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Creating a Better World for Those Who are Challegened Reducing Suffering and Prolonging Life Through Education & Peer Support

 

 

 

Mission Statement:

ADAPTING is organized for the purpose of creating a better world for the physically disadvantaged, both young and adults, through specialized vocational training, processes such as peer support and counseling, financial assistance for access in homes and medical equipment, for the purpose of providing disadvantaged people the opportunity to reintegrate into society, to enhance their lifestyle, restoring self-esteem and other beneficial effects.

Adapting's expanded activity:

ADAPTING is focusing on fighting the epidemic of diabetes in chidren in the USA. At the present time, ADAPTING participates in the Greater Hermiston Wellness Coalition, Children's Health Subcommittee- sponsered by Oregon State University. Our mission here is to inform students and their families of the symptoms of diabetes and encourage these individuals to seek medical assistance as soon as symptoms are identified.

 

Vision Statement:

It is the intention of ADAPTING to provide the highest quality training and educational activities available to its students and patients and the general public.

In Addition:

ADAPTING will supply the necessary support and informational services to people with disabilities to provide an unhurried, nurturing, environment providing optimum recovery opportunities for patients and students. We will attempt to keep the general public aware of potential health hazards to insure a safe and healthy environment.

Credo:

Our first responsibilities are to those individuals to whom we provide services and products. Meeting their needs are of the greatest importance to us.

To provide excellence in training, physical therapy, peer support, counseling, and community education in order to facilitate active, healthy lifestyles for our patients, customers, and clients.

ADAPTING will constantly strive to reduce our operating costs and will look for more economical and practical ways to provide our services.

ADAPTING recognizes that we must partner with all our stakeholders to provide optimum performance.

These stakeholders include the ADAPTING Board of Directors, the members, the patients, the students, the employees, the volunteers, the businesses and members of our community that make possible the existence of ADAPTING and its public benefit mission.

ADAPTING recognizes that all individuals must be treated fairly and with dignity and merit and must be recognized appropriately. All ADAPTING staff must be ethical and just and responsible.

It is the policy of ADAPTING not to discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,marital status, age, disability, or veteran status in matters of admissions, employment, housing, or services or in the educational programs or activities it operates, in accordance with civil rights laws or regulations.

 

The Adapting's USA & Indonesia Team:

Lee H. Schmolke, Executive Director: S.M., M.B.A.: Mr. Schmolke has approximately 35 years experience in project management and was also a consultant in crisis turn-a-round management. His highest position held was Senior Vice President Engineering- Chief Engineer. Mr. Schmolke is also a recent bilateral below the knee amputee due to complications from diabetes. It is his experience with diabetes that led to the creation of the ADAPTING program to help disabled people and fight the epidedmic of diabetes in this country. Mr. Schmolke serves on the Americans with Disabilities Review Committee for the City of Richland, Wa.

Larry M. Kellerman, M.B.A. Special Adviser- Mr. Kellerman is a retired President and Partner of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The world's largest investment banking corporation. He reviews our project business plans and other pertenent activities prior to each project startup.

Kyle Heinen: Director: Mr. Heinen and his father operate a successful agriculture venture of about 5,000 acres in Central Washington State. The family has real estate holdings from the Pacific Northwest to Mid-west America.

Dr John LaFemina, PhD, Director: Dr. LaFemina is a research scientist with BNL laboratories in Washngton State. Dr. Lafemina and Lee Schmolke have performed innovative water storage and purification studies in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Liani M. Piga: Director and Secretary/Treasurer: Ms. Piga has approximately ten years secretarial services primarily in the engineering support area. Ms Piga also provides liasion service with our partners in Indonesia.

Russell A. Lacca, Director: Mr. Lacca is a retired mechanical engineer in addition, he owns and operates RAL Financial Services- a factoring company. He is currently filling in for Christine Basile

Kay Trainer: Bachelor of Science- Human Development. Special Advisor for effective communication strategies for our diabetes in children project. There are several grade school teachers supporting her effort to effectively communicate to children of all age groups including those with learning disabilities.

Eric Roberts: Former Bush Pilot- , ID. Mr. Roberts, (now in USA flying blood to needed locations) provides us with information of culture and customs of the Indonesian tribes we are providing educational consulting/planning services.

Immanual William Piga. B.S, Mgt. Mr. Piga's company provides graphic design support to Adapting and his organization will design the new upcoming Adapting website.

Kevin Maas, In Balance CPA Group of Pasco is our CPA and accounting and bookkeeping firm effective 1/1/2022.

Christine Basile: Ms. Basile provides input in certain areas of the medical profession. She also provides helpful publication information. (Currently on medical leave)

Farely Piga, MBA. Retired Manager from Bank Indonesia (the federal reserve bank of Indonesia). Mr. Piga provides Adapting wirh expertise on the various customs and cultures in the Republic of Indonesia as well as financial data required for our planning.

Riris Montondang, P.A. Ms. Montondang, Attorney At Law,provides Adapting services on International law for our school planning projects in Indonesia.

Aries Suibelan, Professor, Cendanna University, Kupang, West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Professor Siubelan provides Adapting with vital information required for our school planing project on West Timor.

Dinno Lokolla; B. of Science Mgt. Adviser for school kitchen management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEARNING TO COOK WITH A PROSTHESIS

(one of the challenges an amputee faces)