School Supply Drive for CASA for Children of Bergen County

Originally Released on September 10, 2013.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center in Oradell successfully held their first annual school supply drive for Bergen County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children.  Throughout August, generous patients and staff brought in various school supplies that were collected and donated to children in the court system.

CASA for Children of Bergen County is a non-profit organization that trains volunteers to advocate for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect.  The advocates act as the child’s voice in court proceedings during the hard time in their life.

Dr. Margolin is proud to support local foster children in need.  “Being a child in today’s world is difficult enough, but what about the children with no formal support system?  It is important to facilitate foster children in their formative years so they have stability and hope for a better life.  The volunteers at CASA are making this happen,” said Dr. Daniel Margolin, DPM of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center.

In July, New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center also ran a collection for CASA for Children of Bergen County.  Used electronics were collected, recycled and the proceeds went to CASA for Children of Bergen County.

Dr. Margolin of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center in Oradell has been in practice for over 25 years and has spent over three years as Chairman of the Department of Podiatric Surgery at St. Peters Hospital.  He is also on staff at Valley Hospital.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Ridgewood, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey.  Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online at www.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.

Medical Assistants Used Heimlich Maneuver to Save Coworker's Life

Attached is a picture of awarded employees: Monica Li and Geri Porcoro (center), by Dr. Maryellen Brucato (left) and Dr. Daniel Margolin (right).

Two employees were awarded for life saving efforts at New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center in Oradell.  Employees were enjoying their lunch when one of the receptionists started to choke.

The receptionist pointed at her throat and approached the medical assistant standing next to her.  Monica Li, a trained medical assistant, realized her coworker could not breathe and started to perform the Heimlich maneuver.  After a few seconds, Geri Porcoro, another trained medical assistant, got behind the victim and started to conduct abdominal thrusts until the piece of pork lodged in her throat came out.

After the incident, Porcoro was dismayed by her realization.  Luckily for their receptionist she had the incident in the right place with highly trained medical professionals, but what about her three children?

“I thought about my kids,” said Porcoro.  “I hope everyone in schools are CPR certified.  There were six people in the room and only two of us knew how to do CPR.  I encourage everyone to take a CPR course.”

Dr. Dan Margolin, owner and podiatrist at New Jersey Foot and Ankle Centers, is also on staff at Valley Hospital.  He recommends the Family & Friends CPR course given at Valley Hospital.  This course is designed for the families and members of the general community who want to learn the skills, but do not require a completion card.  Topics include CPR and relief of choking for adults, children and infants.  The course is presented in a practice while watching format.  The length of the course is three hours and it costs $40.  For more information, please call 201-291-6100.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Ridgewood, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey.  Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online at www.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Helps Make Shoes for African Children

Westwood— A little step can make a big difference for children suffering from foot-related diseases in Africa.

The World Health Organization recognizes the need for a simple close toed shoe for children in Africa.  Parasites in the sand, called jiggers or sand fleas, can burrow into exposed skin and lay eggs in exposed feet.  The parasites create an open sore that makes the foot prone to additional parasitic infections, paralysis and even amputation.  The simple and most effective cure is close toed shoes.

Sole Hope was created to help gather and put together materials to make close toed shoes for people in Africa.  This program is unique in the fact that volunteers in the US gather and prepare supplies to ship to Africa where men and women have been trained to assemble the shoes.  This provides jobs for people in Africa who are paid to assemble the materials into shoes for members of their community.

A Sole Hope Shoe Cutting event will take place on Saturday, November 9 at Parkside Community Church located at 545 4th Avenue in Westwood from 7-9 pm.

It is Sole Hope’s mission to “offer hope, healthier lives, and freedom from foot-related diseases through education, jobs and medical relief.”

As part of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center’s Community Outreach Program, Dr. Daniel Margolin, DPM has signed on as a partner for the event.  They are the designated drop off location for donations that will be used to prepare shoe kits.  Materials that are being collected include denim fabric (old jeans), permanent markers, empty plastic milk jugs, gallon size Ziploc bags and cash donations of $10 per kit.

Donations can be dropped off at New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center located at 550 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 202 in Oradell until November 9.  If you have any questions please call 201-261-9445.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Ridgewood, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey.  Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online atwww.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.

Below are pictures from New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center volunteers for the Sole Hope shoe making event.

Child Fills Big Shoes at New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center

“Every kid should have the opportunity to dance,” said 7-year-old Camryn before her birthday.  Camryn is a little girl who has filled big shoes.

Camryn has been going to podiatrist Dr. Daniel Margolin in Oradell, New Jersey since she was 18-months old.  She always remembered “that nice doctor who gave shoes to children.”

Feeling inspired, for her seventh birthday she asked her mom if she could have a dance party with a DJ and ask all of her friends to bring shoes for less fortunate children.  She wanted kids who cannot afford them to be able to dance too.

“It was amazing how compassionate children can be.  We were astonished how supportive the children were to bring shoes to donate,” said Camryn’s grandmother.

As part of her birthday celebration, all of the children were asked to bring new or slightly used shoes instead of a present.

This lovely little girl collected over 30 pairs of shoes that were donated to needy children in the area.  She polished and cleaned up all of the shoes to be donated to Dr. Margolin’s office.

Dr. Margolin has been running the Shoes for the Needy program for over 26 years.  He has donated thousands of shoes to local charities and shelters.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Ridgewood, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey.  Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online at www.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.

Over 100 Pairs of New Shoes Donated to Boys & Girls Club of Hackensack

Release June 12, 2014

Over 100 pairs of brand new shoes were donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hackensack & Lodi from New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center in Oradell.  Dr. Daniel Margolin, DPM has donated thousands of gently shoes to local organizations over the past 26 years through his Shoes for the Needy Campaign.

“When ten boxes of brand new shoes arrived in the waiting room, we didn’t know what to do with them,” said Margolin.  “We decided to give them to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hackensack & Lodi because the popular name brands of shoes are more important to teenagers.”

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center supports the initiative of the Boys and Girls Clubs as “the positive place for kids.”  In addition to their podiatry services, New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center’s Community Outreach Program sponsors the Bergen County Foundation for a Drug-Free World working with area youth.  They provide free educational information on the eleven most commonly abused drugs, as well as provide programs for schools, after school clubs and community organizations.

Picture:  Dr. Daniel Margolin, DPM (left)  of New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center with Joseph Licata (right) of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lodi & Hackensack.

New Jersey Foot and Ankle Center is located at 550 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ 07649. As a premiere podiatry practice in Bergen County, Dr. Dan Margolin and his staff have treated over 25,000 patients coming from places as close as Paramus, Emmerson, Hackensack, River Edge, New Milford, Teaneck, Hillsdale, Westwood, or as far as New York City and South Jersey.  Give us a call at 201-261-9445 if you have any questions or visit us online at www.heelpain911.com and www.njfootpain.com.