August 24, 2017
Rome, Maine, Aug. 24, 2017 – For the Cosgrove family, being able to attend a camp designed for children with limb loss or limb difference was life-changing. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt followed the family of four during their first-time experiences at Camp No Limits in Rome, Maine, where, in addition to an enjoyable camp experience, the focus is also on education, mentorship, peer support, and community-building for the whole family.
View the segment here: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/-camp-no-limits-gives-children-limitless-opportunities-1031007299867.
Beginning in 2014, Hanger has provided funding for the Hanger Kids Scholarship to Camp No Limits, covering the cost of attendance, lodging, meals, and included activities for pediatric amputees and an accompanying parent or guardian at any of the Camp No Limits camps available nationwide. The Cosgrove family were among the scholarship recipients for the Rome, Maine camp.
The NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt segment also includes Waterville, Maine-based Hanger Clinic Area Clinic Manager Scott Hebert, CPO, who has been involved with the camp since its inception in 2004. Hanger Clinic employees participate in the program as volunteers and mentors, as well as providing professional and clinical education for families in attendance.
Learn more about Hanger Clinic’s partnership with Camp No Limits here: www.HangerClinic.com/CampNoLimits.
About Hanger, Inc. – Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hanger, Inc. is a leading provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and products. The company operates as an ecosystem of diversified companies delivering complementary solutions to individuals and providers with O&P needs, and is organized in two business segments – Patient Care and Products & Services. Through its Patient Care segment, Hanger provides comprehensive, outcomes-based O&P services to individuals of all ages at more than 925 Hanger Clinic locations nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger serves the broader O&P community and skilled nursing facilities through designing and distributing branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, providing consulting services, and offering post-acute rehabilitative solutions. Rooted in clinical research, excellence, and innovation, Hanger is a purpose-driven company focused on empowering human potential. For more information, visit corporate.hanger.com.
About the Hanger Foundation
The mission of the Hanger Foundation is to empower people with physical challenges to live life as fully as possible. Since its first grant award to Angel City Games in May 2015, the Foundation has donated over $5 million to 205 non-profit organizations. To learn more about the grant process, previous grant recipients, and how you can get involved, visit http://www.hangerfoundation.org.
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