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Provide adaptive equipment for children with special needs
Thumbuddy Special provides adaptive equipment like wheelchairs and adapted bikes to children with special needs. They also offer scholarships to special recreation camps and sponsor needy families during the Christmas season, helping these children reach their maximum potential.
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Springfield, IL
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Thumbuddy Special

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Mentor Programme

{Mentorship programme is designed to help teens find the career path that best suits them.}

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Adaptive Equipment Program

Provides adaptive equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, adapted bikes, ramps, and computers to children with special needs.

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Camp Scholarship Program

Offers scholarships for children with special needs to attend local special recreation camps during the summer.

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Christmas Sponsorship Program

Sponsors needy families in low-income communities during the Christmas season with gifts and support.

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About

Thumbuddy Special

Founded in

1998

EIN

36-4197869

IRS 501(C) Type

501(c)()

Category/Type

Human Services

Address

PO BOX 145 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515-0000 United States

Website

https://www.thumbuddyspecial.org/

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Thumbuddy Special, founded in 1998 in Downers Grove, IL, provides adaptive equipment, financial support, & therapeutic events for children with special needs and their families. They raise funds to underwrite essential equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, ramps, adaptive computers, and special recreation summer camps.

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Thumbuddy Special provides adaptive equipment like wheelchairs and adapted bikes to children with special needs. They also offer scholarships to special recreation camps and sponsor needy families during the Christmas season, helping these children reach their maximum potential.

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