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Knights of Columbus Help Provide Prosthetics to Boston Marathon
Bombing Amputees
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One year
after the Boston marathon bombing, the Knights of Columbus Stand With
Boston Program is providing assistance for people who lost limbs in
that tragic event.
The latest in a series of Knights' initiatives to help provide
mobility for individuals in the United States and worldwide, the
Knights' Boston program is designed to cover the cost of additional or
higher-quality prosthesis in order to help amputees regain as much
mobility as possible.
The Knights of Columbus is donating more than $33,000 to help three
people who lost limbs in the bombing. For two of the amputees, the
funding has helped pay for costs not covered by their health
insurance, supporting upgrades to state-of-the-art military grade X-3
micro-processor knees. In the third case, the K of C is helping to pay
for a prosthetic running leg that supplements the prosthetic leg that
is used by the person for most day-to-day activities.
"Medical coverage often has its limits," said Supreme Knight Carl
Anderson, "but we are very happy that we are able to help bridge those
limits with this charitable program designed to help those who lost a
limb in the bombing recover even greater mobility."
Anderson added: "Following the example of the Good Samaritan, the
Knights of Columbus has always sought to help those in need. What
happened in Boston was a terrible reminder of the reality of evil in
the world, but by responding with care for those who were hurt, we can
show that the power of love is stronger than hatred or evil, and that
evil does not have the last word."
In implementing the program and reviewing applications, the Knights of
Columbus continues to consult with experts in the field of prosthetics
and rehabilitation.
The Catholic fraternal organization has a long history of assisting
those with mobility issues and has provided more than 40,000
wheelchairs to individuals throughout the United States as well as
worldwide, from Latin America to Vietnam.
In the wake of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Knights
of Columbus committed $1.5 million in aid and launched the "Healing
Haiti's Children" initiative together with several partners that has
so far helped hundreds of Haitian children with prosthetic and
rehabilitation care.
Cumulative figures show that during the past decade the Knights of
Columbus has donated $1.475 billion to charity and provided more than
673 million hours of volunteer service in support of charitable
initiatives.
SOURCE Knights of Columbus
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