Pediatric Orthopedic Project, Inc.
POP is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving pediatric orthopedic care in the developing world through surgical mission trips, the education of local medical staff, and hospital facility improvements.
Join us for an evening of wine tasting to benefit the efforts of Pediatric Orthopedic Project. Ticket includes hors d’oevres and wine tasting. Parking is free. Dress is smart casual. Can’t make it but would like to make a donation? Go to www.popstl.org and click on the donate button.
Wed, June 5, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
JarredBunch Financial
3625 East 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Join us for a Sunday afternoon of fun benefitting Pediatric Orthopedic Project (POP); a 501c3 dedicated to performing FREE surgeries on impoverished children with orthopedic conditions in the third world. General admission includes golfing, food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Tickets $100
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Sun, September 23, 2018
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A violent attack in the Caribbean left a teenage girl unable to walk. But thanks to doctors in St. Louis, that young victim is once again on her feet.
On November 4, 2016, Perla Sosa was shot in the Dominican Republic by an 18-year-old man after she said no when he asked her on a date. The bullet went into her abdomen and perforated her small bowel and liver. She still has shrapnel in her spine. Sosa was completely paralyzed from waist down.
A group of traveling surgeons and nurses from St. Louis heard Sosa’s story while on a trip to the Caribbean and knew they had to get her to St. Louis.
“For someone like her to receive rehab on a regular basis they cannot afford it and the government does not provide subsidies for people like her,” said Dr. Madeline Stazzone, Pediatric Orthopedic Project.
Sosa arrived in St. Louis last month and has already made incredible progress in what’s been a collaborative effort. In addition to the Pediatric Orthopedic Project, she’s received help from Mercy Hospital, the Ronald McDonald House, and the World Pediatric Project, which provides translators and transportation.
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