Three years ago, Waterhouse resident Sophia Sutherland requested a motorised wheelchair to help her to get around the community.
Sanmerna, a local paper-product manufacturer, through its foundation and in tandem with the JUTC and non-profit Inspire to Empower, handed Sutherland her “dream chair”, valued at US$8,000 (J$1.15 million), at a brief ceremony at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre.
For years, Sutherland said, she has been struggling with manoeuvring the manual wheelchair that left her hands blistered and muscles strained.
In 2017, at another Sanmerna Foundation event, Sutherland had sought help from the company’s directors to address her “greatest need” at the time.
Sanmerna Foundation President Viris Clarke-Ellis said it was just a matter of time for the foundation to grant Sutherland’s wish.
