Press Release/ Bolivia Amputee Assistance Effort Accomplished by Multiple USA Organizations

Press Release/ Bolivia Amputee Assistance Effort Accomplished by Multiple USA Organizations

tony barr

5/11/2004

I always look forward to sending the final results of our success
stories to the listserve, the media, our corporate sponsors and Where
Hope Meets Help Donors.

Photos available at
<URL Redacted>
taken by the non profit Smiles Forever organization from a recent March
trip to provide Prosthetic rehabilitation to Paulina Costana Flores , a 23
year old a/k amputee in Bolivia.

Smiles Forever director, Sandy Kemper coordinated and delivered the
components to the sponsoring prosthetists Juan Barra and Guido Zubieta
of Ortopedia Barra in Cochabamber, Bolivia , took the attached photos which
are for your consideration for publication.

Thanks to Barr Foundation's Hope Donor Member Otto Bock Health Care and
Smiles Forever,we are able to continue to make a real difference in so many
lives.
Below is a message from Sandy Kemper expressing her and Paulina's gratitude.

Amputees assisted by the Barr Foundation and its participating partners
increases to approximately 900 people we have helped become whole again in
42 states 17 foreign countries. Please call me if you require any more
details for sponsorships, donations of components or recruitment for pilot
programs.

Anthony T. Barr
Barr Foundation
 < <URL Redacted>> www.oandp.com/barr
 < <URL Redacted>> www.ertlreconstruction.com
561-394-6514


  Paulina works at the Madre De Dios (shelter for homeless women) helping
with the cooking. Smiles Forever is non profit association that provides a
vocational dental hygiene program for homeless young women at the shelter.
Although Paulina is not part of the program we felt that her courage and
positive attitude to help herself was still part of our mission. With the
help of the Barr Foundation and the Otto Bock Healthcare we were to
secure a prothestic leg for Paulina.
Juan Barra . Guido Zubieta prepared the socket and continues to monitor her
progress. Paulina is continuing physical therapy at the office of Carmen
Perez and Eugenia Zegarra.

Within a few days of receiving her new leg Paulina was walking without her
crutches. She is currently recieving tutoring to read and write. In her
spare time she is is knitting sweaters which she hopes to sell. The plan is
that in six months she will be able to attend a technical school in the
evening where she will learn a trade to support herself and her two
children. Paulina understands and accepts the responsibility of her new leg.
She wants to be the spokesperson for amputees of South America. She wants
you to know how happy she is to have this opportunity to start a new life.
As executive director of Smiles Forever I want you to know how grateful I am
for having the opportunity to work with both of you. It enforces my belief
that working together in partnerships can move mountains.

Thank you,
Sandy Kemper
Executive Director of Smiles Forever