War Amps video featuring Barnwell teen wins international awards

It also won the Platinum Award in the PSA category from the 2021 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in Texas.

Fehr told Lethbridge News Now that “it feels pretty cool.”

“I won one a few years ago, and then now, these two this year.”

The Barnwell teen lost her foot in a lawn mower accident when she was five years old. She’s been involved with The War Amps ever since and today; she spreads the organization’s ‘kids-to-kids’ safety message to prevent accidents such as the one she experienced.

Fehr explained that The War Amps helps cover the costs associated with her prosthesis.

She said the organization is “very supportive” and usually hold seminars every year. However, those have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“They assist with the cost of every day artificial limbs that don’t get covered by other health plans and they completely cover the cost of all the sports and recreational limbs, like those for swimming, biking or playing musical instruments.”

Fehr remarked that her message to kids revolves around safety, wherever they may be.

“Just be careful. Make sure you’re checking with an adult or even just reading any warnings that might be close by and just checking before you do anything.”

The teen has helped spread that awareness with a speech at her school and now, through the video by The War Amps.

Fehr said her accident has never held her back from following her passions, noting she really likes to play volleyball, and she skates and snowboards. She explained that she doesn’t have an athletic prosthesis, like other amputees may have.

“But the one that I have right now that I use every day is a running leg, so you can use it for most of those kinds of sports because it’s very flexible, so you can use it for multiple different sports.”

War Amps video featuring Barnwell teen wins international awards

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