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Puerto Rican Woman Receives Gift of Mobility from The SCOOTER Store
Nation's Leading Provider of Power Wheelchairs sand Scooters Offers Assistance
Carolina, Puerto Rico, October 5, 2006 — As part of its Gift of Mobility program, The SCOOTER Store presented a Jet 3 power wheelchair to Sonia Martinez Negron, a Puerto Rican woman recently faced with a mobility-related disability. The SCOOTER Store, the nation's leading provider of power wheelchairs and scooters, worked with Servicios al Cuidandano to provide the assistance to Ms. Negron.
The SCOOTER Store created the Gift of Mobility program in December, 2002, as a reflection of the company's commitment to, "Always Do the Right Thing!" Since its inception, the international outreach program has donated more than $200,000 per year in power wheelchairs and scooters, plus hundreds more manual wheelchairs to community service organizations enabling them to provide freedom, independence and personal integrity to those with limited mobility.
"This program is an excellent example of The SCOOTER Store philosophy and we are proud to be able to touch so many lives through these fine community organizations," said Doug Harrison, the company´s Chief Executive Office, who founded the company with his wife, Susanna Harrison, because they wanted to reach out and help others. Other charitable groups that have participated in the Gift of Mobility program include the American Red Cross, Hospice, Volunteers of America and the National Chronic Pain Society, as well as a host of churches, museums and foundations.
The SCOOTER Store, headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas, operates a network of retail stores from coast-to-coast, including San Juan, Puerto Rico. Every day, employees are dedicated to helping others achieve freedom and independence. The SCOOTER Store, accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) was named to FORTUNE magazine´s 2004 "Top 100 Companies to Work For" list.
About The SCOOTER Store
Since 1991, The SCOOTER Store has helped provide freedom and independence to more than 500,000 people with limited mobility. The SCOOTER Store offers a full line of durable medical equipment, including power wheelchairs and scooters, lifts, ramps and accessories in 48 states. The SCOOTER Store has worked with more than 203,000 physicians, providing expertise and quality service to their patients, and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care.
