Re: Announcement : SPS and Manufactures Assist Rotary Club of Coronado and LOF to Provide Prosthetic Care in Mexico
Tony Barr
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Re: Announcement : SPS and Manufactures Assist Rotary Club of Coronado and LOF to Provide Prosthetic Care in Mexico
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
2/15/2007
Text:
Sent On behalf and the request of president of Rotary Club of Coronado and
Limbs Of Freedom,Robert Spears:
LOF Provides Prosthetic Care in Mexico
If you give me a prosthesis today, I'll work tomorrow morning. --A. De la
Cruz-Jabalera
Limbs of Freedom (LOF), a joint project of the Rotary Clubs of Coronado,
California, and Club Rotario of Calafia-Ensenada, Mexico, held a three-day
clinic in Ensenada January 25-27.
Antonio De la Cruz-Jabalera's promise summarizes the heart and soul of
Limbs of Freedom, said Anthony Tony Barr, president of the Barr
Foundation, Boca Raton, Florida. The Barr Foundation has provided financial
and organization support for the LOF project for about 11 years.
Six new limbs were made, tested, and fitted for amputees in this most recent
clinic. Those receiving new prostheses included:
Juan Cruz-Estrada is a 78-year-old man who retired from his job as a boat
mate, but was refitted with a better fitting socket. He has been an amputee
since 1949 when he suffered a right above-knee amputation from a train
accident in Bakersfield, California.
Maria Martinez-Higareda is a 55-year-old with a 6 year-old granddaughter who
was fitted with a prosthesis. She lost her leg from complications of
diabetes mellitus. The most important result of receiving her prosthesis
was just being able to work and take care of my granddaughter.
Eliseo Martinez-Flores is a 30-year-old man who works in the office of a
large company in the employment division. He was fitted with bilateral
below-knee prostheses.
Adan Tomayo-Garcia is a 34 year old man who underwent an above the knee
amputation of his left leg at age 18 years from severe leg trauma. He has
never had the opportunity to have a prosthetic leg until now. When finally
fitted with his prosthesis, he said This is crazy, I have two legs now.
Jonathan Alejandra-Fernandez is a 16-year-old student who was injured and
suffered an amputation while working in a brick-making factory. He wants to
stay in school and become a carpenter.
Volunteers at the most recent clinic were:
- Herb Barrack, C.P.O., Inline Orthotics and Prosthetics, La Mesa, CA
- Gerardo Guzman, C.P., Progressive Orthopedics, San Diego, CA
- Floyd Thompson, C. Ped., Progressive Orthopedics, San Diego, CA
- Sean Zeller, an O and P student at Georgia Tech University (Atlanta,
GA) who has traveled the farthest for the last two clinics to volunteer and
besides working as a fabricator, is an able translator.
- Hector Reyes-Gomez, Ensenada, Mexico
Generous contributions were provided by Southern Prosthetic Supply (SPS),
Ohio Willow Wood, Otto Bock, Laurence Manufacturing, Fillauer, Orthomerica,
Knit-Rite and Trulife were used to fabricate the prostheses and were
instrumental in the success of the clinic.
Coronado Rotarians participating included Bob Spear, project chairman; Jerry
Winter; Gary Kennedy; Steve Haley; and Wayne Strickland. The Coronado Rotary
Club's Low Tide Ride and Stride donates 100 percent of its sponsorship and
net race registration revenues to Limbs of Freedom,
For more information, visit www.coronadorotary.org
Robert Spears
President
Rotary Club of Coronado
Limbs Of Freedom
www.coronadorotary.org
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
www.ErtlReconstruction.com
561-394-6514
Limbs Of Freedom,Robert Spears:
LOF Provides Prosthetic Care in Mexico
If you give me a prosthesis today, I'll work tomorrow morning. --A. De la
Cruz-Jabalera
Limbs of Freedom (LOF), a joint project of the Rotary Clubs of Coronado,
California, and Club Rotario of Calafia-Ensenada, Mexico, held a three-day
clinic in Ensenada January 25-27.
Antonio De la Cruz-Jabalera's promise summarizes the heart and soul of
Limbs of Freedom, said Anthony Tony Barr, president of the Barr
Foundation, Boca Raton, Florida. The Barr Foundation has provided financial
and organization support for the LOF project for about 11 years.
Six new limbs were made, tested, and fitted for amputees in this most recent
clinic. Those receiving new prostheses included:
Juan Cruz-Estrada is a 78-year-old man who retired from his job as a boat
mate, but was refitted with a better fitting socket. He has been an amputee
since 1949 when he suffered a right above-knee amputation from a train
accident in Bakersfield, California.
Maria Martinez-Higareda is a 55-year-old with a 6 year-old granddaughter who
was fitted with a prosthesis. She lost her leg from complications of
diabetes mellitus. The most important result of receiving her prosthesis
was just being able to work and take care of my granddaughter.
Eliseo Martinez-Flores is a 30-year-old man who works in the office of a
large company in the employment division. He was fitted with bilateral
below-knee prostheses.
Adan Tomayo-Garcia is a 34 year old man who underwent an above the knee
amputation of his left leg at age 18 years from severe leg trauma. He has
never had the opportunity to have a prosthetic leg until now. When finally
fitted with his prosthesis, he said This is crazy, I have two legs now.
Jonathan Alejandra-Fernandez is a 16-year-old student who was injured and
suffered an amputation while working in a brick-making factory. He wants to
stay in school and become a carpenter.
Volunteers at the most recent clinic were:
- Herb Barrack, C.P.O., Inline Orthotics and Prosthetics, La Mesa, CA
- Gerardo Guzman, C.P., Progressive Orthopedics, San Diego, CA
- Floyd Thompson, C. Ped., Progressive Orthopedics, San Diego, CA
- Sean Zeller, an O and P student at Georgia Tech University (Atlanta,
GA) who has traveled the farthest for the last two clinics to volunteer and
besides working as a fabricator, is an able translator.
- Hector Reyes-Gomez, Ensenada, Mexico
Generous contributions were provided by Southern Prosthetic Supply (SPS),
Ohio Willow Wood, Otto Bock, Laurence Manufacturing, Fillauer, Orthomerica,
Knit-Rite and Trulife were used to fabricate the prostheses and were
instrumental in the success of the clinic.
Coronado Rotarians participating included Bob Spear, project chairman; Jerry
Winter; Gary Kennedy; Steve Haley; and Wayne Strickland. The Coronado Rotary
Club's Low Tide Ride and Stride donates 100 percent of its sponsorship and
net race registration revenues to Limbs of Freedom,
For more information, visit www.coronadorotary.org
Robert Spears
President
Rotary Club of Coronado
Limbs Of Freedom
www.coronadorotary.org
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
www.ErtlReconstruction.com
561-394-6514
Citation
Tony Barr, “Re: Announcement : SPS and Manufactures Assist Rotary Club of Coronado and LOF to Provide Prosthetic Care in Mexico,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227750.
