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Wheel to Walk Foundation’s 24th Annual Holiday Luncheon Raises $63,000 for Children with Disabilities

The Wheel to Walk Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps children with disabilities, 20 years of age and younger, obtain medical equipment or services that is not provided by insurance. We purchase items such as therapy tricycles, wheelchairs and wheelchair modifications, gait trainers, adaptive strollers, shower chairs, patient lifts, special beds, orthotics, communication devices, and speech therapy. Our organization strongly believes that no child or young adult with special needs go without items that could improve the quality of his or her daily life.

Portland, December 6th, 2015. The Wheel to Walk Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides medical equipment or services that are not provided by insurance. The nonprofit had a benefit to raise money for items such as therapy tricycles, wheelchairs and many other things. The Wheel to Walk Foundation’s 24th Annual Holiday Luncheon was held at the DoubleTree Hotel. The event raised more than $63,000 for children with disabilities. Over 220 guests enjoyed an afternoon of lunch, silent auction and raffle give-a-ways.

Directors of the Wheel to Walk Foundation: Kelly Holboke, Sandy Getman, and Jill Foster

Wheel to Walk Foundation strongly believes that no child with special needs go without the necessary equipment to thrive.

Judy Hardy and Mikayla Patrick make sure Judy places the winning bid on the Log Home vacation stay.

Judy Crook and Lindy Fredricks pose briefly for the camera before starting their bids on all the wonderful silent auction items.

Leslie Adams, Tara Rayburn, Vicky Aubry-Rayburn. Leslie and Vicky are with Performance Mobility, one of the sponsors of Wheel to Walk’s event.

Colleen Wall, Frank Wall and Jim Moss enjoy each other’s company while waiting for lunch to be served.

From Wheel to Walk Foundation:

If you need financial assistance with anything from leg braces, bath chairs, gait trainers to therapy tricycles and wheelchairs, please contact us at the phone number below or email us so we can email you an application.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.