Get up and go Foundation – Fundraising Initiative

The get-up-and-go foundation was founded by Shaun Drew he was diagnosed at the age of 25 with extremely rare muscular dystrophy known as GNE Myopathy.

After years of struggling with his disability and being confined to a wheelchair for the past 5 years it became increasingly more and more difficult to go out with his family, to attend kids sports days and plays, to go out for work seminars meetings and conferences and for general outings with the family to the beach or nature reserve of braais at friends houses.

He thought there must be others out there in the same position not being able to go out with their families.

This is where the idea for a non profit Foundation was formed.

Shaun gathered friends around him to join him in helping him make his vision a reality.

Out of this the get up and go foundation was born.

The aim of the foundation is to assist house bound people effected by immobility due to disability, injury or illness whether temporary or permanent.

Our aim is to help them with mobility either in the form of a;

• wheelchair,
• motorized wheelchair
• And/or access to a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Assisting people by making then mobile, will hopefully give them Gobility to be able to actively participate in life, whether participating at a family function or going to a work-related activity. This will undoubtedly improve the standard of living and quality of life of this person and their family.