Rotary Club sponsors adult wheelchair tricycles for severly disabled in India
The Rotary Club of Alexandria, in conjunction with 59 other Rotary Clubs in Minnesota, has co-sponsored an international project in Southern India to provide mobility to victims of polio or other diseases or accidents who are unable to walk.
The Rotary Club of Alexandria, in conjunction with 59 other Rotary Clubs in Minnesota, has co-sponsored an international project in Southern India to provide mobility to victims of polio or other diseases or accidents who are unable to walk.
“We are pleased to be a part of this large effort. The project this year will provide 350 adult wheelchair tricycles to the disabled, giving them the freedom to work, attend school and care for themselves,” said Todd Emmons, president of the Rotary Club of Alexandria.
This project, in its second year, came about with a request from the Rotary Club of Kothagudem, India where many victims of polio or accidents in the nearby mining area abound.
A small team from Minnesota attended the distribution ceremony of the previous year’s adult wheelchair tricycles in the fall of 2008. Rotary District 5950 Governor Chris Holm led the delegation.
“I talked with the tricycle recipients. One man said to me, ‘Thank you. I am no longer a burden on my family. With this tricycle I can now go to the university at night myself and get an education. I can be self-sufficient and help my family and others.’
“This was the most moving event I have ever been to in my Rotary career,” said Holm.
The Rotary Club of Alexandria meets at noon every Thursday at Broadway Ballroom, 115 30th Avenue East, Alexandria. For more information, call Todd Emmons at (320) 763-8900 or visit alexrotary.com.
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