Inner Wheel Foundation Chairman Heidi Case and Davis.
Photograph courtesy of Hanger.
Carrie Davis, the upper-extremity patient advocate for Hanger Clinic, headquartered in Austin, Texas, and national coordinator of Amputee Empowerment Partners, has received the International Inner Wheel Foundation’s Margarette Golding Award for charitable involvement. Davis is the first recipient in the United States in the award’s 12-year history.
The International Inner Wheel Foundation provides funding for pediatric myoelectric prosthetic arms and hands, and partners with Hanger Clinic to design and fit the prostheses on children who might not otherwise have access to this level of prosthetic intervention. Davis, who was born with a transradial congenital limb deficiency, teaches children how to use their new prostheses for activities of daily living such as tying shoes, making ponytails, and using a knife and a fork.
The Margarette Golding Award was created in honor of the founder of the Inner Wheel, and was established to recognize commendable personal service through the organization or in the community.
According to the official award criteria, this honor is given to recipients who have been involved with a variety of charities or organizations for a long time, often involving a great deal of commitment on a regular basis. Additionally, the recipient must have made great personal sacrifices for the benefit of others.
