Durable Medical Equipment Relief Effort for Midwest Flood Victims:
Due to loss of DME in the Miidwest flooding, there is a critical need for durable medical euipqment (DME), especially wheelchairs.
UPDATE:
As of August 13, 2008 the critical needs are the following
30: 18 inch wheelchairs and another
20: 20 inch wheelchairs,
15: 22 inch wheelchairs.
40: Extended shower benches
If would like to donate any of these iitems, please contact George Heake at gheake@temple.edu or 215-204-7177.
Our central storage location until August 2nd is on the main campus of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122.
We are in the process of acquiring drop off locations in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
We are in the need of assistance of local pickup of DME in South Eastern Pa. and in those locations and long distance transporting to Temple and finally out to Iowa.
Please stay tuned for further updates and thank you for your support!
VOAD was founded as a result of a very successful Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Enough critically needed durable medical equipment was collected to fill a tractor trailer. The initial effort was followed by an even more successful equipment collection which filled an even larger semi truck. It all started with the incredible group of people who are the Institute on Disabilities, joined by many others who make the Temple University community a great place to experience. Responding quickly, Facilities, Temple Police, Parking, Athletics, IT & Computer Services, Recycling, and others asked how they could help. Considerable logistic support was provided by PEMA (Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency).
Donations poured in from Philadelphia and across the state of Pennsylvania thanks to the efforts of United Way , Red Cross, PhillyHealth.org, ARC of Pennsylvania, PA Developmental Disabilities Council, Inglis House , PA Protection and Advocacy, United Cerebral Palsy, Pennsylvania Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT) and their partners, PA State Independent Living Council, and numerous others.
The true heroes in the end were the residents of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and New Jersey who donated equipment and volunteered their time to gather and pack the equipment, then load it and send it on its way to the LATAN organization(Louisiana AssistiveTechnology Access Network) in Baton Rouge , LA.
Temple University VOAD's goal is to carry that spirit forward to build a permanent program in order to prepare AHEAD for times of emergency or disaster.
VOAD is committed to supporting community activities that need assistance.
Join VOAD and make a difference! Email George Heake at gheake@temple.edu or call at 215-204-7177.
Temple University VOAD's primary supporters are the Institute on Disabilities and the Center for Preparedness, Research and Practice (CPREP) at Temple University .
About the Institute on Disabilities
The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is one of the sixty-one University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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MISSION AND GOALS OF C-PREP
The mission of the Center for Preparedness Research, Education and Practice (C-PREP) is to develop research and training initiatives in public policy, epidemiology, risk perception and communication, and basic bio-medical sciences to enhance public health preparedness and to mitigate the physical, psychological and public health impacts of natural and perpetrated disasters.
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