
| Welcome! Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids helps Iraqi children with disabilities by providing high quality pediatric wheelchairs, each sponsored by individual and corporate donors. Sponsors receive a picture of the children as they are placed in their wheelchair for the first time! This is a unique opportunity, as families around the world have the opportunity to directly impact the life of an Iraqi family with a real need in a big way. This incredible gift literally changes the life of the child as well as the family. Children with disabilities discover a new level of mobility not previously experienced. The family no longer carries the heavy child from place to place. And the heart of the community is touched, resulting in long-lasting friendships! Please consider donating to help kids with disabilities receive these previously unavailable and valuable gifts which will help them live longer, healthier and more respectful lives. All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE through my non-profit partner Reach Out and Care Wheels. Click here to sponsor wheelchairs for kids: Or mail a check to : Full Sponsorship - $350/wheelchair Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids (partial sponsorships welcomed!) c/o ROC Wheels 4135 Valley Commons Dr, Suite D Bozeman, MT 59718 Click here to help sponsor Brad's operating expenses in Baghdad: If you make a donation of any size, please email me at Brad@WheelchairsForIraqiKids.com so I can accurately track progress on sponsored wheelchairs. ********Latest Developments******** I was named to the Top 10 CNN Heroes list by a CNN Blue Ribbon Panel! Voting is now open to determine the winner of the CNN Hero of the Year award. The winner receives $100,000 for their cause, which I would donate back to buying 285 more kids wheelchairs. There are no restrictions on how many times you can cast a vote, so please vote 5, 10, 25, 50 or 100 times per day! Voting closes Nov 19th, so please vote not just once, but as many times as possible! Click the CNN Heroes logo below to VOTE for Brad Blauser!! I have been invited to participate in the CNN Heroes awards ceremony in Los Angeles to be aired on Thanksgiving night. The winner of the online voting for the CNN Hero of the Year will be announced at the end of the show. Wheelchair Distribution Picture Galleries: See the August 2009 Iraq wheelchair distribution update HERE. Join the Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids Facebook Cause! Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids nominated for CNN Heroes! CNN Heroes Story Video, August 2009 CNN Think big for little ones, August 2009 FoxNews Las Vegas Story July 2009 (Video) FoxNews Dallas Story July 2009 CNN report from February 2008 Distributions (link to print article) |
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| Meet Ben, a hero for disabled Iraqi children! A young man named Ben watched the CNN report on this project, and decided he would personally get involved to make a difference in the lives of the children I am trying to help. With help from Helen, his Mom, he set up to play his guitar on the streets of San Francisco and played his guitar for two hours, raising an incredible $2269.46! Thanks to Ben, many Iraqi children with disabilities who have never had a wheelchair will now know the freedom and mobility which a high quality pediatric wheelchair can bring. Ben - YOU ARE THEIR HERO! And MY HERO! Ben has been a real trooper, raising donations many weekends since March 2008 - even while he was sick. He's encountered many generous people who have encouraged him and donated money right into his guitar case to support the WFIK project with his Mom standing by. However, he's also endured the ridicule of a few adults and classmates for standing up for the disabled children of Iraq and doing the right thing. It's been a great maturing experience for him, and he's a better guy for it! Ben set up his own website and blog (I Play for Peace.net). As of 05 October 2009, Ben has raised $15,848.11, and every penny counts! Because of Ben's efforts, the lives of over Fifty Iraqi children and their families will be changed in a big way. |
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| June 2009 82nd Airborne and 225th Engineers |
| April 2009 5-73 Cavalry Regiment 82nd Airborne |
| March 2009 1-319 Field Artillery Regiment 82nd Airborne |
| March 2009 5-73 Cavalry Regiment 82nd Airborne |
| February 2009 3rd BCT, 4th ID and 226th Engineers |
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| 720 pediatric wheelchairs valued at more than $2.5 million (retail) distributed thru Oct 2009 |