Wh e e l c h a i r Fo u n d a t i o n Changing theWorld Vo lu m e 2, 2 0 0 2 Wheelchairs Delivered Since June 2000 The Wheelchair Foundation A f g h a ni st an. .. .. .. .. .. .9 0 Korea, Dem. Al b a n i a. .5 0 Peoples Rep... .2 4 0 Ko s o v o.. .. .. .. .. .2 4 0 Mission to Southern Africa Al g e r i a. .1 4 0 A n g o l a. .2 4 0 K y r g y s t a n. .2 4 0 Le b a n o n. .7 4 0 Ar m e n i a. .6 7 1 Kenneth E. Behring and the Wheelchair B a h a m a s. .1 2 0 M a c e d o n i a. .2 4 0 Be l a r u s. .. .. .. .. .2 4 0 M ex ic o. .. .. .. .2 76 2 Foundation team embarked on a 21-day B o l i v i a. .2 4 0 M o l d o v a. .2 4 0 mission of mercy and exploration to the Bosnia & Mo n g o l i a. .3 9 0 c o u n t ries of Southern A f rica in Au g u s t H e r z e g o v i n a. .7 1 0 Mo n t e n e g r o. .1 2 0 of 2001. Bo t s w a n a. .5 0 Mo z a m b i q u e. .1 3 0 Br a z i l. .6 1 5 N e p a l. .2 0 6 Bu r u n d i. .2 4 0 Ni c a r a g u a. .2 0 0 L i v e rm o re, California – August 1ST Ca m e r o o n. .2 4 0 Ni g e r. .2 4 0 The trip departed from Liverm ore Air- Cape Ve r d e. .1 7 5 Ni g e r i a. .5 4 0 port in the San Francisco East Bay on Au- Central African P a k i s t a n. .4 1 5 gust 1ST with Nancy Rivard, Executive Re p u b li c. .. .. .. .. ..2 4 0 Pa l e s t i n i a n s / I s r a e l. .1 6 1 0 Ch a d. .2 4 0 P a n a m a. .7 8 0 Director of Airline Ambassadors, her hus- C h i n a /Ti b e t. .. .1 4 8 0 Pe r u. .2 5 band David, several volunteers, and Rod- Co l o m b i a. .3 6 0 Po l a n d. .1 1 ney Henderson representing LDS Chari- Nelson Mandela with Ken and Patricia Behring in Co n g o. .2 4 0 R o m a n i a. .2 8 2 ties joining the Wheelchair Foundation South Africa. Costa Rica.. .2 4 0 Ru s s i a. .9 8 5 Cu b a. .. .. .. .24 0 R w a n d a. .2 4 0 team. The first stop was Washington, DC to pick The next stop was Florence, Italy to pick up a Czech Republic.. .1 2 0 S e n e g a l. .2 4 0 up Dr. Randy Smoak, past President of the Amer- member of the Wheelchair Foundation’s Inter- Dominican Sierra Leone.. .2 4 0 ican Medical Association, his wife Saundra, and national Board of Advisors, Stefano Ricci and a Re p u b l i c. .2 7 4 0 S o m a l i a. .8 8 Dr. Christine Warnke a valued advisor and Wash- group of Italian cyclists that would be partici- E c u a d o r. .. .5 5 4 South Africa.. .4 8 0 ington, DC liaison between the Wheelchair Foun- pating in an awareness building “Bicycle Chal- El Salvador .. .4 3 0 Su d a n. .2 0 0 Equatorial Guinea . ..2 4 0 Tai w a n. .7 5 6 dation and numerous foreign dignitaries. lenge” in Southern Africa. Mr. Ricci has been a Et hi op ia. .. .. .. .. .24 0 Taj i k s t a n. .2 4 0 (continued on page 3) Ga b o n. .2 4 0 T h a i l a n d. .2 5 0 G u a t e m a l a. .6 2 4 Tu r k e y. .2 4 0 Ha i t i. .2 9 0 Tu r k m e n i s t a n. .2 4 0 Ho n d u r a s. .6 5 Uk r a i n e. .3 3 6 Global Impact! Hu n g a r y. .1 2 0 United States.. .3 1 0 0 I n di a. .. .. .. .2 7 5 Uz b e k i s t a n. .2 4 0 h roughout America, and many I n d o n e s i a. .4 8 0 Ve n e z u e l a. .1 2 5 parts of the world, one of the first Is r a e l. .3 0 0 T Vi e t n a m. .1 3 2 3 symbols a traveler sees when entering I t a l y. .1 8 Western Sahara.. .1 5 3 J a m a i c a. .1 8 0 Western Samoa .. .1 6 0 a city or town is the Rotary wheel. Proudly Jo r d a n. .2 4 0 Za m b i a. .1 2 0 displayed in royal blue and gold, this emblem represents 1.2 K a z a k h s t a n. .2 4 0 Zi m b a b w e. .7 4 0 million members that are dedicated to “doing good in the Total Countries . .80 world.” Rotary International consists of some 30,000 Ro- Wheelchairs Delivered. .34 , 4 0 4 t a ry Clubs in 530 Rotary Districts, and 163 countries worldwide. In our busy lives, we don’t always take note of what we see so often, yet since 1905 Rotary has been a p a rt of America, and the vehicle by which the lives of HO PE bi l l i o n s have been changed around the world. MO B I L I TY In 2005, the 100TH anniversary of Rotary International, Ro t a ry Wheelchair delivery in polio will have been eradicated from the face of the earth. FR E E D O M Ho n d u r a s . (continued on page 8) • THE WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATI O N• Page 17 Page 18 Page 11 Page 15 Page 14 Page 15 Page 11 Page 16 Page 1 Table of Contents The Wheelchair Foundation Mission to Southern Africa . 1 Global Impact – Rotary International . .1 International Board of Advisors . .4 Our Mission . .5 The Overwhelming Need for Wheelchairs . .5 Profile – Kenneth E. Behring . .6 A Stronger Reslove to Help the Less Fortunate . .6 “Changing the World” interview: Jerry Lewis . .9 Newslines . .11~19 Central America . .11 China Enabled . .11 Photo Gallery . .12~13 Helping People in Lebanon . .14 The Children of Nepal Love Ronald McDonald . .15 A Wheelchair Story ~ Sierra Leone . .15 Angola ~ The Most Diasbled . .16 A Neighbor in Need ~ Mexico . .17 The Wheelchair Foundation ~ Florida . .18 Wheelchairs for Peace – Sister Cities International . .19 Organizations – Affiliate Organizations that Receive and Distribute Wheelchairs . ..