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Show . .. . I ' ? : Vr is - ? ; . V - i ; 4. .4 i J- ': - - ' - - . $ .. ., .- n ' -. aim: I ; - , I .0 of I ' - . . M -Zt. ' 3 : r V I. t 4 . i ZZZ Needy patients in Third World countries seldom get the luxury . L of walking with crutches. Usually, they make their own out of LbS?.. st'cks- And when that doesn't work, they learn to walk on their knees, or they crawl. t 5 Bountiful scout 'B collecting crutches i: for Third World w " By MICHELLE KMERY .- -1 & "i When was the last time you 5JrtivcIeaned out your attic, your closets, .tA your basement or your storage ?1A "i.shed? If it's been a while, now zAl might be a good time to go through all that old stuff. Nathan Burt of ;-i :z Bountiful is collecting all the un-ns'J un-ns'J rused crutches around Davis County c to scfor his Eagle project to give to i 2. organizations like Operation Smile :rA which give medical services to the 5.... :os;cTPhilippines and other Third World sA rjxoun tries. 1 c Or Crutches are not made in the .3o; Philippines so people try to make them with sticks but if that doesn't - work, many resort to crawling or using us-ing their knees to walk on. The hospitals in the Philippines jtre a far cry from what we in America are accustomed to. There y-an no meals provided unless you 7 . bring your own. No LV.'s are given unless you purchase or bring your own and many things are used over and over again until they are worn out, even disposable surgical gloves. Many things we take for granted aren't even available in Third World countries. Nathan wants to help and is willing will-ing to come to your house to pick up your old and unused crutches or you can bring them to his house. The address is 1196 E. 1850 S., Bountiful. His phone number is 298-1528. Operation Smile teams, including two doctors from Davis County, Dr. Douglas Bankhead and Dr. Lyle Mason, recently worked in the Philippines providing basic medical care for the people there. Please help any way you can and if you have a pair of crutches you aren't using, call Nathan. 4 h |