Lombardi Law Firm Donates Wii to Blank Children’s Hospital Pediatric Therapy Services in Ankeny
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Trial Lawyers Across the Country Show “Wii” Care
Local children are now getting the chance to smile while they heal thanks to local trial attorneys. The first three Mondays in August, 53 law firms from 25 states will band together to donate more than 60 Nintendo Wii gaming systems to rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and hospitals all over America. The firms are all members of a consumer safety community called InjuryBoard (www.injuryboard.com). With more than half its membership participating, InjuryBoard hopes the event will inspire attorneys everywhere to give back to their communities.
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August 10, 2009 - Steve Lombardi pictured with Nicci Johnson, RN, MS, CNA, Director of Family Services & Pediatric Therapy, Allison Stanley, occupational therapist, himself and Angela Smith, speech therapist from the Blank Children's Hospital Pediatric Thereapy Services center in Ankeny, Iowa.
Locally, the law firm of Lombardi Law Firm is donating a Wii system to Blank Children’s Hospital Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Ankeny. Steve Lombardi was one of the first member firms to agree to participate in this cause. When contacted by InjuryBoard, Steve said,” When we heard about this program we jumped at the chance. Everyday, children in our area rely on Blank Children’s Hospital and the PediatricRehabilitationCenter to help make them whole after sustaining life changing injuries. If we can help ease their recovery in any way by making physical rehabilitation fun, we know we are making a difference.”
The Wii was selected because of a recent trend in rehabilitation toward a new treatment technique known as “Wiihab”. Wiihab makes use of the gaming system’s unique, live motion play to offer patients a fun and less painful exercise medium. The InjuryBoard firms, all of whom represent victims of serious accidents, hope that their donations will ease the recovery of those in need and will help patients find enjoyment in an otherwise painful and difficult process. InjuryBoard member and local attorney, Steve Lombardi, explains, “Our goal in this time of economic recession is to reach out to facilities like the Pediatric Rehabilitation Center of Blank Children’s Hospital and help them provide the care that budget realities might otherwise prevent.”
InjuryBoard was founded by Tampa, Florida attorney Tom Young. “InjuryBoard is a network of trial attorneys,” states Young, “and too often trial attorneys are saddled with an undeservedly poor reputation.” According to Young, InjuryBoard is committed to revealing to consumers the truth about personal injury attorneys. “Our members are some of the kindest, most genuine people I know. These are folks who shunned big law firms, prestige and easy money in favor of helping their communities," Young says. "I am constantly humbled by the commitment our members have to helping injured people. Our hope with events like this is that we can do some good for injured people, from victims of auto accidents to defective products, by helping them get back on their feet. This Wii giveaway is a natural extension of the work our member firms do every day.”
The giveaway is sponsored by the InjuryBoard Foundation, a non-profit organization which acts as the charitable arm of InjuryBoard.com. The purpose of the InjuryBoard Foundation is to help individuals and communities live safer, happier lives through increased awareness and community outreach. Young says that the incredible success and broad participation in this Wii giveaway has inspired InjuryBoard to organize these events on a regular basis. “We plan on utilizing the foundation to help as many people as we can. This is just the beginning," Young adds. "We’re planning child safety seat drives, bicycle helmet giveaways and anything else we can think of to get people the help they need and make our communities safer.”
Lombardi is so excited about the program that he's expanding it in Iowa asking rehabilitation centers for children and adults along with nursing homes to contact his firm with the names of facilities that would like a Wii but don't have the necessary funding. "We will do whatever we can to assist in expanding this program so that all rehab centers and their patients get a Wii and participate in Wii-hab!"
National Info:
Contact: James Cool, Project Coordinator
Company Name: InjuryBoard (www.injuryboard.com)
Telephone Number: 520-909-8753
Email address: JCool@injuryboard.com
Website address: http://wii.injuryboard.com
Local Info:
Contact: Steve Lombardi
Firm Name: Lombardi Law Firm
Firm Telephone: 515-222-1110, 515-360-7583 (cell)
Email address: sdlombardi@aol.com
Website address: http://www.lombardilaw.com