Wine on Wheels 2016 to Benefit Wheeling Forward

New York, NY, March 31, 2016 --(PR.com)-- What: Join Wheeling Forward on April 16th for the Wine on Wheels Grand Tasting and Silent Auction featuring over 200 wines served by over 60 of New York City's most esteemed sommeliers to benefit Wheeling Forward. Tasty bites will be provided by local restaurants. Also there will be 4 fast track seminars taught by wine industry experts covering exciting wine regions and topics. The goal of Wine on Wheels is to raise funds for Wheeling Forward’s disability programs that help those with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and are wheelchair dependent.

When: April 16, 2016 from 1-4pm

Where: City Winery 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013
By Subway: 1 Train to Houston Street or Canal Street; C / E Trains to Spring St.

Who: Yannick Benjamin, Co-Founder Wheeling Forward

Alex Elegudin, Co-Founder of Wheeling Forward

Celebrity and top Sommeliers, Chefs, and Restaurateurs

Beneficiaries of Wheeling Forward’s programs and services

JP Morgan Chase & Co. Volunteers

Wheeling Forward helps people with disabilities experience life to the fullest and enables them to see possibility where others see insurmountable obstacles.

Why: The costs of living with SCI can be considerable, and vary greatly due to the severity of injury. The following facts are according to The University of Alabama National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

● Average yearly expenses can range from $228,566 to $775,567 in the first year.
● Estimated lifetime costs due to spinal cord injury can range from $681,843 to over $3 million for a 25 year old.
● 87.9% of all spinal cord injured individuals are discharged from hospitals to private homes.

Wheeling Forward steps in to help recently disabled people with SCI who lack a support system and resources to obtain the services they need. Wine on Wheels has been established to raise funds for these activities, and it is their signature fundraiser.