Ms.Airi Suzuki's wheelchair was ordered to fit her body, so it was a special wheelchair - only one in the world, and it flew to Tunisia in Africa. Here is Airi's message for the recipient. 'I'm so glad to have a friend in a far country, Tunisia. Please enjoy your life with the wheelchair you received from me.
At Teine Junior High School in Sapporo, the maintenance program is planned every year. Nearly 100 students try hard to make wheelchairs into good shape. Our maintenance experts regularly fix wheelchairs, and offer a program of wheelchair maintenance every month.
We have persons, organizations and hospitals on the list for sending wheelchairs in many countries. Coordinators contact them and make arrangements for travelers, using e-mails and sometimes phone calls.
We worked with wheelchairs fixing and cleaning in advance before we brought them to the Philippines. We had a big dinner there thanks to the wheelchairs. Everybody can do it. Let's start.' Every year, on the way to their volunteer work site in Cebu Island, students hand out wheelchairs and expand their friendships with Filipino people.
Laura in Uzbekistan had received her first wheelchair a year before she was 17 years old. On our study tour to Uzbekistan, members met the cheerful and bright girl. Laura said, 'I have lots of friends, and I am good at math. I can take a walk now on this wheelchair. I am so happy to have my own wheelchair!'
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