October Is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month This Sunday, Rollx Vans is taking part in the 16th annual Minnesota Strollathon, benefitting the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. The 2022 Minnesota Strollathon takes place at the Environmental Learning Center in Savage, MN, from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 2. The team at Rollx Vans has been proud to support Read more…
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Join Rollx Vans at the MDA Muscle Walk, Sept. 17
Mark your calendars for Sept. 17 if you haven’t already. The annual MDA Muscle Walk of Minnesota returns to Minneapolis with the goal of raising $150,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and its mission of empowering people living with neuromuscular diseases. Rollx Vans is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s MDA Muscle Walk, Read more…
Rollx Vans Sponsors 2022 USPSA Power Soccer Family Camp
Last month, Rollx Vans was honored to serve as a sponsor for the 2022 United States Power Camp Soccer Association’s 2022 Power Soccer Family Camp. USPSA oversees organized power soccer, the first competitive team sport specifically for individuals in motorized wheelchairs. Whether you call it soccer or fútbol, this fast-paced game is a blast to Read more…
2012 MDA Show of Strength and the History of the Jerry Lewis Telethon
Telethons used to be a pretty big deal. A combination of the words “television” and “marathon”, a telethon is a televised event typically geared towards raising money for a cause or special event. A typical telethon will go for many hours, featuring musical acts, comedy sketches, rousing speeches, and much more. Since the first one Read more…
10 Great Organizations to Donate to This Holiday Season
As a company who manufactures and sells wheelchair vans, we meet people with disabilities that are the result of many different injuries or diseases. Thankfully, there are many organizations that are determined to find cures and treatments and to make the lives of people with disabilities better. We encourage all of our customers, readers Read more…
A Special Thanks This Holiday Season
On the eve of Thanksgiving, we here at Rollx Vans just want to take a moment to thank our customers, our employees and all the organizations we have partnered with since our founder, Wade Harris started this business alongside his wife, Nancy. For more than 30 years, we have worked hard to provide wheelchair Read more…
The Robin Williams Bike Auction for People with Disabilities
The family of late actor Robin Williams has placed 87 bicycles from his personal collection up for auction in order to raise money for people with physical disabilities. The proceeds from the auction will be split between The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (one of our partners) and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). So far, Read more…
The Rio 2016 Paralympics Roundup
If you’ve been watching the 2016 Paralympics in Rio (as we have) you are probably just as bummed as we are the the games are over. We have been following the buildup of the games for months and have been progressively diving into some of the events, including: Paralympic Table Tennis (Ping Pong) Paralympic Boccia Read more…
September is National Spinal Cord Awareness Month
September is a month known for many things: back to school month, the end of summer, the start of the NFL regular season. But for the approximately 300,000 people who suffer from spinal cord injuries (SCI), September is also a month that brings awareness to their lives, their injuries and their quest for better treatment. Read more…
A Thank You to the National Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Camp
“A race is won with not with the wheels, but with the heart!” So says the National Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Camp, an incredible event put on by the Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch in Stewartville, MN. For the past few years, we have been a proud supporter of the event, and we have recently received Read more…