This morning, Freddie Brown from Blackman UMC in Murfreesboro spoke to our United Methodist Men’s club about the Personal Energy
Transportation project.

This program creates hand-made, hand-cranked wheelchairs especially designed for use in the developing world, where terrain may not be suitable for traditional western wheelchairs. Volunteers make parts for the wheelchairs, often in their own home workshops, and then there are various assembly centers around the country where the chairs are put together and shipped overseas (packed in clothing, and including maintenance supplies such as wrenches and a tire patch kit).

The program is based in Florida but has satellites around the country, including Murfreesboro.