The Odyssey car made a stop in Estevan during its cross Canada tour.
The car, outfitted by the Shriners, is not only crossing Canada, but also making stops in a few northeastern states of the United States to raise awareness of the new Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada that is being built in Montreal.
While in the Energy City, the Estevan and District Shrine Club made a $5,000 donation to the Carter Brown fund-raising project. Carter, a seven-year-old former Estevan resident who now lives in Milestone, is a Shrine patient and the Western Canadian ambassador for the Exceptional Care for Exceptional Kids campaign that is raising money for the new hospital. On hand to accept the donation was Emmanuell Rondeau, public relations manager for Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada.
Local Shriners said the Odyssey car's trek is providing an opportunity to inform parents from coast-to-coast about the specialized orthopaedic care provided to infants, children and teens for conditions such as scoliosis, osteogenesis, imperfecta (brittle bone) disease, club feet, hip dysplasia, leg length discrepancies and cerebral palsy.
Patients and family travel to Montreal where all the treatments and surgeries are provided at no cost to them, courtesy of the Shriners. When they arrive there, they receive the highest quality of care from world-renowned doctors. They also benefit from the research that is carried out to develop new treatment options.
Anyone knowing of a child or young adult who might benefit from this type of medical expertise, provided by the Shriners Hospital, may contact any Shriner for more information.
