Rotarians Offer S’Mores and Songs for Wheelchair Fundraiser
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October 16, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
It will be fun and fundraising for wheelchairs on Friday, October 16 at Hadley Point Beach in Bar Harbor from 6 to 8 p.m. as Rotarians set up a S’More celebration campfire to help raise $650 to fund for the Belize Wheelchair project.
In March 2016, Rotarians from Ellsworth and Bar Harbor will fit wheelchairs to people in Belize. The funds raised do not pay for the Rotarians’ time and efforts, but for the actual wheelchairs. The Bar Harbor club has already raised $3,000 towards its goal.
This is a family-friendly event and everyone is welcome. The price is $10 per adult and $5 for children under 12. S’mores and other edibles will be offered and it is a song and share event. Tickets can be purchased in advance of the event at www.eventbrite.com/e/smores-for-wheelchairs and more information is available on Facebook.
Last year, Rotarians from Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth distributed and fit 110 wheelchairs to the mobility-impaired in Panama. They also carried 400 pounds of donated school supplies to Aporte de la Comunidad Educativa, a school for 70 children in Santiago and several orphanages. The experience was life-changing for both the Rotarians and some of the recipients, such as Taqio, a man disabled on the job and now living with nine family members in a small ten-foot by ten-foot concrete home with no running water. Rotarians brought him a new wheelchair and the newspaper covered the event with the government vowing to improve his family’s living conditions.
“The impact one wheelchair can make is humbling,” said Rotarian and Bar Harbor Police Sergeant Shaun Farrar who helped with last year’s excursion to Panama.
The impact of more than one working wheelchair can be astonishing. For more information about the Bar Harbor/MDI Rotary Club and its projects, please visit Facebook or its website mdirotary.org