News from Whirlwind Wheelchairs

By Scott Rains on February 17, 2010 8:57 PM

PBS NewsHour to cover Whirlwind's Efforts in Haiti
   
Whirlwind's campaign to provide our RoughRider wheelchair in Haiti will be covered by the PBS Newshour tonight (or tomorrow).  Check your showtime here:  www.pbs.org/tvschedules/
The piece will focus on how Whirlwind and our partner on the ground, Handicap International, will help newly disabled Haitians regain their mobility as they begin to rebuild their communities. Here are some behind-the-scene shots:


Filming the RoughRider in Action


And Coverage of our SFSU Class


Other Media Coverage



The PBS NewsHour story will not be Whirlwind's first media coverage of wheelchairs for Haiti. Ralf made an apparence on the local CBS 5 news last week. To see the news segment click here. Marc, our Executive Director, also taped a short radio segment for KCBS. To listen click here.
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