Mobility Scooter for Jared Horomona
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Help Jared Horomona Get His Mobility Back!
Jared would have to be one of the most inspirational people you could ever meet!
He has achieved more in his 46 years of life than most able bodied people do in their lifetime.
Despite the physical challenges from cerebral palsey and being unable to walk unaided, difficulty speaking and in completing the smallest of tasks, he has competed in the New York marathon twice as well as the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia and won first place in the Body For Life Inspiration Category. The first person to do this outside of the US.
Jared is fiercely independent and lives alone, leading a very active life.
For those who know him, he truly is an inspiration!
He is someone who rises everytime he falls, beats all the odds as well as every challenge that comes his way and has a smile that is incredibly infectious.
Recently I passed him pushing his mobility scooter up hill. The second of two donated second hand scooters. On stopping he informed me that his current scooter regularly breaks down, it won't hold a charge long enough to get to the shopping centre and home, going up a hill depletes the battery - including his own drive, and the brakes no longer work.
With staying home not being an option for such an active guy and gym junkie like Jared, he does whatever it takes to keep attending his course, the gym, shops and his social activities. Logistically for him the options are riding his unsafe scooter (and he still does), walking for hours with his frame in the heat of the Gold Coast sun, catching buses and getting lifts from others.
Just two weeks ago, I picked Jared up walking more than 5 kilometers from his home in above 30 degree heat. He told me then that he is saving his money for a new Easy Rider Scooter. Excited by the possibility, on his disability pension he is able to save $10 each week. He now has a total of $160 dollars saved to date and is committed to his goal.
The Easy Rider Scooter is more than $6700 and both you and I know that it will literally be years before he's likey to be able to afford one!
So this is where I believe 'we' can do something awesome together. ......
Together we could purchase Jared's scooter for him (as a surprise), and before the new year! What do you think?
Will you help me, by donating what ever you can to buy his scooter? Doesn't matter how much you can donate as every bit will be that much closer for Jared to get his scooter.
The Easy Rider mobility scooter is a fitting vehicle for a 46 year old guy. It is sturdy, as Jared's lifestyle will mean it will be put to the test), it looks pretty cool, will handle clocking up the many klm's Jared will require of it and will serve him well for a number of years.
Now he doesn't know we are doing this (I've only asked the permission of his parents) and please I'd like to keep it a surprise! This means you and everyone else will get to witness him receiving his gift from us all in a video I will post up on the day the scooter is delivered to his door. You will definately make a difference to the life of such an incredible guy.
Please donate what you can now to help get Jared's mobility scooter and improve the quality of his life significantly.
Thank you so much :)
Niki
Jared would have to be one of the most inspirational people you could ever meet!
He has achieved more in his 46 years of life than most able bodied people do in their lifetime.
Despite the physical challenges from cerebral palsey and being unable to walk unaided, difficulty speaking and in completing the smallest of tasks, he has competed in the New York marathon twice as well as the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia and won first place in the Body For Life Inspiration Category. The first person to do this outside of the US.
Jared is fiercely independent and lives alone, leading a very active life.
For those who know him, he truly is an inspiration!
He is someone who rises everytime he falls, beats all the odds as well as every challenge that comes his way and has a smile that is incredibly infectious.
Recently I passed him pushing his mobility scooter up hill. The second of two donated second hand scooters. On stopping he informed me that his current scooter regularly breaks down, it won't hold a charge long enough to get to the shopping centre and home, going up a hill depletes the battery - including his own drive, and the brakes no longer work.
With staying home not being an option for such an active guy and gym junkie like Jared, he does whatever it takes to keep attending his course, the gym, shops and his social activities. Logistically for him the options are riding his unsafe scooter (and he still does), walking for hours with his frame in the heat of the Gold Coast sun, catching buses and getting lifts from others.
Just two weeks ago, I picked Jared up walking more than 5 kilometers from his home in above 30 degree heat. He told me then that he is saving his money for a new Easy Rider Scooter. Excited by the possibility, on his disability pension he is able to save $10 each week. He now has a total of $160 dollars saved to date and is committed to his goal.
The Easy Rider Scooter is more than $6700 and both you and I know that it will literally be years before he's likey to be able to afford one!
So this is where I believe 'we' can do something awesome together. ......
Together we could purchase Jared's scooter for him (as a surprise), and before the new year! What do you think?
Will you help me, by donating what ever you can to buy his scooter? Doesn't matter how much you can donate as every bit will be that much closer for Jared to get his scooter.
The Easy Rider mobility scooter is a fitting vehicle for a 46 year old guy. It is sturdy, as Jared's lifestyle will mean it will be put to the test), it looks pretty cool, will handle clocking up the many klm's Jared will require of it and will serve him well for a number of years.
Now he doesn't know we are doing this (I've only asked the permission of his parents) and please I'd like to keep it a surprise! This means you and everyone else will get to witness him receiving his gift from us all in a video I will post up on the day the scooter is delivered to his door. You will definately make a difference to the life of such an incredible guy.
Please donate what you can now to help get Jared's mobility scooter and improve the quality of his life significantly.
Thank you so much :)
Niki
Organizer
Niki Pearce
Organizer
Helensvale QLD
