Tuesday, December 29, 2009

ROMP Volunteer Posts to You Tube

Joseph Krizinauskas, O&P technician and two-time ROMP volunteer in Guatemala, recently posted a beautiful video about his experience working in Guatemala in July 2009. Please check out Joseph's video HERE.

Joseph, thanks for your hard work in Guatemala and for sharing your great photos in this video.

David Krupa

Monday, December 21, 2009

A day of donations...

It's always an exciting day when we get to go the ROMP storage facility in Hickory Hills, IL in order to go through and process all the awesome donated equipment waiting in piles and boxes for us! We do this every couple of months, and I hope you can appreciate how exciting it is to see the return addresses on boxes sent from all over the country. Last week, Dave Krupa, Greg Krupa and I spent the day stripping and organizing components. We received tons of donations of equipment from all over the place, so thank you:



Scheck and Siress Prosthetics and Orthotics in Chicago, IL
Michael Smerka (my old classmate) and Hanger P&O in New York, NY
Jessica Drake and OmniCare Labs in Effingham, Il
Fionna Quinn and Hanger P&O in New York, NY
Malcolm Owen and Endolite in Centerville, OH
Stephen Schulte and Prosthetic Care Inc. in Suanee, GA
Ed Roman and Merrick-Hopkins Prosthetics in Chicago, IL
Leslie Allen and Allen Orthopedic Labs in Greenbrae, CA
Northwestern University P & O Center in Chicago, IL


..and many, many others who donated anonomously (or we couldn't read the label). In addition to the donations from the facilities that collect used prosthetic limbs, we also love receiving donations from individuals who care enough to pack up and send us devices to be used in Guatemala. This past week, we were all moved by the note we found inside of a donated spinal brace used to correct scoliosis:





So thanks Allie, and all those who send us your donations. We rely on this, and appreciate it very much.







We're all in it together.

Eric Neufeld 12/20/09