Summary: Wheelchairs and First Responder Emergency Vehicles to Parras, Mexico
There is a continued need for wheelchairs to provide mobility for the indigent people of Parras de la Fuente. We will supply them with 100 quality wheelchairs and spare parts.
Many of the city streets are narrow and difficult to navigate through traffic with full sized emergency vehicles. In addition, much of the countryside and mountainous areas around the city do not have paved roads and are difficult to navigate, especially in bad weather.
The Parras Rotary Club has therefore expressed a need for an ATV equipped with firefighting equipment so their Fire Department can reach fire scenes quickly to save lives and minimize damage.
In a similar vein, they need a motorcycle equipped with emergency gear so their Parras Emergency Response personnel can reach accidents and other emergencies quickly to save lives.
Addendum to Project Description (added after the project was signed)
The motorcycle was funded outside this grant. In addition, it was determined to supply 90 wheelchairs of various sizes along with 25 walkers. Another need, named Cam 10, is for sensory equipment to treat children with autism and Down Syndrome. A bus was donated to the Parras Rotarians by Carter BloodCare to be used as a mobile health clinic to provide basic health and dental needs to poverty-stricken people in and around Parras. Funds will be provided to transport this bus to Parras and to equip it with appropriate equipment, medicines and supplies.
Completed
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