair footrests (any size/type); walkers (collapsible); crutches and canes (aluminum).
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Place: The First Baptist Church
51 W. Olive Ave.,
Redlands, CA 92373
Or drop off your wheelchair at: Colton Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1291 N. Rancho Ave., Colton, CA 92324.
Dates: April 13-17
Phone: 909-825-9344
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Wednesday 4 – 8 p.m.
For more information or to schedule a pickup, contact: Jeannette Burkhart, 909-792-2308, 909-213-8480 or www.joniandfriends.org.
