Oceanside School Three sponsors Limb Kind Foundation model

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Students in Stacey Greenfield’s Project Extra class at School Three will once again sponsor a model for the annual Limb Kind Foundation Fashion Show known as Show Your Shine, which will be held at the Huntington Paramount on Jan. 25. Show Your Shine raises awareness of limb difference and limb loss, promotes confidence and kindness, and raises funds to provide prosthetics for children in parts of the world where insurance coverage for prosthetics is lacking.

The students learned about Nate, a 12 year old from Connecticut who loves acting, gaming, eating and cooking all different types of foods. Nate’s legs, left arm, and three fingers on his right arm were amputated when he was three years old due to complications from sickle cell anemia. He’s looking forward to Show Your Shine and the students hope to meet him “virtually” before the fashion show.

The Limb Kind Foundation was started by Oceanside prosthetist Robert Schulman and his sister, occupational therapist Jill Smith. One of Limb Kind’s spokespeople is Nicole Grehn, a nurse practitioner whose legs were amputated after a heart virus. All three visited School Three just before the holidays to talk about Limb Kind, Nate, and Show Your Shine. Grehn, who loves animal prints, showed off her cheetah-print wrapped legs to the students and talked about how she manages her prosthetic devices.