OPAF Call for 2002-2003 Board Nominations

OPAF Call for 2002-2003 Board Nominations

Jeff Reznick

8/13/2002

Please distribute to interested friends and colleagues. Any offers to
post this announcement to the web, or to reprint it in hardcopy format
in respect of the stated deadline, will be most welcome.

Thanks very much.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Research Fellow
Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF)
<URL Redacted>

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The Executive Committee of the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund
(OPAF), which serves as the OPAF's Nominating Committee, has begun its
annual search for individuals who would like to serve the O&P community
through membership on the OPAF Board of Directors. Nominees are needed
for the following positions:

Representative of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
(AAOP)(1 ea)

Representatives At Large (5 ea)

Orthotic-Prosthetic Manufacturer/Supplier Representative (1 ea)

Nominees should have appropriate background, a history of 501(c)(3)
nonprofit committee/volunteer work (preferred but not required), and a
strong commitment to the primary mission of the Fund: enable individuals
with physical disabilities - especially those served by members of the
orthotics and prosthetics community - to enjoy the rewards of personal
achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction.

Election of nominees will take place during the October meeting of
the OPAF Board of Directors.

If you are interested in serving on the OPAF Board or if you know of
potential nominees, please complete a nomination form. This document is
available for download through the OPAF web site at:

<URL Redacted>

Please return this document (and all material requested therein)
directly to Lisa Schoonmaker, CPO, FAAOP, OPAF President by fax (320)
252-9244. Deadline: September 20, 2002.

Please contact either Lisa or Jeff Reznick, OPAF Director
( <Email Address Redacted> ; 571-431-0818), with any questions about the nominating
process or about OPAF itself.

Information about the current OPAF Board of Directors is available
at: <URL Redacted>

*More about the O&P Assistance Fund* ( http://www.opfund.org/ )

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF) is a nonprofit
organization, a 501(c)(3) public charity, established and incorporated
in January 1995 by the Orthotics and Prosthetics National Office.
Dedicated initially to providing financial and in-kind support to the
1996
Paralympics, the Fund now generates its own initiatives through
partnerships
with individuals, organizations, and institutions engaged in:

- raising public awareness of physical disability, and
- improving the quality of rehabilitation medicine, science, and
  technology.

In achieving this goal, the Fund also seeks to:

- raise public awareness of the benefits that individuals with physical
disabilities receive from physical activity, orthotics, and prosthetics;


- facilitate continuing education programs for allied-health
professionals who serve as members of the rehabilitation team; and

- coordinate in-kind support for future Paralympic games, chiefly by
ensuring that orthotists and prosthetists certified under the American
Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics(ABC) are available
to athletes during competitions.

Since 1996, the core operations and programs of the Fund have beenmade
possible through generous contributions from the American Academy of
Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), American Board for Certification in
Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC), and American Orthotic and Prosthetic
Association (AOPA).

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Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Research Fellow
Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF)
330 John Carlyle Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Tel 571.431.0818
eFax 415.534.1857
Email <Email Address Redacted>
Web www.opfund.org

Support OPAF through our web site
www.opfund.org/support/