This past July, members of the Dankmeyer Team participated in the 2nd Annual 28 x28 Mobility Challenge, a national fundraiser in support of So Every BODY Can Move. The challenge encouraged participants from around the country to be physically active for 28 minutes a day for the first 28 days in July. Participants set milage and fundraising goals, and encouraged their friends and family to support them through the challenge.
Over 1,300 individuals across the country joined the challenge and many of our team members joined the SEBCM Maryland Team! The Maryland group raised over $2000 during the month, and logged a whopping 348 miles over those 28 days! A special shoutout to the Dankmeyer staff leading the way in Maryland—Sheryl Sachs MSPO CPO, Jamie Dean, Helena Ringer CPO, Mark Hopkins MBA PT CPO, Jesse Yingling, Lukas Baner CTPO, and Rochelle Groves CPO. At the end of the challenge, over $166,000 was raised in support of this amazing work.
These funds will support efforts across the country, including those in Maryland, to ensure access to this medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic care. We have already seen so many lives changed by the implementation of our prosthetics legislation, which went into effect January 1st, 2025, and the team in Maryland is working hard to expand this coverage during the upcoming legislation session. To get involved in these efforts, or to see if you now have coverage for activity-specific prostheses, please let your prosthetist know.
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Also, please SAVE THE DATE! In celebration of the implementation of the So Every BODY Can Move legislation earlier this year, Dankmeyer will be supporting a So Every BODY Can Move Mobility Clinic weekend that will take place December 4-6, 2025. The events over the course of these three days are open to all members of the community, and we will be sure to share more details as the event gets closer. For more information regarding the Mobility Clinic weekend and for sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to: sebcm.md@gmail.com.
READY TO RUN!!!