Friends! Today we are raising funds for Dusty Stiggers, community organizer and co-founder of Long Beach In Your City News. Dusty is many things to many people: journalist, mentor, speaker, advocate, and friend. Dusty's community loves him for his nerdiness, sharp wit, sense of humor, and passion for storytelling.

Dusty has been using a wheelchair that is not meeting his needs...it is uncomfortable, unstable, and unsafe. It was designed for being pushed place to place in a hospital, not daily street transport by an independent user. Dusty jokes that he has gotten good at falling out of his chair, but he deserves so much better! Together, we can make this change.

We have found a reasonably-priced wheelchair manufacturer that can build and ship a custom chair to Dusty for $2500. This new wheelchair will be faster, easier to maneuver, and most importantly, fit Dusty and his daily life. We have also secured a donor who will match every dollar that we raise, which means your donation will be DOUBLED!

All funds raised by this GoFundMe will go toward Dusty's new wheelchair and pay GoFundMe fees (2.9%). If we raise more funds than we need, money will go directly to Dusty for accessories (like a new seat cushion!)