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Twenty local students spent the day in wheelchairs to promote wheelchair awareness and raise funds for MSCS. The Salinas High School Rotary Interact Club members volunteered to spend an entire day confined to a wheelchair in an attempt to better understand the challenges it presents.  "The experience was a real eye-opener for many of the participants," said Cynthia Hess, club coordinator.  "Students found it difficult maneuvering over curbs, opening doors without assistance, getting from one side of the campus to the other, reaching buttons on vending machines, using drinking fountains, and much more."  Students also expressed concerns regarding emergency options in the event of a fire or earthquake. With an enthusiastic crew of classmates cheering them on, participants were challenged to wheelchair races during the lunch hour by students who attend school daily in a wheelchair. Interact Club members solicited pledges from the Rotary Club of Salinas, local businesses and other students raising over $1000.00 for agency programs and services. 

MSCS would like to thank APRIA HEALTHCARE  for providing the wheelchairs for this event:   

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