Barr Foundation's Weekly Salute to Ecuador Team of US Prosthetists and the Hermano Miguel Foundation
Tony Barr
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Collection
Title:
Barr Foundation's Weekly Salute to Ecuador Team of US Prosthetists and the Hermano Miguel Foundation
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
5/6/2005
Text:
This week's Barr Foundation salute goes to Dino Cozzarrelli CPO, Dave Krupa
LP, Mike Oros LPO and the members of the Proteses por Ecuador team.
50 amputees, ages ranging from 11 year old to 75 years, lined up for the
anticipated arrival of a five US based O&P professionals,technicians and
support volunteers to Quinto, Ecuador . They were not to be disappointed.
The team coordinated by the Hermano Miguel Foundation, which organizes
annual trips to Ecuador, succesfully fitted all 50 applicants in one week.
The Barr Foundation was contacted in January by Dino Cozzarrelli CPO from
Ashville , North Carolina, whom was born in Ecuador, to help.
Otto Bock, SPS, OSSUR, Friddles Orthopedics, Protect Air and the Barr
Foundation supported the project with donations of components, plastics and
expenses.
Dave Krupa LP, Mike Oros CPO and others joined the Proteses por Ecuador
team.
More Moving than Church
A detailed report was recently published in the May 2005 edition of O&P Edge
Magazine can be seen at:
<URL Redacted>
The Barr Foundation welcomes partnering up and continuing our efforts
with such worthwhile organizations as the Hermano Miguel Foundation ,
Healthwrights, Limbs For Hope, Healing Hands For Haiti, Smiles Are Forever,
Rotary Clubs, etc.
Each Friday we will send a post and similar salute to a person (s) or Hope
Donor whom has made a great difference in a life.
Such Whole Again stories hopefully will help make your weekend and to remind
you, knowing that most of you whom became professionals and industry
providers, got into this business to help people, and that you are
accomplishing allot and are truly appreciated.
Have a great weekend,
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
LP, Mike Oros LPO and the members of the Proteses por Ecuador team.
50 amputees, ages ranging from 11 year old to 75 years, lined up for the
anticipated arrival of a five US based O&P professionals,technicians and
support volunteers to Quinto, Ecuador . They were not to be disappointed.
The team coordinated by the Hermano Miguel Foundation, which organizes
annual trips to Ecuador, succesfully fitted all 50 applicants in one week.
The Barr Foundation was contacted in January by Dino Cozzarrelli CPO from
Ashville , North Carolina, whom was born in Ecuador, to help.
Otto Bock, SPS, OSSUR, Friddles Orthopedics, Protect Air and the Barr
Foundation supported the project with donations of components, plastics and
expenses.
Dave Krupa LP, Mike Oros CPO and others joined the Proteses por Ecuador
team.
More Moving than Church
A detailed report was recently published in the May 2005 edition of O&P Edge
Magazine can be seen at:
<URL Redacted>
The Barr Foundation welcomes partnering up and continuing our efforts
with such worthwhile organizations as the Hermano Miguel Foundation ,
Healthwrights, Limbs For Hope, Healing Hands For Haiti, Smiles Are Forever,
Rotary Clubs, etc.
Each Friday we will send a post and similar salute to a person (s) or Hope
Donor whom has made a great difference in a life.
Such Whole Again stories hopefully will help make your weekend and to remind
you, knowing that most of you whom became professionals and industry
providers, got into this business to help people, and that you are
accomplishing allot and are truly appreciated.
Have a great weekend,
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
Citation
Tony Barr, “Barr Foundation's Weekly Salute to Ecuador Team of US Prosthetists and the Hermano Miguel Foundation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/224795.