Scholarship Recipients
Donations in Action
News and information highlighting scholarship recipients and how the Will2Walk program is supporting them to lead a healthy, active and independent lifestyle.
"As a scholarship recipient of this wonderful foundation, I was granted $3,000 for a wheelchair accessible van. I was injured in 2008 from a gunshot wound. I love #will2walk!"
Scholarship Recipient Shelly Nelson of Florida | Awarded $3,000 | Adaptive Vehicle
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"I received a scholarship to help me pay for some of my therapy. We are doing a lot of strength training, which I can do standing up and completely weight bearing, which has so many advantages! Thank you Will2Walk for helping me on the road to recovery!"
Scholarship Recipient Anne von Rosen of Arizona | Awarded $1,200 | Therapy
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Highlighted Recipients
Amanda Perla
AWARDED $2,200
Amanda was awarded a scholarship for a new ActiveAid Evolution Series Rehab Shower Chair. Her severe spasms made it a necessity to have a safe chair to bathe. During her senior year in High School, Amanda was injured in a car accident.
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Joe Jackson
AWARDED $3,500
Joseph Jackson of Phoenix, Arizona was awarded a scholarship for a new, competitive rugby chair. Joseph plays rugby with the Phoenix Heat. At age 16, Joseph suffered a football injury that left him an incomplete c6 quadriplegic.
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Erick Hernandez
Awarded $5,000
Erick was awarded a scholarship to complete a month-long, intense rehabilitation exercise program at SCI-FIT (SCI Functional Integrated Therapy). Erick was injured in a diving accident in 2010 that resulted in C4-C5 incomplete fracture and paralysis.
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