Press Release / Barr Foundation Establishes Amputee Assistance Pilot Program in Mexico
tony barr
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Title:
Press Release / Barr Foundation Establishes Amputee Assistance Pilot Program in Mexico
Creator:
tony barr
Date:
2/20/2004
Text:
The Barr Foundation has started a pilot program in Mexico with the help
and support of another non profit organization based in California called
HealthWrights < <URL Redacted>> www.healthwrights.org and run
by David Werner from Palo Alto and author of the internationally distributed
book, Where There Is No Doctor .
An early February evaluation trip of the PROJIMO site and evaluation of 20
amputee candidates was completed by Tony Barr of the Barr Foundation, Wayne
Koniuk CP of San Francisco Prosthetics Services and Barr Foundation board
member, volunteer Jon Batzdorff CPO of Sierra Labs coordinated by David
Werner of HealthWrights and Dr. Glenn Pfeffer, President of the American
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ,practicing in San Francisco.
Project PROJIMO is located in the small villiage of Coyotitan about 50
miles NE of Mazatlan, Mexico.
It is a village completed dedicated and occupied by and to the handicapped
and serviced by the handicapped.
I saw handicapped people in wheel chairs and on gurneys making wheel
chairs,spina bifida patients helping with bracing,etc.
Of all the countries I have visited, and all the 3rd world amputees that the
Barr Foundation has helped, this was the most inspiring effort I have
witnessed of people helping their own.
The Barr Foundation is providing assistance to 20 plus amputees in a pilot
program with the support of the PROJIMO's local prosthetist technician . We
and could use some help receiving donated sach feet, pylons,adapters and
knee units.
The sockets are or will be fabricated on site at PROJIMO's simplistic but
functional lab in Mexico and will be funded by the Barr Foundation and the
Rotary club of Culican,Mexico
These are very poor people whom cannot afford any form of prosthetic
rehabilitation. We are also collaborating with the Rotary Club of Culiacan
to share equally the cost of fabricating sockets and better assure safe
and secure delivery of donations and establish sustainability to a ongoing
program to be established there.
We are in need of pylon tubing , (10) 4-bar knee units, 20 sach feet
adapters and 10 knee adapters.
We have already recieved the sach feet donations from Kingsley Manufacturing
and stump socks from Royal Knit and private donors.
Our domestic assistance program here in the USA is ongoing have successfully
rehabilitated over 800 amputees whom had no other financial resources.
If you are able to help us out please contact me.
Anthony T. Barr
Barr Foundation
561-394-6514
www.oandp.com/barr
As always, the Barr Foundation would provide all donors with our federal
non profit identification # for your donation and tax deductible purposes
and expose your generosity as a 2004 Where Hope Meets Help Donor Member on
our web site and the O&P media.
Thank you for your past support and for your consideration of this request
and hopefully, favorable reply !
Tony
and support of another non profit organization based in California called
HealthWrights < <URL Redacted>> www.healthwrights.org and run
by David Werner from Palo Alto and author of the internationally distributed
book, Where There Is No Doctor .
An early February evaluation trip of the PROJIMO site and evaluation of 20
amputee candidates was completed by Tony Barr of the Barr Foundation, Wayne
Koniuk CP of San Francisco Prosthetics Services and Barr Foundation board
member, volunteer Jon Batzdorff CPO of Sierra Labs coordinated by David
Werner of HealthWrights and Dr. Glenn Pfeffer, President of the American
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ,practicing in San Francisco.
Project PROJIMO is located in the small villiage of Coyotitan about 50
miles NE of Mazatlan, Mexico.
It is a village completed dedicated and occupied by and to the handicapped
and serviced by the handicapped.
I saw handicapped people in wheel chairs and on gurneys making wheel
chairs,spina bifida patients helping with bracing,etc.
Of all the countries I have visited, and all the 3rd world amputees that the
Barr Foundation has helped, this was the most inspiring effort I have
witnessed of people helping their own.
The Barr Foundation is providing assistance to 20 plus amputees in a pilot
program with the support of the PROJIMO's local prosthetist technician . We
and could use some help receiving donated sach feet, pylons,adapters and
knee units.
The sockets are or will be fabricated on site at PROJIMO's simplistic but
functional lab in Mexico and will be funded by the Barr Foundation and the
Rotary club of Culican,Mexico
These are very poor people whom cannot afford any form of prosthetic
rehabilitation. We are also collaborating with the Rotary Club of Culiacan
to share equally the cost of fabricating sockets and better assure safe
and secure delivery of donations and establish sustainability to a ongoing
program to be established there.
We are in need of pylon tubing , (10) 4-bar knee units, 20 sach feet
adapters and 10 knee adapters.
We have already recieved the sach feet donations from Kingsley Manufacturing
and stump socks from Royal Knit and private donors.
Our domestic assistance program here in the USA is ongoing have successfully
rehabilitated over 800 amputees whom had no other financial resources.
If you are able to help us out please contact me.
Anthony T. Barr
Barr Foundation
561-394-6514
www.oandp.com/barr
As always, the Barr Foundation would provide all donors with our federal
non profit identification # for your donation and tax deductible purposes
and expose your generosity as a 2004 Where Hope Meets Help Donor Member on
our web site and the O&P media.
Thank you for your past support and for your consideration of this request
and hopefully, favorable reply !
Tony
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tony barr, “Press Release / Barr Foundation Establishes Amputee Assistance Pilot Program in Mexico,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222503.
