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Jean became the first self-propelled adaptive (wheelchair) athlete to complete the Comrades in the history of the event.

The Chaeli Foundation was established in 2017 through the collaboration of like-minded community and business leaders, inspired by the work of The Chaeli Campaign, founded 2004 in South Africa - global outreach partners of the Chaeli Foundation. The Chaeli Sports & Recreation Club (the sports NPO of The Chaeli Campaign) advocated for the inclusion of an adaptive athlete from Philadelphia USA, Jean

Altomari's inclusion in the 2017 Comrades Marathon, a 96-year-old Ultra Marathon from Durban to Pietermaritzburg. In 2016 The Chaeli Sports & Recreation Club had first engaged with the Comrades Marathon to have adaptive (wheelchair) athletes enter the Comrades, with Chaeli Mycroft (co-founder of The Chaeli Campaign) becoming the first adaptive (assisted) wheelchair athlete to complete the gruelling 89km route in the history of the event. This resulted in a staunch friendship developing which, in turn, led to the establishment of the Chaeli Foundation with its HQ in Phildadelphia. Jean Altomari is the CEO of this organisation.

05/06/2024

I have signed up to do the and encourage all my friends here on Facebook and across the world to join me!
https://chaelicampaign.org/product/7in7-community-challenge-entry/ Follow this link to ensure disabled preschoolers at Chaeli Cottage Preschool have access to a quality education! Choose any personal challenge and from 3-9 June meet your challenge while Chaeli Mycroft and Muddy, supported by Ivo, run 6 Ultra Marathons in 6 days. And then do Comrades Marathon (SA) on Day 7!

Join the Community - and then challenge your network to do the same! Runners doing Comrades 2024 can sign up to do - email [email protected] for more info.

And if you'd like to support 's epic of 7 Ultras in 7 days please make a donation here (use 7in7 + your name as ref): www.chaelicampaign.org The Chaeli Campaign Chaeli Sports & Recreation Club Erin Turnbull Warren Turnbull

Thank you for your support!!

12/13/2023

We've had the pleasure of hosting engineering students Katy, Tyler, Lindsay and Olivia from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for the last two months. The students designed a sensory station as part of their partnership with The Chaeli Campaign. The sensory station was designed to help children in Chaeli Cottage Preschool to give them a calming and stimulating sensory experience.

We appreciate this ongoing partnership with WPI and wish the students a safe trip home this week!💜🇺🇸

11/28/2023

🌟 This Giving Tuesday, let's join hands to transform communities and change lives! By donating just $10 a month to the Chaeli Foundation, you can bring about a significant impact in the life of a disabled child. Your support means providing access to education, empowering young leaders to be the positive change in their communities, and advocating for the rights and inclusion of disabled children.

Help us be the catalyst for change and make the world a more inclusive place for everyone. 🌍💜

For more information about our organization, please visit our website. The link to donate is down below. Together, let's make a difference!

https://chaelifoundation.org/donate/

11/24/2023

Together we can make a difference this Giving Tuesday! 💜 With only 10 dollars a month you can help a disabled child to access education and help young leaders to be the positive change in their communities.

Please consider this Giving Tuesday to become a monthly donor to Chaeli Foundation and leave a lasting and positive impact in the lives of disabled children around the world.

For more information, please visit our website. Link to donate is down below.

https://chaelifoundation.org/donate/

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American followers! We hope you get to spend this day with your loved ones! 🥰

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11/03/2023

We are so happy to once again be partnering with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and welcoming Tyler, Katy, Lindsay & Liv to South Africa for 7 weeks to work on their student project of creating a sensory space for the children at Chaeli Cottage Preschool!🤗

10/06/2023

Pictured here are a few of the amazing Chaeli Foundation board members; Louis Venturelli, Robert Smith, and Grant Schreiber. These board members are instrumental to our mission of creating a better future for disabled children. Their commitment and dedication are invaluable and we are super grateful for them! 🤗💜

09/27/2023

Last week, Chaeli Mycroft attended the Generation Unlimited meeting in New York. In the picture with Chaeli you'll see members of the leadership council: Saddam Saleeyah, Kim Allen, Ilwad Elman and Vicky Aridi! 💫

08/31/2023

A couple weeks back, Kristin Wright, Vicki Graf, Violet Wright, Shawna Olson Draxton, and The Chaeli Campaign OT, Rosemary, visiting Handprints Daycare in Ocean View 🤗

08/25/2023

The Chaeli Foundation USA is pleased to welcome Kristin Wright as a new board member! 🤩

Kristin Wright is the Executive Director of Equity, Prevention, and Intervention at the Sacramento County Office of Education. Raised by two public school teachers, Kristin found her passion for education as a second career after the birth of her daughter Shelby, who was born with intellectual and physical disabilities. It was after her daughter’s birth that Wright returned to higher education to earn a Master’s Degree and Education Specialist teaching credential focused on students with extensive support needs. In her current role, Wright leads a department focused on diversity, equity and inclusion with a focus on marginalized student groups including students with disabilities.

We are so thrilled to welcome Kristin as a new board member!

03/16/2023

Last week on International Women's Day, Chaeli Mycroft was awarded the Forbes Woman Africa Young Achiever Award for her work as a disability activist! In her acceptance speech Chaeli said: "We talk about equity and equality, and I think it’s about understanding, and bringing everybody exactly as they are into every conversation that we need to be in. Then we can work together to build the equality that we all talk about.” 💜

03/09/2023

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Judith "Judy" Heuman, a leader in the disability community who has done incredible things towards the inclusion of disabled people.

“Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things needed to lead one's daily life.” Judith Heumann.

We had the honour of having her on one episode of Conversations with Chaeli, where she spoke of how unique the disabled experience is, among other things. You can find the link below if you're interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syqkpm9Ysnc

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