1,000 wheelchairs donated to poor

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