NEW YORK – Wednesday, March 31, 2021 – Against all odds, the hedge fund and financial services industry helped industry charity A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO) deliver on their commitment to treating nearly 1,000 children through a historic 2020. The charity, known for its annual Rocktoberfest events in New York, Chicago, and London, was able to treat all registered 2020 patients without interruption and register over 1,000 new children for treatment in 2021.
In addition to the outpouring of support from musicians, sponsors, and attendees of ALTSO's Virtual Rocktoberfest, a number of companies stepped up to the challenge presented by COVID-19, offering year-round support, services, and fundraisers. Companies based in the US and UK showed their commitment to ALTSO’s mission of providing free, high-quality prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices, and appropriately fitted wheelchairs to children with limb disabilities in the developing world.
How Can My Company Get Involved?
Share Your Knowledge - Do you have a service or product that could benefit ALTSO’s operations? Donate your service in-kind and your company could benefit from a tax-break. ALTSO’s pro-bono Hubspot Partner and digital marketing consultant, Gate 39 Media, continued working closely with ALTSO to increase visibility of ALTSO’s mission through their blog The Community.
Rock For Good @ Rocktoberfest - Sign up here to be sure you don’t miss our save-the-date announcement and find out when Rocktoberfest sponsorships go live and grab limited packages before they sell out. A multi-city Rocktoberfest sponsor and advocate Wilshire Phoenix commits to taking philanthropic action that is centered on long term support of their non-profit partners, ensuring they have the tools needed to succeed, year-round.
Engage Your Employees - Create a work from home friendly fitness challenge to engage your employees with an active and charitable twist. SteelEye dedicates its charitable arm to ALTSO’s CoolKids. Since the onset of COVID-19 SteelEye has been #RunningForALTSO to raise awareness on the importance of mobility, challenging Baringa Partners twice, and new supporter Harrington Starr next month, in fitness competitions. Email ALTSO for more information on how to start your own!
How Can I Make A Difference?
Join ALTSO’s CoolKids Club. Members are committed, passionate individuals who invest in the next generation by improving the lives of our CoolKids around the globe. With a monthly donation of any amount, members provide continued repairs, adjustments, and replacements through the age of 21, peace of mind for ALTSO’s CoolKids and families who often earn less than $2.50 USD a day, and access to education, independence, and gainful employment later in life.
Join ALTSO’s NextGen Club. The NextGen Club maximizes ALTSO’s efforts by uniting young professionals to bring empowering mobility to ALTSO’s CoolKids. Sign up with a $5 monthly donation, learn more about the benefits of joining, or email NextGen’s leadership with any questions.
Members of ALTSO’s Clubs receive monthly insights into the lives of the CoolKids they are supporting, quarterly reports highlighting your impact and our work on the ground, and comfort that you're giving our next generation a leg to stand on.
ALTSO’s Rocktoberfest 2021!
We can’t wait to rock with you this October! Sign up here for updates and our upcoming save-the-date announcement!
Can’t wait for October? Join us Friday, April 16th for our free Couch Session with Rocktoberfest musician Matt Scharpf!
About ALTSO
A Leg To Stand On ("ALTSO") is a non-profit organization providing free orthopedic care including prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices and wheelchairs to children in the developing world. Its mission is to offer children who have lost their limbs in traumatic accidents or suffer from congenital disabilities the physical capabilities to access the opportunities and self-esteem earned through education, work and mobility. Since ALTSO’s founding by C. Mead Welles of Octagon Asset Management in 2002 with Dr. Dinesh Patel, Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, ALTSO has provided treatment to nearly 20,000 children in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. For more information on the organization’s impact or events, visit ALTSO's website at www.altso.org.
