‘Limbs for Life’ launches prosthetics work in Haiti

 
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: February 8, 2010

GUTHRIE — Piles of manufactured body parts fill cardboard boxes at a warehouse outside Guthrie, waiting to be shipped to the needy in Haitis.

Craig Gavras picks up a leg and points to the metal knee and the plastic foot.

photo - Craig Gavras, executive director of Limbs For Life Foundation, inspects a prosthetic leg donated to the foundation at their warehouse in Guthrie, Oklahoma February 03, 2010. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
Craig Gavras, executive director of Limbs For Life Foundation, inspects a prosthetic leg donated to the foundation at their warehouse in Guthrie, Oklahoma February 03, 2010. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman

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The Limbs for Life Foundation is a nonprofit

group that gives prosthetics and follow-up care to people who couldn’t otherwise afford it. Executive Director Craig Garvas expects to spend $75,000 or more in Haiti in the next two years. Cash

donations are welcome, as are in-kind donations. Used limbs, prosthetic accessories and unused socks and liners can be accepted; sockets,

orthotics and used socks and liners cannot be accepted. Volunteers are needed to help

disassemble and organize donations. Volunteering doesn’t require special skills. Prosthetists are needed for future trips. For more information, call 843-5174 or go to www.limbsforlife.org.

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