Posts tagged With: Wheelchair Wednesday

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Corporates rally to shatter Wheelchair Wednesday record

27 Nov 25 By Full Stop

This year’s Wheelchair Wednesday campaign smashed the record for number of devices donated to people with disabilities.

APD, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Corporates strap in for lifechanging wheelchair experience

1 Sep 25 By Full Stop

Fun, personal awakening and creating awareness about the needs of people living with disabilities are exactly what the Wheelchair Wednesday campaign is all about.

Newton Park SPAR, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Volunteers’ eyes opened at 2025 Wheelchair Wednesday roll-out

29 Jul 25 By Full Stop

No time was wasted in opening people’s eyes to the daily difficulties persons with disabilities face when this year’s Wheelchair Wednesday campaign was launched on Mandela Day.

SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Emotions run high at Wheelchair Wednesday handover

12 Dec 22 By Full Stop

Emotions ran high as the last of 200 wheelchairs were handed over to recipients during the closing function of the 11th APD and SPAR Eastern Cape Wheelchair Wednesday campaign at Nelson ...

Alan Stapleton, Amputee Support Group, Bartho de Vries, Nkosinathi Foundation, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

The gift of mobility awaits another 200 people

6 Oct 22 By Full Stop

A further 200 people who cannot afford assistive devices will receive the gift of mobility following this October’s Wheelchair Wednesday initiative.

Alan Stapleton, Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Wheelchair Wednesday spreads its wings to make a difference

2 Dec 21 By Full Stop

Despite the disruptions of Covid-19, SPAR Eastern Cape sponsorship and events manager Alan Stapleton struck a humble figure as he reflected on another successful Wheelchair Wednesday campaign yesterday.

Amputee Support Group, APD, Nkosinathi Foundation, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Amputee provides vivid demonstration of walking aids

21 Oct 21 By Full Stop

Patrick Wilkie gave a vivid demonstration of the importance of prosthetics or walking aids when the SPAR Wheelchair Wednesday campaign for 2021 was launched at SUPERSPAR Hunters earlier this month.

Amputee Support Group, SPAR Eastern Cape, SUPERSPAR Hunters, Wheelchair Wednesday

Wheelchair Wednesday takes on barriers of blindness

14 Oct 21 By Full Stop

The SPAR Wheelchair Wednesday campaign is celebrating its 10th anniversary by broadening the scope of its market to include the visually impaired sector of society this year.

Nkosinathi Foundation, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Wheelchair Wednesday with a difference rolled out

7 Oct 21 By Full Stop

The 10th annual Wheelchair Wednesday campaign launched with a difference when the opening rollout took place at SUPERSPAR Hunters in Gqeberha on Wednesday.

Amputee Support Group, APD, Nkosinathi Foundation, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday

Tenth Wheelchair Wednesday to honour Nelson Mandela

4 Oct 21 By Full Stop

The launch of the 10th annual Wheelchair Wednesday campaign will pay tribute to late South African president Nelson Mandela when it takes place at SUPERSPAR Hunters in Gqeberha on Wednesday.

APD, SPAR Eastern Cape, Wheelchair Wednesday