Impact Statement:

Our District 7570 Wheelchair project has set a goal for delivering a container of wheelchairs (280) each year to a developing country in our hemisphere.  The overall impact is nothing short of monumental for those people in need of mobility, but who cannot afford a wheelchair.  The number of people with lower body extremity loss is staggering in developing countries but with Chatham Rotary Club's District partnership, we’ve helped change hundreds of lives with the gift of mobility.  This year our teams built the wheelchairs, transported and provided them to those in need in during several stops in Jamaica.  Seeing the poor living situations these people were in, with family members and caretakers who were desperate to get their loved ones to the distribution location by any means available, tore at the hearts of every Rotarian that worked on the project.  The recipients and their families were so excited and thankful to receive the wheelchairs; it certainly gave us the impetus to continue supporting this valuable ministry to the less fortunate around the world.