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Mobility fund: powered wheelchair for Silas in Manukau

Help Silas get a powered wheelchair so He can get to the shops and visit friends.

🇳🇿 Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand875 views
Silas B. Wong
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Manukau
I live with an amputation below the knee. My occupational therapist at the Manukau Mobility Clinic has assessed me and recommended a powered wheelchair. The public scheme doesn't cover it, and the quote from the supplier is $4,500. My current equipment is 15 years old and keeps breaking, which has confined me to home for 8 weeks. With the right equipment I could get to the shops and visit friends. It would change my everyday life and my ability to work from home. We've applied to two charities already and received small contributions; this campaign covers the rest. Funds go toward the equipment, delivery, fitting and a year of servicing. Where the $4,500 goes: • First-year servicing plan: $150 • powered wheelchair: $4,150 • Delivery and set-up: $200 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Silas

  1. Update from Manukau: I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Manukau: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 6% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Giorgia Antonella Farina 🇮🇹 · $15
  • Nabirye Sarah Simiyu 🇺🇬 · $30
  • Rabia Aktaş 🇹🇷 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Please keep us posted. - Istanbul”

  • Basma Reem Radwan 🇪🇬 · $5
  • Tithi Popy Bose 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Silas all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Unathi Kruger 🇿🇦 · $15

    “My neighbor told me about this one. - Sandton”

  • Lillian A. Perkins 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Jadwiga Paulina Wójcik 🇵🇱 · $10

    “Gave what I could this week. - Wrocław”

  • Nida Sumbal Cheema 🇵🇰 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Praying for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Southampton”

  • Rohit H. Oberoi 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Sending love. Hope the November deadline works out. - Indore”

  • Esther Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $20

    “Hope this helps. Small amount but sent with love. - Eldoret”

  • Puja Maliha Mondal 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Thought of Silas all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Patcharee Uthai Saetang 🇹🇭 · $25

    “Best of luck. Been where you are, it gets better. - Bangkok”

  • Courtney Hicks 🇬🇧 · $63
  • Josefa P. Martínez 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Thought of Silas all day after reading this. - Guadalajara”

  • Yash H. Negi 🇮🇳 · $50

    “From my family to yours. From Mysuru with love. - Mysuru”

  • Nilmini Nilmini Kumarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $20

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Silas all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $10

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  • Sofía F. López

    thinking of you, Silas. I hope things turn around soon.

    • Pierre Kévin Fontaine

      thinking of you, Silas. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Manukau

      • Jun-seo Woo-jin Yang

        Stay strong, Silas. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.

        • Dustin A. GillPhoto verified

          Hope it all works out, Silas. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from San Diego.

          $673 raised of $4,500

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