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June 20, 2006
Imagine: A Run Across America
Imagine: the 100 million disabled people in developing countries, who today must crawl on the ground, suddenly owning a wheelchair. That's the goal of Free Wheelchair Mission, which will benefit from the efforts of William Hibbard, owner and CEO of New Orange Hills, a sub-acute healthcare facility, and a long time marathon runner, as he undertakes a cross-country trek to raise money to deliver 25,000 wheelchairs worldwide.
The Free Wheelchair Mission, an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing the transforming gift of mobility to the physically disabled poor in developing countries, along with media partner Reader's Digest magazine, through its website www.rd.com, will chronicle William's run, scheduled to start on his 50th birthday, Aug. 5, 2006, from Central Park's Strawberry Field in New York City; and ending 60 days later in Newport Beach, California.
Posted by Michelle at June 20, 2006 07:13 PM