george gallego founder of wheels of progress

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GeorgeGallego GEORGE GALLEGO is the founder and CEO of Wheels of Progress. He has lived with a pinal cord injury since 1992 .A freak accident at the age of 23 ended George's carefree lifestyle of playing ball, skiing, swimming and camping. The former circulation manager of a major newspaper fell the equivalent of three stories after stumbling through a railing at a Manhattan warehouse. He severed his spinal cord and was paralyzed from the waist down.

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Page 1: George Gallego founder of Wheels of Progress

GeorgeGallegoGEORGE GALLEGO is the founder and CEO of Wheels of Progress. He has lived with a pinal cord injury since 1992 .A freak accident at the age of 23 ended George's carefree lifestyle of playing ball, skiing, swimming and camping. The former circulation manager of a major newspaper fell the equivalent of three stories after stumbling through a railing at a Manhattan warehouse. He severed his spinal cord and was paralyzed from the waist down.

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GEORGE GALLEGO is the founder and CEO of Wheels of Progress .

Wheels of Progress—the non-profit organization dedicated to creating supportive housing and transformative experiences for young people with disabilities unnecessarily housed in senior nursing facilities.

Founded Wheels of Progress for Disable people

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Awarded

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Wheels of Progress—the non-profit organization dedicated to creating

supportive housing and transformative

experiences for young people with disabilities unnecessarily housed in senior nursing facilities.

Creating Solutions:  Wheels of Progress

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