Xiamen Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) donated sports wheelchairs to people with spinal cord injuries.
On December 8, ten sports wheelchairs donated by Xiamen YMCA were transported to the service center for people with spinal cord injuries in Xiamen Halfway House.
Recently, the rehabilitation training camp for people with spinal cord injuries organized by Xiamen Disabled Persons' Federation and Xiamen Disabled Persons’ Rehabilitation Center has opened here as scheduled.
After learning that the founder of the Halfway House, Mr. Xie Qiming, and the other three coaches not only could take care of their own lives and work normally but also look after their families and other partners, let alone travelling regularly and signing up for the Xiamen International Marathon Race, the volunteers expressed their admiration.
The ten trainees of the training camp had walked out of their houses one after another to learn the knowledge of various self-care abilities, including the prevention of various diseases, the management of defecation, life skills, independent travel and so on. At the same time, the trainees also used the coaches as examples to learn how to communicate with others.
During the donation ceremony, in order to express gratitude to the donation of Xiamen YMCA and the assistance of volunteers, the coaches and trainees of the training camp also performed a wheelchair dance of "The Song of Life for You".
- Translated by Tracy Ye
厦门市基督教青年会捐赠轮椅给脊髓损伤者。
12月8日，由厦门市基督教青年会捐赠的10台运动轮椅被悉数运到了厦门中途之家脊髓损伤者服务中心。日前，由厦门市残联及市残疾人康复中心联络组织的脊髓损伤者康复生活重建训练营已经在此如期开办。
在了解到中途之家的创办人谢启明先生及3名教员不仅能料理好自己的生活，正常工作，而且还能照顾家人和其他伙伴，有的定期长途旅行，有的还报名参加厦门国际马拉松比赛等事迹后，大家纷纷表示敬佩不已。
训练营的10名学员陆续走出家门，在训练营里学习包括各种疾病的预防、二便的管理、生活的技能技巧、独立出行等各种生活自理能力的知识。同时，学员们还以教员为榜样，学习如何与人沟通。
在捐助现场，为了感谢青年会的捐助和志愿者的帮忙，训练营教员及残友学员们还为大家表演了一首《生命之歌 为你吟唱》的轮椅舞。
福建厦门市基督教青年会为脊髓损伤者捐赠10台运动轮椅
Xiamen Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) donated sports wheelchairs to people with spinal cord injuries.
On December 8, ten sports wheelchairs donated by Xiamen YMCA were transported to the service center for people with spinal cord injuries in Xiamen Halfway House.
Recently, the rehabilitation training camp for people with spinal cord injuries organized by Xiamen Disabled Persons' Federation and Xiamen Disabled Persons’ Rehabilitation Center has opened here as scheduled.
After learning that the founder of the Halfway House, Mr. Xie Qiming, and the other three coaches not only could take care of their own lives and work normally but also look after their families and other partners, let alone travelling regularly and signing up for the Xiamen International Marathon Race, the volunteers expressed their admiration.
The ten trainees of the training camp had walked out of their houses one after another to learn the knowledge of various self-care abilities, including the prevention of various diseases, the management of defecation, life skills, independent travel and so on. At the same time, the trainees also used the coaches as examples to learn how to communicate with others.
During the donation ceremony, in order to express gratitude to the donation of Xiamen YMCA and the assistance of volunteers, the coaches and trainees of the training camp also performed a wheelchair dance of "The Song of Life for You".
- Translated by Tracy Ye
Xiamen YMCA Donates Sports Wheelchairs to People with Spinal Cord Injuries
