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Pebble Parties Début With a Splash. First Pebble Event Honors Paddy Rossbach and Raises More Than $40,000 for the Amputee Coalition of America’s Youth Camp.

Kendra Calhoun (ACA), Marshall Cohen (Cohen & Perfetto, LLP), Paddy Rossbach

October 8 marked the début of the Amputee Coalition of America’s (ACA’s) Pebble Party program in support of its amputee youth camp. The inaugural Pebble Party, hosted by Marshall Cohen at the Harvard Club in New York City, not only raised more than $40,000 for this worthy program, but provided the platform for the announcement that the youth camp has been renamed in honor of Patricia “Paddy” Rossbach, the former ACA president & CEO.

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Jordan Thomas // Photo provided by Jordan Thomas Foundation

VOTE for Jordan Thomas:

In 2005, a boating accident cost 15-year-old Jordan Thomas his legs.

So what did he do?

He started a foundation to help kids less fortunate than him.

Help him help them. Vote for Jordan Thomas in CNN's "Hero of the Year" competition.

To date, the Jordan Thomas Foundation has raised more than $400,000 through the sale of bracelets, charity golf tournaments and cookouts to pay for prosthetics for children unable to afford them otherwise. With the added media exposure and prestige of being CNN's Hero of the Year, just think how many more children Jordan could help.

And as CNN's Hero of the Year, Jordan would help the ACA raise awareness about the need for prosthetic insurance parity for amputees across the United States.

To help Jordan, all you have to do is click the link and cast your vote, then tell all your friends and family to vote, too. Tell them they can vote as often as they like through November 19.

It's a small gesture that could make a huge difference in a child's life – and maybe your own.

Won't you help Jordan Thomas help more children with limb loss? Please, vote today.

Read CNN's story about Jordan.

Visit the Jordan Thomas Foundation.

The Amputee Coalition of America is pleased to offer a new series of audio podcasts on a wide range of topics related to limb loss and your health. Podcasts are a convenient way to obtain information in an audio format that gives you flexibility to listen when and where you want.

NEW! Listen to Prosthetic FAQs for the New Amputee and be sure to subscribe to automatically receive the latest additions to our audio archive.

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Whether you are facing amputation for the first time, or have lived with limb loss for years, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) provides a wealth of information for and about amputees. If you have recently had a limb amputated or are preparing for an amputation, please search the library for “New Amputee Information” and contact ACA’s National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC) to receive a free information packet-- we are here to help you!

Topics you will find on this Web site or keywords to use in library searches include amputations, congenital limb difference, limb difference, prosthetics, amputate, peer support groups, healthcare, advocacy, youth, diabetes and amputation, cancer and amputation, cardiovascular disease and amputation.

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Last updated: 11/17/2009
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