Christiana Flessner

Wheelchairs for Haiti

CWF is currently fundraising to send a second shipment of wheelchairs to Haiti. We are delighted to announce that 7 year old Quinn Smith-Windsor of Saskatchewan is trying to raise $750 to sponsor 5 wheelchairs to Haiti through CWF. Here is Quinn’s fundraising letter: Please contactus at: info@cdnwheelchair.ca to see how you can help Quinn reach this […]

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Knights of Columbus Partners with Medishare to Provide Physical Therapy and Prosthetic Limbs

(Washington, DC) – In keeping with its mission to build a better world through charitable outreach, the Knights of Columbus has brought together two international aid organizations to provide help for the people of Haiti who were injured in the devastating January earthquake. At a news conference during the 128th Supreme Convention in Washington, D.C.,

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Government of Canada Supports Rotary’s International Efforts on its 100th Anniversary

(Winnipeg) – On behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today congratulated Rotary Canada on its 100th anniversary. “For a century, Canadian Rotary clubs have been adding to the vitality of their communities while never forgetting those living in poverty in developing countries,”

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One Thousand Haitian Earthquake Victims Receive Free Wheelchairs from The Knights Of Columbus and the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation

(Port-au-Prince, Haiti) – The Canadian Wheelchair Foundation/Fondation Chaise Roulante Canada (CWF), a Global Wheelchair Program partner, was able to facilitate the distribution of 1,000 wheelchairs to persons left with serious physical injuries due to the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The Knights of Columbus committed to sponsoring the wheelchairs within days of

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