Used goods for donation #4

Used goods for donation #4

Paul Prusakowski

2/4/2005

This is being forwarded for Chris Casteel at <Email Address Redacted>


Responses for Original message:
For some time we have been donating used orthotic and prosthetic
devices, components and occasionally materials to the World
Rehabilitation Fund in New York. From my understanding the World Rehab
Fund sorted though the products and sent them to third world
countries.
We received a letter stating that they no longer are accepting
materials
and in fact refused the last shipment.
 Does anyone know of any organizations that will accept these types of
materials? If so please pass that information along. It troubles us to
think these items won't put to some greater good and will have to be
discarded.

Thank you,
Chris Casteel, RTO

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Mark Gorman at Morgantown O&P would be a great person to contact. He
works in Honduras, CA through a non profit foundation called Central
American Medical Outreach or CAMO (www.camo.org). He may be reached
at
304.598.0528 or <Email Address Redacted>

Regards,
Charles King
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Hello O&P Brothers and Sister. there use to be a man in oklahoma city
who sent used o&p appliances to third world countries, you might look
there. I dont have his address any more.



      BILL CORNELL RTP 587

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called Voronesh (12 hours south of Moscow by train). They are starving
for any prosthetic and orthotic equipment/supplies. I am working
through
an organization who sends medical supplies to this hospital. I can get
you the name of the organization and any specifics you need for
verification purposes. The hospital has asked me to help them with
their
pediatrics (prosthetics and orthotics). I am only one person and can
not
ship anything to this town because the supplies will not get to
intended
destination due to corruption. I have to hand carry everything I take.

If you want to donate please call or e-mail me.

Thanks,

Rick Stapleton, CP
President
Tidewater Prosthetic Center, Inc.
150 Burnett's Way, Ste. 300
Suffolk, VA 23434
Ph: 757-925-4844
Fax: 757-925-4973
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I am planning a trip to Vietnam in 2006 if you are interested in
donating
any materials and components. Thanks.
B.J. Stagner Jr., C.P.O.
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I am operating a free oandp clinic in Baghdad in conjuction with a
local school that has a oandp program. I would be happy to take any
donations of used parts. I will be operating the clinic until june
and
then it will be operated by the school and local ngo's.
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My name is Tallie Paz and I work for Corflex (a manufacturer of
orthopedic
products in New England). I am the local Boston account manager, and
received your e-mail from one of my O&P customers, Tom Colburn at
NOPCO
at
New England Medical Center. From the e-mail I received, it sounds like
you
are interested in donating products to charity. We work closely with a
program called Por Christo in Boston, MA. We drop off donations to
them
and
they send them to Central America and the products are remarkably used
within 48 hours of when the shipment arrives. That is how desperate
these
people are for the product. I will give you the contact information
for
the
program to see if they might be able to help you to donate your
products.
The gentleman's name is Orlando Vargas who coordinates the program. He
is
located at:

 736 Cambridge St.

Boston, MA 02135



And can be reached by (617) 562-7918 (phone) and (617) 562-7928 (fax)
and
<Email Address Redacted> via e-mail. I know he would be happy to
help
you
to donate the products to his program or to another one in your local
area.
I am copying him on this e-mail as well so he can respond. Please let
me
know if there is anything else I can do to help. It is so nice to hear
that
people are not just throwing away items that are so desperately
needed.
Thanks. Tallie Paz, Corflex
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Can you please provide me a list of prosthetic components as I am
interested mainly in various types composite pylons, no matter
whatever size, even broken or damaged..!!

Thanks
Best Regards
Mr.Rabinder Sahni
Prosthetics R&D,Designer lower limbs, Self user
INDIA
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Hi, I know of two groups that would be able to use them. One is
hands
for Haiti which makes requests often on this list. The other is the
group that goes to latin america. I don't know their names, but
please
don't throw stuff out. You are right, it's frustrating sometimes.
Karl Entenmann, CPO
Preferred OandP
Federal Way, WA
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Here are the organizations that will accept donations.

Joann Marx, CPO, FAAOP


Prosthetic Donations
Question: Before I throw this old prosthesis away, I was wondering if
there
are any organizations that accept used prosthetic / orthotic
appliances?
Answer: There are 10 schools in the United States that would likely
welcome
the donation. The _American Board Certified (ABC)_
( <URL Redacted>) practitioners will have
information about these schools and
the programs they offer in their Registry and Reference Guide. Local
practitioners can be found in your phone book.
The following organizations also accept usable components of
prosthetic/orthotic appliances and adaptive equipment:
The Barr Foundation
c/o Storage USA
3090 NW 2nd Ave., Ste. #693
Boca Raton, FL 33431
U.S.A.
Telephone: (561) 394-6514
Fax: (561) 391-7601
E-mail: <Email Address Redacted> (mailto:<Email Address Redacted>)
_Limbs for Life Foundation_ ( <URL Redacted>)
c/o IDS
3420 S. Purdue
Oklahoma City, OK 73179
U.S.A.
Telephone: (405) 843-5174
Toll Free: (888) 235-5462
Fax: (405) 843-5123
E-mail: <Email Address Redacted> (mailto:<Email Address Redacted>)
_Prosthetics Research Study_ ( <URL Redacted>)
675 S. Lane St., Ste. 100
Seattle, WA 98104-2942
U.S.A.
Telephone: (206) 903-8136
Fax: (206) 903-8141
E-mail: <Email Address Redacted> (mailto:<Email Address Redacted>)
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I am an Orthotist / Prosthetist from Pakistan
Is this possible we can get these old Used goods for donation
if possible than please guide
previously
wheels for humanity send us donation

thanks
Asif
Orthotist / Prosthetist
Pakistan