In the fall of 2018, we had the privilege of meeting Eduardo Mendoza. At the time, he was 37 and working as a computer engineer. He walked into our patient screening with a pronounced limp. Eduardo had a 1″ difference in the length of his legs, requiring him to wear a lift in his shoe. Although the lift helped, it was still difficult to walk and at the end of the day, he struggled to keep up with his colleagues and work duties.
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We received a sneak peek of the OR renovation project from our friends Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro. Many Operation Walk teams, among other charity organizations, contributed to this valuable project. We want to commend the staff at Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro for their work coordinating this renovation. This project will tremendously benefit the community and will ensure that even more patients receive the surgical procedures they need in Guatemala.

“We were on our pre-trip this weekend, and these pictures don’t do it justice! It is amazing! All the Operation Walk teams will have an amazing experience with all the upgrades. Antigua was well-organized to begin with, and this only adds to the desire to help!”

-Michelle Burdette, R.N.

Thank you to Anabella Morales for sharing these photos.

We are honored to have Reon join the Operation Walk Board. She will be an asset to our new leadership.

About her background:

Reon Roski joined Majestic Realty Co. in March 2007 as Senior Counsel. She was named Managing Director in September 2007. A member of Majestic’s Board of Directors since 1997, she is the granddaughter of the company’s late founder, Edward P. Roski Sr., and daughter of its current Chairman and CEO, Edward P. Roski Jr. and the late Gayle Garner Roski, a long time Operation Walk supporter.

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We are looking for volunteers in the following areas to help grow Operation Walk’s platform and reach in 2022.

• Marketing Committee: Help to expand our database by getting our information out to people of industry, donors, and foundations who can help us.
• Angels Committee: Help to organize the Annual Luncheon, help write thank you notes on a monthly basis for donations received (personal, handwritten notes),help on missions with communication between Angels and patients, recruit other Angels.
• Dinner Committee: Help organize the Annual Fundraiser. Sell tables, procure auction & raffle items, recruit entertainment, select venue and date, make calls to promote the event and get people to come.

To sign up or inquire about a committee, please contact us.

We are now registered as a charity with Amazon Smile! This means that every time you shop on Amazon, a percentage of your purchase automatically goes to Operation Walk Los Angeles. Using Amazon Smile is as easy as shopping normally on Amazon. Just follow these simple instructions:
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At the end of 2021, our friends at Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro in Guatemala put out a call for donations to renovate their Operating Room facilities. Their OR welcomes dozens of medical brigades year-round from all over the world, including many Operation Walk teams. The renovation of their OR facilities would ensure that free-of-cost and life-changing surgeries can continue at their hospital for many more years to come.

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Every year, we are blessed to welcome new Angels and to count on the continued support of our Founding and long-time Angels. The Operation Walk Angels are a group of women who, through philanthropy, help provide the gift of mobility to individuals in desperate need of life-transforming surgeries, primarily in developing countries.

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Those are my words as 2021 turns in to 2022. I am grateful for all that happened in 2021, even though the year started out with the heartbreak of losing Dr. Dorr, it also reunited me with many friends, patients, former Fellows, colleagues and family of his. Marilyn Dorr and I were overwhelmed with the support, cards, kind words and  memories from so many of you. That gave us the strength to keep moving ahead with Operation Walk, when at times we just felt like throwing the blankets over our heads and crying.

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