Go! Fly! Wheelchairs is an Authorized NPO which collects used wheelchairs in Japan, maintains and delivers them directly to persons with disabilities in developing countries as hand-in-luggage of travelers.
1998 May Established "Go! Fly! Wheelchairs" as a volunteer group
2000 Apr Invited Dr. My Hien of Peace Village Hanoi for seminars. Grant awarded by the Nippon Foundation
2000 Jun Authorized as NPO (Non Profit Organization)
2002 Jun Awarded "Partnership Grand Prix" with Sapporo Express Co., Ltd.
2003 Nov Grant awarded by the UNIVERS Foundation for opening branches
2004 Jan Received "Hokkaido Public Welfare Promotion Award"
2004 Jul Acted as the NGO counselor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2005 May Released VHS/DVD "Go! Fly! Wheelchairs." Grant awarded by the Toyota Foundation
2005 May The 1000th wheelchair delivered to Peru
2006 Jan The Ajinomoto Foundation cooperated with us in the "Ashitanomoto One Click Fund-Raising Campaign"
2006 Mar Held a seminar for persons with disabilities in Uzbekistan. Received subsidy by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2006 Jul Held a Wheelchair Maintenance Course and produced a Japanese-English Maintenance Manual
2006 Dec Published an English language pamphlet and homepage.
2006 Dec Began the New Year's greetings postcard donation program with the assistance of the Post Office.
2007 Nov Held the "Japanese-Thai Forum for People with Disabilities" In Bangkok, Thailand
2008 Jan "Go!Fly!" Photographic Exhibit in Asahikawa and Hakkodate
2008 May Celebrated the Tenth Anniversary of the establishment of Go!Fly!
2008 May Published "From Hand to Hand: Go!Fly! Wheelchairs, 1600 Chairs of Smiling Faces"
2008 Aug Held a combined exhibit of photographs from Go!Fly! and the original drawings of Noriko Takata at Sapporo Kinokuniya Gallery
2008 Oct Lectures by Mr. Khandaker Jahurul Alam in Sapporo and Hakkodate
2009 Jun Received "Sapporo an environment Award"
2009 Dec Received"Kamenori Award" by The Kamenori Foundation
2010 Jul Authorized as an Authorized NPO ( jul.1,2010 - jun.30,2015 )
name Go! Fly! Wheelchairs
address Sattsu Bldg. 2F, North 5, West 6, Chuo-ku,
Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0005 JAPAN
Tel/Fax 011-242-8171 (Domestic)
+81-11-242-8171 (International)
E-Mail tondeke@bz01.plala.or.jp
URL http://tondeke.org/
All rights reserved, Copyright (C)Go!Fly!Wheelchairs.

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