It’s our favorite time of the month again. WonderFold Cares has developed so much and we couldn't be more grateful to give to more families in need. If you or a loved one is in need of one of our Wonderful Wagons, submit a story! We would love to hear from you and hopefully you or your loved one will be selected to win one of our stroller wagons. For the month of April, we had the honor of giving stroller wagons to multiple families and organizations.
WonderFold has had the privilege of donating to numerous nonprofits and organizations where we gifted outr W1 models for auctions for organizations such as the Chicago Autism Light It Up Blue Event; the TCP Care Auction where Wonderfold was actually one of the top three performers and was able to raise $5000 to help those diagnosed with Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy; the Charlotte Schwieger Leukemia Auction; and Gigi’s Playhouse.
Here are some of the stories from our recipients last month:
Jessica is one busy woman. With her fourth children coming this July, her and her husband have a lot on their plate. That’s why Jessica’s best friend nominated her for a WonderFold Wagon. The two women have been best friends since they were five. That is 24 (!) years of non stop laughter, support and love. The two met in pre-school and are now navigating the tribulations of adulthood and motherhood. Jessica is now a full-time mom after being a preschool teacher and her husband wears a lot of hats - namely, a fulltime firefighter, EMT, an ER psych department employee and a basketball coach. Phew! That’s a lot of hats! And we also cannot forget that, even while pregnant and being a mom of three, Jessica offers to help other families who may be returning back to the office with childcare. This couple doesn’t stop! But everyone needs some rest and relaxation, especially this couple. They love to have walks in the park, go to the pond and do some fishing, and visit their dad at the fire station. With three babies and a fourth one on the way, there aren’t a lot of options for larger families. And with Jessica and her husband’s hands so full, they deserve to have them free on their family outings. Which is perfect with their brand new X4 Stroller Wagon! With the weather being warmer and a July baby, this family is gonna have a great summer.
The Rijksens have traveled a long way for their family. The family emigrated from Aruba to the United States in search of better healthcare opportunities for their daughter Lunah. Lunah had been denied life-saving interventions, including a heart repair procedure, in the Netherlands and Colombia. In Aruba, even with socialized medical insurance, Lunah with her T18 diagnosis have not been able to get the treatments that she needed in time. The Rijksens had to leave their entire life including their other kids and family back in Aruba for the care of little Lunah. But everyone is on the same page that Lunah’s recovery is top priority. The family made the move to the US in 2016 and since then, Lunah is getting the care that she desperately needed in Utah. Though there are still some uncertainties with Lunah’s medical challenges. Despite her medical journey, Lunah is happy and healthy and loves to be outdoors. The Rijksens want Lunah to live her life to the fullest. Wonderfold gifted the Rijksens a W1 Stroller Wagon for Lunah and all her adventures.
Ashley Surch is a mother of two little kiddos with a spouse in the military. While her partner is deployed, Ashley loves to take her children out on adventures. To the park, museums, pools, the world’s their oyster. And we love to see it. With a partner that’s away all the time, it’s tough being alone with two children. The Surches were gifted a X2 Stroller Wagon for all their adventures.
Angie and her husband and their two kiddos, Gianna and Ronan, are a military family who are simply trying to make ends meet. Ronan is almost two but had a terrifying experience at the start of his life. He was only three days old when he was rushed to the hospital and kept in the PICU for almost a month. After months of countless tests, Ronan was diagnosed with Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia which is a rare metabolic disorder. The first year of Ronan’s life was tough to say the least and it led Angie to staying at home to be with the kids. And with her husband being deployed and living on a single income, the Ebojo’s are making the most out of their situation. Ronan continues to surprise his family and is taking on his medical challenges on the chin. In June of last year, Ronan was diagnosed with another rare disease - Kawasaki disease. With all the therapy, tests, and numerous doctor’s visits, Ronan’s first two years of his life hasn't been the easiest. And being a military family, the Ebojo’s don’t have a lot of family close by making trips to the doctors a little harder as little Gianna joins them. Taking two kids, along with all of their belongings, including medications is a lot on Angie. But with their brand new W2 Stroller Wagon, the Ebojo’s trips to the doctors will be a little bit easier.
Whew! Another month down, folks! If you or a loved one - whomever that may be, are in need of a WonderFold Wagon, we would love to hear from you. Submit your story here. Parenting is hard enough and without some resources, it can further push us. A WonderFold wagon can make it a little bit easier. I said a “little bit”. See you again in May!
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Hello,
I am currently in the process of adopting my nephew. I have had him since he was 4 months old. He was born at 34 weeks and was also born addicted to drugs unfortunately. This has caused him to have developmental and cognitive delays and currently is about a 7-9 month old baby instead of a 14 month old. He also has feeding difficulties and gastroparesis. And insurance seems to think that even though he has official diagnosis that he doesn’t so they refuse to cover something more accessible for him.
When eating he has to be reclined or laying down. He absolutely loves the outdoors so going places like to the zoo or park is hard because we have nothing that will accommodate him properly.
Plus with all of his appointments it’s so hard to feed him when we’re out and about. People will stare at us if he lays down on the floor, but he will not allow you to hold him to feed. He is fed 100% by bottle. He cannot take anything else by mouth currently. And has to be put in a reclined or laying down position to help aid in digestion and he physically is unable to properly lift his bottle to the correct level to drink out of it. (We have been working with an OT and feeding therapist to try and get him where he needs to be with drinking a bottle but he is still just so far behind.)
With him being cognitively behind and developmentally standard wagons do not meet the need of having a 5 point harness to keep him in place without risking him injuring himself because he has learned to climb out of them. Silly boy can’t walk on his own due to hyper extensive joints, muscle weakness, and hypotonia, but can climb out of seat buckles like no other.
He is the happiest baby in the world and would 100% benefit from having a wonderfold wagon. It would give him access to do things he loves easier. It would allow him to have a more normal life.
Hi there! I’m a single mom of 5! Two who have autism! It would truly be a blessing if we could get one of these wagons for my kids. It would make everyday life easier.
Hi Wonderfold,
I am a single mom of 3 boys aged 12, 6, &4 and a girl 7 weeks. It’s been very hard and a constant struggle which I am sure it has been for many. Just getting back to work and doing daily task and maneuvering things around and having 2 kids in a stroller it would definitely be easier to be loading and unloading something like this plus gaining all that extra trunk space. It would be a dream come true to get 1 of these. It’s been extra hard for the family these past few months and anything to make things easier is always greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
The Bowlen’s
Hi wonderfold! I want to start off by saying how much I appreciate the business model of this company, we need more companies that care about their consumers!
I’m a 28 year old mother of 2 under 2. I just had my newborn in December and my oldest is 20 months. My husband is deployed so I’m navigating all of this alone and the used double stroller we have just isn’t working. The wheels constantly go flat and my babies hate not being able to see me especially my oldest. I currently do Instacart to help bring in income for our family, so the babies are always in the stroller or store carts and trying to maneuver fitting them and other ppls groceries in either of those options has me almost in tears every shopping trip. I know a lot of ppl are in need and I’m just another mom dreaming of a wonder cold but I figured I’d share our story anyways!! Thank y’all for reading and god bless!
Hello WonderFold, I am a Grandmother (Nana) raising my five Grands under the age of two! An amazing two year old grandson and four amazing 9 month olds Granddaughters. Yes I know I’m truly blessed. However I have little to know help as it is just myself with help from my oldest daughter. I have some health issues .. Carpal Tunnel and entrapped nerves in my arms ,it makes it difficult carrying them around as the girls are 20lbs each =80lbs plus car seats just drains me. I’ve been on search for a wagon that will accomodate at least the four as big brother does great walking beside me. Easily to push and very easily folds up to fit in the trunk of the car. Every time I look up with those filters. WonderFold wagons pop up!!