WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The Project...
The Surfers Sunrise Wheelchair Trust is dedicated to making sturdy, rough terrain wheelchairs
from recycled bicycle frames and other materials that are donated to handicapped children
around the world. The cost of each wheelchair is $100 for materials, as it was 12 years ago
when the project commenced, with all labour donated.
To date over 5,600 have been distributed to over 30 countries.
How it works...
The Surfers Sunrise members make up kits at the Southport factory which are then
distributed to Rotary Clubs around Australia who then construct and paint the wheelchairs
and return them to us for checking and distribution. The end result is a child experiencing
mobility but the journey along the way is also helping many other people.
At our factory there are around 20 retirees who help in the wheelchair manufacture,
stripping bikes, cutting plywood etc and they have found a new passion in life helping to
assist underprivileged children.
We supply kits to three Work for the Dole schemes and several schools for their manual
arts curriculum. We also have other volunteers who make up the wheelchairs
at home in their garages and several men’s sheds in NSW.