About PROJECT BEETLE WALK:
Paul, a 38 year old father of two young children, was crushed when an 850kg electrical switchboard fell on him as it was being craned off a truck. This left him with 11 broken ribs, a punctured lung, severely broken leg and a fracture of the lower spine. As a result, Paul now lives with paraplegia. He has been unable to return to work and his injuries have necessitated many significant adjustments to his life and to the lives of his young family.
It is a miracle that Paul survived this tragic accident but his life has been changed forever. This is your opportunity to assist Paul on his road to recovery.
As mates of Paul, we
created Project Beetle Walk in 2008 in order to
host various types of ongoing fund raising
events to raise money that can be used to assist
with Paul's ongoing management of paraplegia.
“Project Beetle Walk” is a non-profit
organisation, created and run by Paul’s mates.
The road to recovery
is long and hard for Beetle, and will ensue many
ups and downs, so it's important that as his
mates, we maintain focus to chip in when we can,
just as we'd appreciate if the tables were
turned the other way.
As a direct result of
previous fund raising efforts we have managed to
generate some fantastic results for Paul's
rehabilitation and ongoing management, including
specialist services such as;
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Sending Paul to
Project Walk, a program based in San Diego,
USA, who specialise in the paraplegic and
quadraplegic rehabilitation
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Funding Paul's
weekly visits to Brisbane based Walk On in
Australia, which like Project Walk is a
program based on the Dardzinski method
and equipment such as
and ongoing support of
his "wheels"
Fundraising events will continue, so your ongoing support is vital to the success of Project Beetle Walk. We are also seeking your support to provide products and/or services which can be used as prizes and auction items at these events.
To learn more about “Project Beetle Walk”, or to confirm your involvement or purchase a ticket to an event, please contact the project co-ordinator David Talintyre on (02) 9223 8088 or 0417216685.
Beetle’s Mates
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