the David Provençal foundation
http://www.myspace.com/davidprovencalfoundation
HISTORY
1999
"New Beginnings Prosthetic Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization that provides artificial limbs, rehabilitation and counseling services to children and young adults, up to age 25.The focus of New Beginnings is the complete restoration of body, mind and spirit, while empowering the amputee with hope, dignity and independence.
According to 1999 Census Bureau figures, there are approximately 19,750 cases of pediatric limb loss each year, with 3,041 children becoming amputees without insurance coverage. Many insurance companies do not appropriately cover the cost of prosthetic limbs, and others cover only one artificial limb per lifetime, which is grossly inadequate for a growing child. New Beginnings stands in the gap between the insurance companies and families with insufficient funding, providing free prosthetic limbs to children or young adults."
2000-2006
The testimony of David Provencal
2007
Upon David's passing, we decided to pick up the challenge and the commitment.
The David Provencal Foundation, formerly known as The New Beginnings Prosthetic Foundation, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to providing prosthetic limbs for children and young adults who cannot afford them. The foundation is dedicated to the work and memory of David Provencal who began this work back in 1999 and gave his life and spirit unselfishly to this project. It is for him that we continue this work.
THE FUTURE...
David's brother, Richard Provencal, has picked up the torch and is the new Direcor of the David Provencal Foundation. He will be heading up the Foundation's operations which will be headquartered in the Cape Cod/Boston/Providence area where David spent much of his life. We will be providing more information as this foundation has completed its organization as a legal non-profit entity.
