Outreach
The RMPI has a vision and commitment of sponsoring many outreach programs. Listed below are those currently in development or under direct sponsorship by the RMPI:
Bionic Kidz Outreach: With the epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the USA and the USA holding the lead with the highest obesity rate of all countries. The RMPI desires to do their part in providing screenings to adolescants in the prevention of obesity, diabetes and malalignment via a mobile unit to schools, daycares and sporting events. The RMPI purchased the mobile unit in 2006 and has utilized it in presenting traveling courses through out Canada and the USA. The RMPI desires to utilize this mobile unit in 2010 in the Bionic Kidz Outreach campaign. Your help, talents and financial assistance is needed. To make a donation of time, talents or to make a financial contribution to this project please contact pam@rmpi.org
Bionic Kidz Medical School: Developed in conjuntion with the Bionic Kidz Outreach program. Endorsed by Mayor Taylor of Elwood, Indiana. This outreach program provides an opportunity for Elwood adolescants to be screened by aspiring pedorthist under the direction of the RMPI, adjunct faculty members and local physicians or allied health care professionals. The children would be bused in from surrounding cities into the Bionic Kidz Medical School Division of the RMPI. The RMPI is currently seeking grants and funding for this project. The children would enter through a separate door of the school and proceed down a hallway with inspirational grafitti on the walls and enter a entertainment room where youthful presentations would be provided by local talent via live presentations or videography, educating the child on various topics including health care, exercise, health prevention against obesity, diabetes, improper foot wear, athletic injuries, etc. The climax of this event revolves around the Historical Hall City Hall, as previous it housed the firestation, courthouse and police station. Each child would then receive a tour of the jail cells where each cell would provide free screenings on shoe fit, scoliosis, lower extremity malalignment, obesity and the potential injuries to the spine due to the weight of back packs on growing spines, all performed by aspiring pedorthists! The child would then receive a free pair of shoes from Dr. Kong Footwear and recieve a motivational inspiration from a volunteer police officer who encourages the children to "stay in school, stay fit and to come back to the Bionic Kidz Medical School to learn more about the how they can stay healthy and fit to reach their dreams! The children would also receive a tour of the school and clinic to inspire them to enter the field of medicine. The RMPI envisions offering a summer day camp for children who hold a special interest in the sciences. In this day camp program, the child would spend time learning about the foot and ankle, anatomy, locomotion and hopefully become a team leader and role model for other children in our goal of rebuilding the econically distressed city of Elwood. This project is estimated at $100,000K to renovate the basement of the school and to purchase audiovisual equipment to make this an exciting, dynamic learning experience! To make a donation of time, talents or to make a financial contribution to this project please contact pam@rmpi.org
Diabetic Yet Bionic Outreach: Feet come in all ages, sizes and colors. The RMPI recently purhased a "Retail Mobile Unit" to house diabetic shoes in an effort of reaching individuals who are aged and in nursing homes or housebound. This Retail Mobile Unit has a generator to run electricity, airconditioning and heat as well as enough amps to allow small machinery for customization to shoes, inserts and braces to the lower extremities. This mobile unit will also provide internship and clinical experience to students attending the RMPI. The RMPI desires to find a corporate sponsor for financial assistance, donations of shoes and inserts and to import their company logo to be viewed as we promote foot health to those in need. To make a donation of time, talents or to make a financial contribution to this project please contact pam@rmpi.org
RHI Sports - Dan Reed
The RMPI believes that helping people, means that we often need to get out of our comfort zone, or assist others who are not directly affiliated with our own personal or professional lives. As we know, biomechanics is not limited to the lower extremity. Therefore, the RMPI is proud to sponsor Dan Reed who is a Paraplegic Wheelchair Athlete for RHI Sports. Dan represented the USA in the 2009 World Disabled Water Ski Championships held in Vichy, France. Dan received a silver medal in this competition. The RMPI encourages you learn more about Dan Reed and consider sponsoring him in future events by visiting the following links: www.tinyurl.com/DanReed-TeamUSA or www.IndianaWaterSki.org
Cancer Walk: The RMPI is proud to sponsor Julie Haig, who honors "Rosemary", a volunteer at the RMPI, who lost her life to cancer in 2007.
Leukemia Walk:
The RMPI is proud to sponsor Annie from Z-Coil, who honors herself and others in their fight against Leukemia.
Martin Luther King Love Walk:
The RMPI is proud to sponsor the annual "Love Walk" within the community of Elwood, Indiana as individuals of all races come together in harmony and peace in honor of the accomplishments of Martin Luther King and his ministry.
Survivor's Of Intimate Abuse Outreach Program:
The RMPI holds a firm foundation against abuse by "those who proclaim to love us the most". Therefore, the RMPI supports individuals with a history of intimate abuse through the following outreach programs 1) Calvary Temple Women's and Men's Ministry - A Safe House for those in need 2) a foster child whose father was a victim of intimate abuse and left her fatherless 3) educational scholarships to three individuals who are survivor's of intimate abuse whose father was assaulted as a young person and 4) Scholarships to the RMPI for surviving a particular intimate abuse within their own life; for those who aspire to help others through the science of pedorthics biomechanics.
To Make An Anonymous Donation:
Please contact pam@rmpi.org to make specific arrangements through the RMPI CPA and your accountant. All donations are tax deductible as the RMPI is a 501(c)(3) not for profit school and recognized by the IRS.