War Amps key tag mailing celebrates 50 years of CHAMP
January 13, 2025 — The War Amps will start mailing 2025 key tags to Canadian residents this week. This year’s mailing marks the beginning of a special year as The War Amps celebrates 50 years of its Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program.
Gabriel Ferron-Bouius, 21, is a right leg amputee who grew up with the support of the CHAMP Program since he was born. In the letter accompanying the key tags, he writes about the impact of the program on his life, as he has received financial
assistance for artificial limbs, peer connections through CHAMP events and so much more.
“I had never met anyone else who was an amputee until my first CHAMP Seminar. There, I met older Champs that I could look up to and who showed me that my amputation didn’t have to limit what I could do. I learned to walk by watching Champs like
me and learned all about life as an amputee,” Ferron-Bouius says. “Now that I’m older, I get to pass this knowledge along to the younger Champs I meet. I would not be the person I am today without the support of War Amps donors.”
The Key Tag Service is a free key return service for Canadians that generates funds for The War Amps many programs, including CHAMP. Since amputee veterans started the service in 1946, it continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities
and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys to their owners.
Each key tag has a confidentially coded number. If you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the tag or place them in any mailbox in Canada, and The War Amps will return them to you by courier, free of charge.
The War Amps receives no government grants; its programs are made possible through the public’s support of the Key Tag Service. For more information, or to order key tags, visit waramps.ca or call toll-free 1 800 250-3030.
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