This year, to prepare for a Day of Service sponsored by our clinical partners in the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), we decided to participate in APTA’s drive for donations to Legs4Africa. Many countries in Africa have underserved communities who need affordable rehabilitation. You can read about our preparations for our donations in last month’s article.

Jesse Yingling (pictured above) was ready and waiting for a UPS pickup with a number of packages containing the components that had been carefully examined, cleaned and sorted for donations. Legs4Africa provided special shipping labels for the October pickup. Jesse weighed in the nine boxes at a total of 259 pounds.

We received a thank you from Tom Williams at Legs4Africa:

This is just a quick message to say a huge thank you for your recent donation. The components you’ve sent are being processed and will be stacked on our shelves until the next shipment to our partners in sub-Saharan Africa.

This was a labor of love, and we look forward to hearing from Legs4Africa any stories they are able to share about recipients. Participation in our local communities as well as the world wide community of those with limb loss or limb difference is an important part of our mission.