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Several companies offer events which allow your team or company to build teamwork and collaboration skills while building wheelchairs that are then donated to people who need them. This is a great way to enhance teams while making a meaningful contribution to the world. See descriptions from various companies below. You might also be interested in [[Bike Building|Build a Bike]] and [[Build a Wagon]]. ===Performance Wheelchair Challenge by O3e=== One of the biggest challenges facing people with disability to get in to Wheelchair Sport is the lack of resource at local sports centres. Performance Wheelchair Challenge is trying to remedy this by enabling businesses to build and donate Sports Wheelchairs to clubs throughout the UK. Teams win Sports Wheelchair parts by taking part in thought provoking and fun team challenges, from Boccia to powering a Racing Wheelchair on an award winning Wheelchair Racing simulator. An O3e Performance Wheelchair Challenge is highly engaging and incorporates organisational objectives. Learn more at [http://www.o3e.co.uk/sports-wheelchair-charity-team-buil http://www.o3e.co.uk/sports-wheelchair-charity-team-build] === Build-A-Wheelchair ===[[File:Buildawheelchair.jpg|400px|thumbnail|left|Group of people making wheelchairs for team building and philanthropy]]This charitable event will require your group to complete tasks in teams to obtain the parts and materials necessary to assemble, test and decorate wheelchairs for donation. After assembling the wheelchairs and having them tested for safety, team members will be selected to race in the obstacle course. Their laps will be timed and incorporated into their scores. Led by GEP Destination Management. Learn More and get a price quote from this team building company: http://www.gepdmc.com/2012/06/build-a-wheelchair/
===Wheelchairs for the Disabled===
Organizations worldwide are involved in projects to provide free wheelchairs to persons with disabilities who are not able to afford a wheelchair on their own. By helping such people with a wheelchair donation, while simultaneously propelling your team and leaders to a higher level of performance, you are providing a BIG WIN-WIN for everyone involved. Bring a smile to the faces of the physically disabled by making their lives just a tad easier.
Learn More and get a price quote from this team building company: http://www.charitableteambuilding.com/events/wheelchairs-for-the-disabled-9/
=== Build-a-Wheelchair® ===
== ''Related Activity'' ==
=== Wheelchair Basketball ===
ELC offers wheelchair basketball as a team building event. Participants do not have to be persons with disabilities.
