1,000 wheelchairs donated to poor

CIBUBUR, West Java: The Wheelchair Foundation and Latter-day Saints Charity (LDSC) donated on Monday 1,000 wheelchairs for poor people with disabilities in the country.

The wheelchairs were handed over to Minister of Social Services Bachtiar Chamsyah during the commemoration of National Social Solidarity Day, which falls on Dec. 20. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the commemoration.

Joining in the charity program are the Lions Club International, GE Elfun Volunteers and the Knights of Malta. It was the second program of its kind since April.

The Wheelchair Foundation is a humanitarian organization that focuses on providing wheelchairs for people who require them but cannot afford to buy them. --JP