Meet Henry!

Henry TamayoMeet 17 year-old Henry. He has Cerebral Palsy, resulting in difficulty sitting upright and trouble maneuvering a manual wheelchair. Henry, however, does not allow these and other challenges to become limitations.

Henry is very intelligent and this shows through his various interests. He enjoys learning about the fascinating people who have helped cultivate history. Henry’s passion, however, is the computer. He plays p.c. games and he keeps in touch with friends using social networking websites. Someday Henry would like to attend college and work hard towards a computer engineering degree. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, might discover his next competitor is the determined and ambitious Henry!

 Wheelchairs 4 Kids needs a generous sponsor to help modify Henry’s power chair. Currently the wheelchair is unsuited for Henry as well as unsafe and needs some repairs. Henry needs your help so he can be more independent while maintaining progress and keeping up with his classmates.