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Posted by Maura
on Wednesday, February 3rd 2010:
In Reply to: Jim McArdle posted by Maura on Monday, February 1st 2010:
If you would like to make a donation in recognition of Jim’s devotion to his family at the New York Fire Department, you may wish to acknowledge the New York Firefighter's Burn Center Foundation.The New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation is a 501(c) (3) public charity, non-profit organization .
During the Vietnam War, two New York City Firefighters, Joe Hickey and Jack Meara, were deeply moved by a news photograph of two Vietnamese children who had been severely burned by napalm. They wanted to help these youngsters. They thought that with a little help from friends they might be able to bring these children to New York for treatment.
They then discovered, to their surprise, that there were no medical facilities in the New York area devoted exclusively to the treatment of burns. While hospitals coped with burn victims as well as they could, there were none that specialized in the treatment of severe burn injuries.
Alarmed by their findings, the firefighters decided to do something about the situation. As other firefighters joined in their efforts they began working with physicians and other concerned citizens, and were eventually instrumental in the establishment of the BURN CENTER at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. The New York Firefightrs
Burn Center Foundation
21 Asch Loop
Bronx, NY 10471 (718)379-1900 nyffburncenter.com
Reference ID: MN239
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