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Swampscott Charity Aiming to Connect Disabled Children With 'Buggies'

'Stepping Stones For Stella' is a Swampscott charity that needs your help.

Stepping Stones for Stella, a charity located in Swampscott, is raising money to provide children with disabilities the freedom to access the great outdoors through the use of their innovative Buggies. 

The charity was founded in in honor of Stella, a four-year-old girl who has Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy.

The original Buggy was created by the founder’s father, who saw how difficult it was to take Stella to the beach. 

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Wheelchairs do not do well in rocky, sandy conditions and this awesome buggy can go just about anywhere.

Stepping Stones for Stella is running a fundraiser through the crowdfunding website SupportLocalStuff in an effort to raise money to produce the buggies for other disabled kids. 

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So, consider chipping in to support this very worthy local cause.


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