Local 11-year-old ‘Champ’ staying active thanks to War Amps Program

Megan Mantha taking part in a hip-hop dance class.

Support from the War Amps is helping a young Pembroke girl be confident and outgoing.

Sally Mantha says their Child Amputee (CHAMP) program allows her 11-year-old daughter, Megan, to connect with kids her age.

Born without her left arm from the elbow down, Megan only has one prosthetic covered by her insurance. Through the War Amps, however, she has attachments for swimming, skating, dancing, canoeing, and more.

Mantha says that outside the financial support they receive, Megan and the entire family are also building connections with other amputee children and families. She adds that emotional support is just as valuable.

Megan will be taking part in Operation Legacy, which will see War Amps kids laying wreaths to pay tribute to Canada’s military history on Remembrance Day.

Mantha says that Megan has taken part in the CHAMP program since near her birth and understands the importance of honoring the war amputees who founded it.

The War Amps do not receive government funding, and Mantha is asking for your support of their key tag and holiday address label fundraisers.

(written by Kasey Egan)