Celebrate One Million Lives Changed with Free Wheelchair Mission at Denvers Belong Church
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Denver, CO, February 10, 2018 --( Held at Belong Church, a highlight of the campaign is the screening of the new documentary, “Because No One Should Have to Crawl,” narrated by Sam Waterston, best-known for his role on the TV show Law & Order.The documentary concludes with the grand finale - a trip to Peru this past summer to give the millionth wheelchair to a 12-year-old girl who desperately needed mobility due to an illness that left her mentally and physically impaired.The humanitarian, faith-based organization provides durable and adaptable wheelchairs at no cost to people with little to no mobility in developing nations.Held at Belong Church, a highlight of the campaign is the screening of the new documentary, “Because No One Should Have to Crawl,” narrated by Sam Waterston, best-known for his role on the TV show Law & Order.The documentary is part of the award-winning public television series “Visionaries,” now in its 22nd season, which highlights rarely told stories of nonprofit organizations around the world that make a positive difference in their community and beyond.Some of the Free Wheelchair Mission’s strongest and longest-run support comes from it’s Denver ambassadors, including John and Barbara Brant of Branzan Advisors, and patrons of Trinity United Methodist Church.Many are left to crawl on the ground as their means of transportation.Schoendorfer, an engineer by trade, found a way to build a wheelchair that could withstand the rugged terrain of developing countries, is easy to care for, yet costs just $80 for the organization to produce and deliver.