Disabled Iraqi Children get needed wheelchairs
Posted by 
Seeker on Mar 23 2008 |
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Disabled Iraqi children are now getting the wheelchairs they need, thanks to the charity, Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids.
Brad Blauser is the man behind this amazing organization.
His first step was to consult an Army medic to find out what hospitals needed. “He surprised me with his answer about pediatric wheelchairs. We’ve got so many children out in the city that the ones who can get around are following their friends by dragging themselves around on the ground, which is heartbreaking to see,” he says.
He enlisted the help of generous supporters as well as an Iraqi humanitarian group and Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids was born in August of 2005. Thirty days later its first 31 chairs were delivered. Currently, more than 250 Iraqi families have received the wheelchairs.
Blauser says that the most rewarding part of the whole thing is the parents’ gratitude. “The children also show gratitude, even those who can scarcely move.”
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This is an amazing humanitarian effort that I think deserves recognition.
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