The Harold and Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation

Hanger Inc, who partnered with the Harold and Kayrita Family Foundation to bring help, hope and healing to victims of the 2010 Haitian earthquake, is in the news with another inspiring story.

In 2005, a little dolphin named Winter lost her tail after a nearly-fatal encounter with a crab trap. In 2006, Kevin Carroll, vice president of prosthetics at Hanger and an expert prosthetist heard her story and took steps to restore her mobility with an artificial tail.

Read the full story at Hanger.com.

Physician’s for Peace receives $500,000 for amputee rehabilitation work in Haiti.

Read more here.

Harold and Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation’s work with the Haitian Amputee Coalition highlighted by RRISA.

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Harold and Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation Chairman, Harold Anderson forges partnership with the largest maker of prosthetics and orthotics in the world to spur awareness, support and resources for earthquake survivors in Haiti.

Read more here.

At the Fifth Annual Celebrate the Nations Gala Reception in Virginia Beach, Va.,  Physicians for Peace will honor the many organizations and individuals behind its ongoing efforts in Haiti, including the physical therapists who have volunteered on the ground to train medical professionals and treat patients.

Read the full story here.

The Haitian Amputee Coalition forges ahead in its effort to support amputees in Haiti.

Read the full story here.

Recently, InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, honored Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. with InterAction’s Corporate Recognition for Humanitarian Assistance.  Hanger Orthopedic Group was nominated by Physicians for Peace, an InterAction member organization and a partner along with the Harold and Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation in the Haitian Amputee Coalition.

Read more at Marketwatch.com.

Florida prosthetist Eric Ramcharran endured two weeks of high temperatures and humidity. His only shower was a package of baby wipes and a trickle of water.

So why is it he can’t wait to go back?

Read about how a young prosthetics manager found his time in Haiti on behalf of our grantee–the Haitian Amputee Coalition–to be life-changing.

For the full story, click here and visit Tallahassee.com.

[By JoNel Aleccia for MSNBC]

Schneily Similien still needs a new leg. The 4-year-old Haitian boy’s left calf and foot were crushed when the Jan. 12 earthquake rocked his country and destroyed his house, sending pieces of concrete ceiling crashing down on the child and his family.
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