Update December 1, 2022
Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for all of your interactions, support, donations, and most of all the love we felt during #givingtuesday2022.
We were able to raise a little over $8,000 in just 24 hours, almost doubling the generous donation we received from Dr. Kevin Bowers to start our campaign.
All money raised will go directly to our 2023 mission to Tanzania. These funds will help us perform life-changing surgeries on patients who’ve been waiting for over ten years for their miracle. Through your generous donations you are giving the gifts of hope, mobility, and independence.
Our fundraisers will remain active over the weekend. It’s not too late to give and to help us reach our goal.
Thank you again for being a part of our OpWalk Family and supporting our mission to #restoremobility around the world.
Imagine not being able to go to work, hold your child, clean your home, shop for necessities or even tie your own shoes. How would limited movement change your life? The life of your family?
More than 350 million people globally are afflicted by arthritis. Many are unable to receive treatment or much-needed joint replacement surgery. Arthritis is not a fatal disease, but one that wears away at your entire being. It affects your joints, your muscles, and your mental health. Left unchecked it can lead to weight gain and immobility which opens the door for diseases such as diabetes and heart and pulmonary diseases.
Operation Walk Los Angeles is committed to help those who don’t have access to life changing hip and knee replacement surgery. We are working on ways to help more people that are uninsured in the USA, as well as safely travel to patients awaiting us in other countries. But we can’t do it alone.
Our team is working to return to Arusha, Tanzania in 2023. Our last mission was in 2012 and there are hundreds of patients waiting for us to return. The trip is long and the costs of shipping are great, but our team of volunteers are up to the task. All we need is your support.
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that helps to support non-profit organizations around the world. This year the event will be held on November 29. We ask that our volunteers, donors, and supporters come together on the 29th to help make our 2023 mission a reality.
You have the opportunity to help change a life through surgery. When you donate, you help provide pain- free mobility.
Everything we do for others has a ripple effect into the future. Every dollar we give, every individual we teach, every patient we serve creates a legacy. Help us shape the future.
