Walnut Creek, California – The Wheelchair Foundation is delivering over 10,000 new wheelchairs per month to people with physical disabilities around the world, and joined efforts today with Noah’s Bagels to raise awareness for physically disabled people around the world who need a wheelchair but cannot afford one.
For the month of June, all 81 Noah’s Bagels stores will show their support by displaying a Wheelchair Foundation poster, literature and a donation container. In addition to the displays, Noah’s will also have a “Wheel of Prizes”. For a minimum $2 donation to the Wheelchair Foundation, a customer can spin the wheel to win such prizes as a dozen bagels, a cup of coffee or even bagels for a year! For a $5 donation, a customer can spin the wheel 3 times. For every customer donation of $75, the Wheelchair Foundation will deliver a wheelchair to a person in need. “It is wonderful to have Noah’s Bagels work with us to raise awareness and help create mobility in the world; we look forward to an ongoing relationship with Noah’s,” said Mark Packard, Assistant Director of Public Education for the Wheelchair Foundation. Special thanks to Debbie Nelson and Dan Dominguez of the Walnut Creek office of Noah’s Bagels for their commitment and dedication to helping their community. The prize wheel will be appearing in different stores throughout the month of June. Please see participating stores for dates and details.
The Wheelchair Foundation, founded in 2000 by philanthropist Kenneth E. Behring, has delivered more than 250,000 wheelchairs in over 120 countries, with a goal of delivering one million wheelchairs in the next five years. An estimated 100 to 120 million physically disabled people worldwide need wheelchairs, though less than 1 percent own or have access to one. With the help of company’s like Noah’s, the Wheelchair Foundation hopes to give a wheelchair to every man, woman and child who needs one but cannot afford one.