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PossAbilities to Host Wheelchair and Walker Collection Drive

By Herbert Atienza, Community Writer
August 11, 2014 at 12:00pm. Views: 73

Loma Linda University Health PossAbilities is hosting a wheelchair and walker collection drive for Joni and Friends Wheels for the World. Drop off any new or used non-electric wheelchairs, canes or walkers between 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, west of the PossAbilities office at, 25455 Barton Rd., Suite 109A, Loma Linda, Calif. 92354. Electric wheelchairs cannot be accepted due to the cost of transportation. A tax donation receipt will be provided by Joni and Friends Wheels for the World. Loma Linda University Health PossAbilities is a non-profit outreach program of Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus. The program seeks to provide for the physical, social and emotional needs of the people who are physically challenged. Joni and Friends Wheels for the World, as part of its Christian ministry, provides free wheelchairs to children and adults affected by disability worldwide. The wheelchairs are collected nationwide and restored by inmates at correctional facilities across the country to like-new condition.

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