Happy New Year, CAs!
I want to share with you a "children's chiropractic story." The ending to the story has yet to be written, but all of you "super CAs" can help give it a happy and healthy one.
This is a story that many of us in the profession have not heard before. If you are aware of it, I hope that hearing the story again will open your hearts to these beautiful children that need our support. This is the story of the children of Oklahaven.
Oklahaven Children's Chiropractic Clinic is a not-for-profit clinic in Oklahoma City. This organization is dedicated to making sick children well using natural drug-free chiropractic care. The majority of these children are mentally and physically challenged, with conditions such as cerebral palsy; autism; paralysis; growth disorders; colic; asthma, etc. Many of these children's parents come to the clinic as a last hope.
Oklahaven has been doing its good work since 1962 - without state or federal government funding - and its staff is proud that they have never had to turn a child away.
I learned the story of these children when I heard the director of the clinic, Dr. Bobby Doscher, speak approximately four years ago. After being enlightened by the success stories of these children, I was compelled to a mission to not only to support Oklahaven, but to encourage other CAs to assist their DCs in treating more children in their own clinics.
During February 12-17, the week of Valentine's Day, Oklahaven will be having its annual fundraising event called Have A Heart Campaign 2001. If you would like to help these children to continue to receive quality chiropractic care, this is what you can do to help:
Contact:
via e-mail: Oklahaven@flash.net
via the web: www.chiropractic4kids.com
via mail:
Oklahaven Children'sChiropractic Center
4500 N. Meridian
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Rose Jacobs
Chesterfield, Missouri
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