Help Winter’s Friend Andrew Hall

Winter the dolphin and his special friend Safety Harbor resident Andrew Hall were recently featured on “The Doctors,” a nationally syndicated television talk show. Andrew, 20, was critically injured last year after a drunk driver struck him while he was standing on a sidewalk. Hall struggled to survive and lost his left leg as a result of the accident. He also suffers from Cerebral Palsy and spent several years learning how to walk. Doctors at Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, who also make Winter’s prosthetic tails, will be donating a prosthetic leg to Andrew.

Andrew is in a wheelchair and his family does not have a handicap accessible van to transport him in. The Safety Harbor firefighters who saved him are reaching out to the community to raise $35,000 to purchase a handicap-accessible van for Andrew and are planning several fundraising events to reach this goal. The Safety Harbor Professional Firefighters will host a street festival Saturday, April 10 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Main Street in Safety Harbor. There will be live music, arts and crafts vendors, food and fun for the whole family! A celebrity golf tournament will take place at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club in June.

If you would like to make a donation, please make checks out to the “Safety Harbor Professional Firefighters Charities” and put “Andrew Hall Van Donation” in the memo line. Donations can be dropped off at or mailed to Safety Harbor City Hall at 750 Main St. – Safety Harbor, FL 34695.

Please e-mail Winter at winter@cmaquarium.org for more information.

Meeting a dolphin is one of the items on a list Hall made of things he wants to do before he dies. Thanks to CMA and “The Doctors” TV show, that dream came true and Andrew was able to get in the water with Winter and former talk show host Montel Williams, and learn more about her story of survival. Both Hall and Winter have a lot in common.

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