TYSONS, Va.—Pentagon Federal Credit Union has donated $30,000 to Segs4Vets to build custom-designed ALLY Chair adapted Segways for combat veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq.
PenFed’s donation will fund ALLY Chairs: adapted Segways that allow their operation from a seated position, giving paraplegics and double, triple or quadruple amputees the freedom to operate independently.
Every time we give the gift of mobility, we are truly changing a wounded warrior’s life forever,” said PenFed President and CEO James Schenck. “We are proud to support Segs4Vets in their efforts to empower our nation’s military heroes.”
“If you’ve never been in a wheelchair, you can’t fathom the freedom that an ALLY Chair gives you,” said Segs4Vets Founder and President Jerry Kerr. “Permanently disabled veterans can now go virtually anywhere, places their wheelchair couldn’t. This solves many of the mobility issues facing these veterans. It also rekindles their desire to serve themselves, their families, and their communities. So the impact extends to their wives, husbands, children, mothers, fathers, and other family members and friends whose lives have been turned upside down.”
“We have seen videos of paraplegics using ALLY Chairs to carry mattresses, push snow blowers, and race up and down hills with their children,” said Schenck. “The greatest gift we can provide for other permanently disabled veterans is to give them back their quality of life.”