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We are excited to join forces with UBER to make it easier for you to donate your crutches during our inaugural NYC crutch drive May 12-18th. All you have to do is sign up for UBER and take a free UBER ride (promo code CRUTCHES4KIDS, up to $30 per ride) to one our drop-off their crutches collection sites in NYC or NJ. Ride in style, donate your crutches, and transform a life! Read more for details.
Crutches 4 Kids is planning its inaugural city-wide crutch drive May 12-18th with numerous drop-off locations in all five boroughs, as well as select locations in NY, NJ and CT. With your support, we aim to collect as many gently-used crutches as possible. We are very grateful for all the volunteers, collection site partners and sponsors that are coming together to make this event a reality. A special shout out to our crutch drive sponsors: the Hospital for Special Surgery, MedShare, and UBER, for their commitment to helping us raise awareness, stimulate action, and make a direct impact on the lives of disabled children across the globe.
We are thrilled to host a blog from Rebecca Sorrell who is currently working in Uganda for Show Mercy International. She contacted Crutches 4 Kids last month about Justine's need for a new pair of crutches and we sent a pair along with her sister-in-law Kelli who was traveling there soon thereafter. We are grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of helping Justine live a more fulfilling life. (Click to read her story)
On Saturday, March 8, the JCC in Manhattan hosted a viewing of Reel Encounters 2014, a collection of short disability-themed international films. One of the short films, titled “The Commute”, particularly caught my interest, as it relates to Crutches 4 Kids’ mission. The film takes the viewer through a day in the life of a man who is bound to a wheelchair. It captures the struggles and hardships involving wheelchair mobility throughout New York City. (Read more)
