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September 17, 2011
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Starting as a grass roots organization, UCP Wheels for Humanity still shows in the dedication, hard work and humbleness of the leaders and staff. It is superbly run, with all emphasis placed on helping those who have medical conditions that prevent them from moving around on their own. The orgainzers, leaders and staff are not concerned about becoming rich. They know that so many people around the world do not have access to rehabilitation and mobility equipment that will help them participate in their communities. Many disabled children and adults spend their time lying in bedrooms. One of UCP Wheels for Humanity's strengths is the ability to inspire volunteers to help with gathering discarded wheelchairs, refurbishing them and packing them to ship to those in need. In country partners in other countries are required to identify those in need, organize a distribution with all the logistics that is required. I have personally seen this in action in Hanoi, Viet Nam; Uganda; Costa Rica; Nicguara; Mexico; and other countries. The dignity this mobility equipment provides to parents and and their disabled child brings tears and a feeling of accomplishment unmatched anywhere else.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
participating in multiple wheelchair and rehabilitation equipment distributions all over the world. Personally fitting a customized wheelchair to children who spend their time in back rooms because they have become to heavy for their parents to lift is enormously rewarding.
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I really admire that no-one at Wheels for Humanity receives large salaries nor do they receive monetary incentives as do some of the other organizations of this nature.
September 17, 2011
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I am a long time and frequent volunteer for UCP Wheels for Humanity. I am a therapist that specializes in seating the disabled in wheelchairs.
Bringing mobility to the disabled is an inarguable worthwhile need. Disabled persons in economically poor regions of the world usually have even less resouces than the nondisabled of that region. Many times the disabled in these regions are literally confined inside the home to a bed, sofa or mat on the floor.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
witnessing the benefit of appropriate mobility to those served.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Continue to focus on the quality of each and every mobility device sent to another region. 100 wheelchairs in good working order that will last for a while are better than 1000 poor quality wheelchairs. UCP Wheels does a good job of this and it should strive to become even better.
September 16, 2011
UCP Wheels for humanity is a tremendous orginazation that collects donated wheelchairs from end users, suppliers and manufacturers, refubishes the equpment and sends them to developing countries around the world. Without this group many people would be left without equipment and continue to crawl around on the ground or be stuck at home without the ability to get out in the community or attend school.
I have been on 6 trips with them and have seen first hand what this group offers people. I have seen the joy and smiles on their faces as they receive their equipment. I try and do 1 trip a year and will continue to do these trips for as long as i am able to. I pay for my own airafare. As a supplier i obtain donated equipment from my customers to donate to Wheels and the clients are grateful to donate their old equipent knowing that it is going to a good cause.
As the economy is struggling Wheels needs as much help as they can get through financial donations to continue to do the great work they are commited to doing.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
fitting wheelchairs and other equipmet to people in third world countres. experienced the joy when they receive the equipment and helped with their independence
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
get them more money so they could provide more equipment to more people around the world
More feedback...
Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
have met some wonderful people. very gratifying and humbles you. the fitting process makes you as a seating specialist learn to be creative with what tools you have to work with to make the equipment work for the person in front of you. I have worked with some wonderful therapists and other seating specialists on my trips
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Terrific, thats why i continue to go on trips, and contibute financially to make this effort succeed
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
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