Two hundred people living with disabilities in Nelson Mandela Bay have received brand-new wheelchairs thanks to the 15th annual SPAR Wheelchair Wednesday campaign.
This brings to 2 600 the total number of assistive devices donated through the initiative since its inception.
The campaign, run by the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities (APD) in partnership…
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.
Wilkie, who has had both legs amputated below the knees, is the vice-chairman of the Nelson Mandela Bay-based Amputee Support Group.
To demonstrate just how…