This event in Haiti may represent the largest-ever loss of limbs in a single natural disaster!! Estimates of amputations have varied dramatically — from a few thousand to more than 110,000, according to agency reports. There's no reliable count, but even the most conservative disaster workers say more than 75 people a day have lost limbs since the quake, either because of initial injuries or because of secondary infections and gangrene. In past quakes of similar magnitude, amputees have numbered in the hundreds, not in the thousands. But the carnage in Port-au-Prince has been worse, partly because the quake was centered near the city of 2 million, partly because of erratic building construction standards, and partly because so many health and aid agencies were destroyed by the tremors. The rising toll has triggered a call to action for prosthetics manufacturers and suppliers and amputee advocates in the U.S., who say the incident may represent the largest-ever loss of limbs in a single natural disaster.

It's artistic expression combined with answering a huge need.This is the single greatest medical problem in Haiti, and with a new limb or crutches, comes a life moved forward. It's also easy to organize and fun!