I Would Like to Help Other Wheelchair People

As many of you know, Kevin and I, along with several other family members, will be walking in a 5K over Easter weekend. It's a fundraiser for an organization in California called AbilityFirst. They sponsor programs for disabled kids and adults including a camp in the San Bernardino mountains. Kevin and his team - dubbed "Blue Wheels" - have earmarked the donations we have received to specifically help out his camp. So far we have raised over $2200.

Tuesday night I got a message from Kevin that he had some things to report. So I called him and we chatted a bit about the 5K and some of the things we still need to take care of. He is currently working with the counselor at his workshop to ask for sponsorships there. He told me they are doing a "bang-up job" getting donations.

So then I let him know that I had launched this blog. His response was a simple, "Good, good."

Then he says to me: "You know...is there some way we could get some video, you know, of me getting in and out of my bus? I mean you are out in New York, but maybe we could get someone to film me and you could put it on the computer. I think it would be good to show how to use the ramp...and how easy it is to get on and off a wheelchair bus...how they do the tie-downs...you know. I would like to help other wheelchair people."

Have I mentioned yet how much I love my brother?