Whirlwind 2011 Annual Newsletter

Please download and read Whirlwind's 2011 NewsLetter.  You'll find stories about progress in the Dominican Republic, Georgia, and across the world. This has been one of our best year yet in our efforts to serve wheelchair riders.  Thanks again to all our donors and partners for the critical roles you play.  Please consider making a special holiday donation.  Extra funds are required in this period of rapid growth.  Thank you for doing what you can.

Ralf in Nicaragua

Whirlwind Founder and Chief Engineer Ralf Hotchkiss spent most of the summer in Chinandega, Nicaragua working on, among other things, the “thorny” issue of flat-free tires. Above is a photo of Ralf at work. When traveling, Ralf rides a standard RoughRider off the assembly line and interacts with a diverse group of people with disabilities who trust him well enough to give brutally honest product feedback they might hesitate to share with a foreign donor. By spending at least a quarter of each year in the developing world, Ralf helps ensure that Whirlwind’s designs always meet the real needs of developing world riders.

Summer 2011 NewsNotes

Summer 2010 NewsNotes

Haiti Project with The Walkabout Foundation