GREAT FALLS — Weston Weir faces a challenge every day. The 12-year-old is wheelchair bound and partially paralyzed from a car crash which took the life of his father and brother in 2021. The same wreck also gave him a traumatic brain injury.
Four years later, Weir has made a remarkable recovery, continuing his physical therapy, and living life to the fullest.
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On Thursday he received a special surprise.
The recipient of a $22,500 grant, Eagle Mount Great Falls was able to gift an adaptive raft for Weston complete with a seat he can sit comfortably within.
Eagle Mount also received four paddle boards, seven kayaks, an additional raft, and an enclosed trailer.
The money was secured via a grant from The Hartford Insurance Company and Move United.
"It means so much to us because it's allowed us and our participants, their families, to get out on the water and really enjoy, the beauty that we have here in Great Falls,” says Joe Stalzer, Program Coordinator with Eagle Mount.
“We’re grateful for all the goodness that comes our way,” says Jen Weir, mother to Weston.
For more information about Eagle Mount, call 406-454-1449 or click here to visit the website, which provides this overview:
Founded by William S. Macfadden (a.k.a. Ol’Bill), Eagle Mount Great Falls is a non-profit organization that has been serving Great Falls, MT and surrounding communities since November of 1990.
We offer exciting programs that allow individuals of all ages with challenges (who we call our “participants”) to explore recreation and take on new adventures based on their abilities, not their disabilities.
Our participants grow socially, emotionally, and physically and caregivers, parents and guardians are given an opportunity to develop a personal support network with each other.