{"id":2531,"date":"2020-02-07T10:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/volunteers-from-physical-therapy-program-building-house-for-nicaraguan-family-in-need\/"},"modified":"2020-02-07T10:39:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:39:20","slug":"volunteers-from-physical-therapy-program-building-house-for-nicaraguan-family-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/volunteers-from-physical-therapy-program-building-house-for-nicaraguan-family-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers from Physical Therapy program building house for Nicaraguan family in need"},"content":{"rendered":"

True service is a marathon, not a sprint.<\/p>\n

While it’s true that you can do good in the short term by serving others, there is little that compares to the lasting good that comes from continual reinvestment of service in the same location. This year, students from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Marymount University will celebrate 10 years of service in Central America when students travel to Nicaragua to serve in public hospitals and clinics.
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\nThe program took its first trip in 2010, with five\u00a0faculty members and 24 students traveling to Costa Rica to provide physical therapy services to underserved populations. The program returned to the same location in Costa Rica for the following six\u00a0years until, on their last trip,\u00a0they were met by four\u00a0full-time physical therapists working in a clinic that had started from\u00a0nothing and was now sustainable. Moving to Nicaragua, the students from the DPT program have continued to serve underserved patients in public hospitals and small clinics.
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\nOver 10 years of service, thousands of patients have been impacted through this service opportunity with help from\u00a0more than 250 students, 15 faculty members, two dozen clinic partners and three academic partners.
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\nCelebrating a decade of service, DPT faculty and students are taking on a unique project. They plan to build a house for Maria-Jose, a six-year-old girl who lives with her parents and sister in a 8×10 foot makeshift home. It is actually little more than a single small room constructed from trees that are wrapped in thick plastic sheeting. The\u00a0corrugated tin roof, set tentatively atop the tree branch posts, is the only shelter from the torrential downpours common during\u00a0the rainy season.<\/p>\n

Despite its humble appearance, this is home for the\u00a0family. However, this special service project is expected to result in a new brick and mortar structure that will quadruple the family’s living space, and provide a 16×20 foot home.<\/p>\n

To make this dream home a reality, DPT faculty and students are raising $20,000 to cover all costs associated with its construction. You can help by making a donation of any size, large or small, to build a house for Maria and her family.<\/p>\n

Visit the Marymount Department of PT Donations page<\/a>\u00a0to make a contribution. For more information on this project, please contact Dr. Jason Craig<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

True service is a marathon, not a sprint. While it’s true that you can do good in the short term by serving others, there is little that compares to the lasting good that comes from continual reinvestment of service in the same location. This year, students from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Marymount […]<\/p>\n

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