The Knights of Columbus is a major partner with the American Wheelchair Mission (AWM) having provided tens of thousands of wheelchairs for those disabled. The AWM provides high quality wheelchairs to the poorest of God’s poor; those who have crawled, used skateboards or had family members carry them. There are many in the areas that St. John Neumann’s covers that have a need for a Wheelchair but cannot afford one. Please help these people obtain the freedom and dignity mobility provides. Children with physical disabilities can go to school, adults can go to work and provide for their families, and the elderly can get out of a bed they may have been in for years and are able to rejoin society.

Wheelchairs are obtained by AWM at very low cost due to their charity designation and volume of purchases, making it possible to provide many chairs to those who can’t afford one. All chairs are charity donations. No one pays for a wheelchair.

Please go to https://amwheelchair.org/donate/ to make a contribution. Knights of Columbus Council 9291, is sponsoring a Wheelchair drive Sunday on February 17-18 in the courtyard. Please stop on by to find out about the program and give a donation to help out. If you or someone you know needs a chair and does not have insurance or cannot afford one please contact Brian Nelson at abn091951@gmail.com (preferred) and/or texting to 210-275-7921.

For each $150 donation, you will receive a beautiful certificate folder with the picture of a wheelchair recipient inside. You must include your name and address to receive the certificate folder. If you use credit card and wish to receive a picture please indicate it on the form. With a $500 donation, you can request a framed Our Lady of Guadalupe 34' x 23" digital print that has been blessed at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.