This was an incredible day. We were able to attend two ceremonies that placed several of the wheelchairs that the church donates. The fellow behind Duard is blind and is a most amazing man. He had all the documentation for us, which is a big deal. The first ceremony took place on the sidewalk. That worked well for people needing the wheelchairs to be able to move out of their cars. There were many press representatives and a very nice articles ended up in the news papers. We heard it was on TV, but we had no way to figure that one out. 
The lady Sandy is hugging was crying and so was Sandy. We felt that by giving the wheelchairs to the children that we had freed many women who could not do anything because they always had to carry the children if they went anywhere. Some of these children were in their preteen years and this was their first wheelchair.
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The second ceremony was held in a very festive setting. They had the traditional Turkish dancers perform and also these darling little children. We did get a video of these children and if I can figure out how to put it on here you can see how darling they are, if not you will have to wait until we get home.
LDS Charities had donated equipment to this organization so they can teach sign language. They are training their people to sign and interpret. They are also teaching the parents so they can communicate with their children. These girls are signing the Turkish National Anthem and have graduated from this class.
These are two of the mentally handicapped children from the Center who were doing a Turkish dance in the isle, I joined them and we had a great time. 
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