PET Florida

06/12/2026

We are still standing strong! If you would like to visit us to learn more: petflorida.org 🔗

A framed reminder of how it all began.

In 1994, missionary Larry Hills shared a need he witnessed in Africa: people disabled by polio and landmines had no practical way to move across rough terrain. Together with Rev. Mel West and product designer Earl Miner, that need became a mission and eventually a movement that has restored mobility to thousands around the world.

This frame hangs in the Penney Farms shop, honoring the three men whose faith, compassion, and ingenuity helped launch what was then known as the PET Mobility Project.

Today, volunteers continue building Mobility Carts, honoring the legacy these men began more than 30 years ago.

06/04/2026

Thank you for your support!
The Rotary Club of Green Cove Springs

05/20/2026

Thank you to the Rotary Club of St. Augustine Sunrise for your support!

A Saturday morning well spent—and the impact will last for years.

Recently, the St Augustine Sunrise Rotary, part of Rotary District 6970, volunteered at PET Florida, Personal Energy Transportation with The Gift of Mobility. They helped build three-wheeled, hand-powered wheelchairs for those in need around the world.

This volunteer-run program constructs and distributes three-wheeled, hand-powered wheelchairs that can last upwards of twenty years. This durability is thanks to a powder coating system funded by a district grant, along with contributions from the Rotary Club of Fleming Island, Inc., The Rotary Club of Green Cove Springs, the Interact Club of Green Cove Springs Junior High School, Orange Park Rotary, Rotary Club of Orange Park Sunrise, Rotary Club of Orange Park Sunset, and Rotary Club of St. Augustine, Sunset, as well as generous supporters from Mobility Worldwide/PET Florida in Penney Farms.

These hand-operated Personal Energy Transportation vehicles are provided to men, women, and children worldwide who are unable to walk due to limb loss from illness, birth defects, land mines, or war.

05/14/2026

Wonderful! 🎉

05/01/2026

"The Peggy Bryan Volunteer of the Year Award to Sid Rooy of Personal Energy Transportation carts at Penney Retirement Community. Each received $7,000." Thank you Don Coble with Clay Today Newspaper!

ORANGE PARK – Irene Toto is so passionate about her work a t Clay Behavioral Health Center, where mental health and substance abuse services are addressed for low income, …

04/28/2026

Thank you to the Paul and Klare Reinhold Foundation for inviting the PET Florida team to your annual 2026 Celebrate Clay Awards Breakfast.

Sid Rooy, a founding volunteer of PET Florida, won the Peggy Bryan Volunteer of the Year Award. What a great way to celebrate 25 years of service as an organization!

We would like to thank all of our volunteers, supporters, and generous donors for helping make this possible. We are proud to be a part of the beautiful Clay County, Florida. Professional photos are coming soon! 📸

04/09/2026

EVER WISH YOU COULD DO MORE? Now’s your moment. 👇

A generous PET Florida supporter is matching every donation through April 30th — up to $20,000.
That means your gift is instantly doubled and goes directly toward parts, equipment, and building improvements this spring.

Together, we’re working toward providing 800 life-changing mobility carts by June 30th. No gift is too small — when combined and matched, it makes a real impact.

Donate today. Change a life. Learn more: petflorida.org 🔗

𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙭-𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚.

03/26/2026

We are happy to be apart of such a wonderful organization!

She said her cart made her a businesswoman.

Meet Elizabeth. She’s 25, lives in Nairobi, Kenya, and she’s an entrepreneur.

She sells clothing she makes herself. She sells popsicles. All from the back of her Mobility Cart.

When I met her, her mother and a friend helped her get to her cart. But once she settled in, everything shifted. She was on her own. Independent. Confident. In her element.

Before her cart, her world was the four walls of home.

Now she helps support her mother. She goes to church. She has friends. She has a life.

That’s not small. That’s everything.

This is why Mobility Worldwide exists. Not just to provide mobility, but to unlock dignity, purpose, and community. The chance for someone to contribute, connect, and belong.

Elizabeth isn’t a recipient of charity. She’s a businesswoman who needed the right tool to become one.

Volunteers build these carts by hand, often never knowing who will receive them.

Now you know one of them.

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Story and photo shared by Stan Foraker, Executive Director of Mobility Worldwide – Stow, Ohio.