David's Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems Is Bringing A Fleet Of Track Chairs To Florence And Newport Oregon For People With Mobility Challenges To Use For FREE. -06/13/23

David’s Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems 

185 Eastern St, Suite 400                             

White City, Oregon 97503  

 

Media contact:

Steve Furst, CEO and Founder

(541) 941-6976 | steve@davidschair.org

 

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

 

David’s Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems is bringing a fleet of track Chairs to Florence and Newport Oregon for people with Mobility Challenges to use for FREE. 

 

 

White City, Ore. (June 13, 2023) - Southern Oregon-based nonprofit David’s Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems (David’s Chair) is mobilizing their team with a fleet of track chairs to the Oregon Coast this weekend. On Friday June 16 they will be in Florence Oregon at Heceta Beach County Park and on Saturday June 17 they will be at Nye Beach in Newport Oregon. Both excursions are from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The time slots to use a track chair in Florence are full while there are a couple still open for Newport. You should come meet the David’s Chair Team at both locations and the community members supporting these events to learn how you can help make Oregon Beaches more accessible. . CEO and Founder Steve Furst said, “We are excited to bring our track chairs to Florence and Newport for the first time. Hosting Beach Day Excursions like these are important so people with mobility challenges can access the beaches with their family and friends. Both of these communities have been great to work with as we planned and prepared for these excursions.” 

 

David’s Chair owns a fleet of track chairs that they allow people to use for FREE. CEO and Founder Steve Furst said, “We are working with many different entities in each city to bring a Track Chair permanently to both communities. David’s Chair is in the process of placing several track chairs at locations along the Oregon Coast and they are close to having them in Newport and Florence. “We want to make the Oregon Coast more accessible and with our track chairs people will have the independence and freedom to go where they choose. Nobody has to push them.” Said, Steve Furst. David’s Chair has received some grants to purchase track chairs and they are looking for more locations to partner with to provide their free services. “We are doing everything we can as a non-profit to make this as easy as possible and still having some trouble in certain areas. We are handling all reservations to use the track chairs through our online portal and providing forms and waivers. We provide insurance, maintenance, and parts. We are basically doing it all. We are even purchasing places to store them. We just ask our partners to check the track chairs in and out to the people using them and provide power and light cleaning to the track chairs. We are on a mission and looking for partners to help us provide the Oregon Coast with mobility freedom for all”, said CEO and Founder Steve Furst. You can learn more about the upcoming excursions and how you can help by going to www.davidschair.org and selecting the events page. You can also ask any questions through the Contact Us link on the website. 

 

                        

About David’s Chair  

 

David’s Chair got its start in 2017, after Medford resident David Hartrick was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). An avid hunter and fisherman, David immediately began searching for a way to enjoy the outdoors in the confines of a wheelchair. With the help of CEO and Founder Steve Furst, the pair discovered the company Action Trackchair and raised enough money to buy one. David recognized he wouldn’t be able to use it for long and dreamed of others benefiting from the chair as well; shortly after, the non-profit David’s Chair was born. 

 

David passed away on January 11, 2018, just 11 months after his ALS diagnosis. However, David’s Chair continues to give the gift of independence and freedom to people with ALS and other mobility challenges. Both David’s original Action Trackchair, along with several newer chairs have been used by people with mobility challenges to go places and experience freedom they haven’t been able to, free of charge.

 

To learn more about David’s Chair, visit www.davidschair.org and like David’s Chair on Facebook. 

                                                            

Thank you, 

                                                

Steve Furst 

CEO and Founder

David's Chair OMS

(541) 941-6976

steve@davidscahir.org