OPAF News - OPAF ANNOUNCES EVENTS TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND WASHINGTON, DC
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OPAF News - OPAF ANNOUNCES EVENTS TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND WASHINGTON, DC
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Tamara Bibby
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1/13/2003
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ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE FUND, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2003
Contact: Tamara Bibby
(202) 223-2878
OPAF ANNOUNCES EVENTS TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND WASHINGTON, DC
Read this press release online at:
www.opfund.org/announcements/index.html#2
OPAF is pleased to sponsor the following events in conjunction with the
upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and
Prosthetists, March 19 to 22 in San Diego, CA.
OPAF warmly thanks the members and staff of the Academy for all their
help in making possible these direct-service and fundraising events.
FITNESS FOR EVERYONE AT SHERATON SAN DIEGO HOTEL AND MARINA
Dennis Oehler and Todd Schaffhauser, three-time Paralympic track and
field champions, will lead a Fitness for Everyone clinic on Saturday,
March 22, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Sheraton San Diego Hotel
and Marina. This day-long event is made possible through a partnership
between Endolite North America and the Orthotic and Prosthetic
Assistance Fund, Inc.
Created and designed by Oehler and Schaffhauser, Fitness for Everyone
clinics provide above-and below-knee amputees of all ages with
instruction in stretching and strengthening, walking and running, and
achieving their own physical goals. Family members of amputees who
enroll in the clinic, as well as healthcare practitioners, are warmly
welcome to participate in the program.
The clinics offer continuing education credits for most participating
practitioners and are especially beneficial to orthotists, prosthetists,
physical therapists and other members of the rehabilitation team who
wish to extend patient care beyond the clinical setting.
For more program details and registration information, please visit
www.opfund.org/programs/fitness.html
***For the first time ever, sponsorship opportunities for this
longstanding and popular program are now available to *all*
manufacturers and suppliers in the O&P community. Sponsorship tiers are
outlined on our web site at: www.opfund.org/support/index.html#2. For
more details please contact the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund,
Inc. at 202.223.2878 or by email at <Email Address Redacted> ***
FIT FOR LIFE FIRST SWING CLINIC AT RIVERWALK GOLF CLUB
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund,
Inc. (OPAF), in cooperation with the National Amputee Golf Association
(NAGA), will host a First Swing clinic at Riverwalk Golf Club in San
Diego, California. This clinic is free of charge and open to all members
of the O&P community, physical therapists, and every individual with a
physical challenge regardless of age or handicap. Registration begins
at 1:30 p.m. and range instruction for therapists and patients from 2:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bob Wilson, Executive Director of NAGA, developed First Swing to
instruct therapists in teaching and encouraging physically challenged
individuals to learn, or re-learn, the game of golf. First Swing clinics
enable individuals to enjoy the unique, friendly atmosphere found on the
golf course and gain a greater sense of personal achievement, emotional
and physical well being, and self-confidence.
This First Swing clinic is one of the cornerstones of the Orthotic and
Prosthetic Assistance Fund's Fit for Life program, an initiative
designed by the Fund to benefit individuals with physical disabilities
who may not want to participate in demanding aerobic exercise but still
desire an active lifestyle.
For more information, please visit www.opfund.org/programs/life.html
OPAF SILENT AUCTION
Going, Going, Gone! OPAF is now preparing for its Spring 2003 Silent
Auction, which will be held during the American Academy of Orthotists
and Prosthetists' Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. If you, or
your organization, are interested in donating an item to the silent
auction, please contact Tamara Bibby at 202.223.2878.
While in San Diego, stop by OPAF's booth for an opportunity to bid on a
variety of outstanding items donated by individuals and organizations
both inside and outside the O&P community. This event, along with the
OPAF Golf Classic, helps to support OPAF direct-service community
initiatives.
The Spring Auction will run from Wednesday, March 19 to Saturday, March
22, 2003. All highest bidders must claim their prizes no later than
Noon, Saturday, March 22, 2003.
SPRING GOLF CLASSIC
Join us on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Riverwalk Golf Club in San
Diego, California for our Spring 2003 Golf Classic. This event is an
excellent occasion to make business contacts, network with colleagues,
and promote your organization.
Riverwalk Golf Club, formerly known as the Stardust Country Club, has
entertained countless golf legends while hosting the PGA tour during the
1950's and 1960's. This course was completely re-designed by Ted
Robinson Sr. and son Ted Jr., and promises a classic golfing experience.
More than half a million cubic yards of soil was used to turn the
formerly flat course into 27 holes of undulating fairways, stunning
waterfalls and well-protected bent-grass greens. The San Diego River, a
prominent feature of the layout, contributes to the beauty and challenge
of the course architecture.
Registration for the Golf Classic is $150.00; this fee includes green
fees, cart fees, range balls, bag drop service, personalized golf carts,
lunch, and two drink tickets. To register, please visit
www.opfund.org/support/index.html. Transportation to the course will
depart the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina at 7:00 am sharp.
Shotgun start is at 8:00 am. Please note that refunds of individual
registration (the administrative portion paid to Riverwalk Golf Club,
$105.00) cannot be issued after March 1, 2003.
OPAF WASHINGTON DC COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
OPAF-DCJCC Partnership
Throughout 2003, OPAF will continue its regular visits to The Hospital
for Sick Children in Washington, DC, as part of the OPAF Washington DC
Community Initiative. With the cooperation of the Morris Cafritz Center
for Community Service, OPAF has planned visits for the second Tuesday of
each month. The dates and times are as follows: January 14, 2003 at
5:30p.m.; February 11, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; March 11, 2003 at 5:30p.m.;
April 8, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; May 13, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; June 10, 2003 at
5:30p.m.; July 8, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; August 12, 2003 at 5:30p.m.;
September 9, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; October 14, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; November
11, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; and December 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Volunteers will spend the afternoon playing games and leading
arts-and-crafts activities with children who are benefiting from
orthoses and other assistive technology. OPAF provides all volunteers
with educational materials about assistive technology, including a
resource bibliography, which they can take home with them for further
learning. Please visit our web site for program information and a
picture gallery of previous visits to The Hospital for Sick Children at
www.opfund.org/programs/dc.htm
OPAF-Corporation for National and Community Service Martin Luther King,
Jr. Project
On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, OPAF will kick-off a new program at The
Hospital for Sick Children, the OPAF/MLK Community Service Project.
Bi-weekly educational activities, engaging the subjects of peace,
diversity, tolerance, and human rights as they are reflected in the
words of Dr. King, are planned for this new program. Through the
creation of a unique learning environment, OPAF will help bring the
young patients social interaction and degrees of learning and personal
achievement that they might not otherwise encounter during the course of
rehabilitation.
This program, running until June 30, 2003, and will engage OPAF staff,
including our new intern, and our volunteer network in Washington, DC.
Dates for this program will be listed shortly on our web site; please
visit for more information.
OPAF was one of 80 groups nationwide to be selected in a grant
competition that recognizes community service related to Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. and the Dr. Martin Luther Jr. King national holiday. The
Corporation is charged by Congress to support local efforts to make the
King Holiday a day on, not a day off - a day of service to meet local
community needs.
For more information about the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund,
Inc., please visit www.opfund.org or contact Tamara Bibby, OPAF Program
Coordinator, at 202.223.2878 or <Email Address Redacted>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2003
Contact: Tamara Bibby
(202) 223-2878
OPAF ANNOUNCES EVENTS TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND WASHINGTON, DC
Read this press release online at:
www.opfund.org/announcements/index.html#2
OPAF is pleased to sponsor the following events in conjunction with the
upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthotists and
Prosthetists, March 19 to 22 in San Diego, CA.
OPAF warmly thanks the members and staff of the Academy for all their
help in making possible these direct-service and fundraising events.
FITNESS FOR EVERYONE AT SHERATON SAN DIEGO HOTEL AND MARINA
Dennis Oehler and Todd Schaffhauser, three-time Paralympic track and
field champions, will lead a Fitness for Everyone clinic on Saturday,
March 22, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Sheraton San Diego Hotel
and Marina. This day-long event is made possible through a partnership
between Endolite North America and the Orthotic and Prosthetic
Assistance Fund, Inc.
Created and designed by Oehler and Schaffhauser, Fitness for Everyone
clinics provide above-and below-knee amputees of all ages with
instruction in stretching and strengthening, walking and running, and
achieving their own physical goals. Family members of amputees who
enroll in the clinic, as well as healthcare practitioners, are warmly
welcome to participate in the program.
The clinics offer continuing education credits for most participating
practitioners and are especially beneficial to orthotists, prosthetists,
physical therapists and other members of the rehabilitation team who
wish to extend patient care beyond the clinical setting.
For more program details and registration information, please visit
www.opfund.org/programs/fitness.html
***For the first time ever, sponsorship opportunities for this
longstanding and popular program are now available to *all*
manufacturers and suppliers in the O&P community. Sponsorship tiers are
outlined on our web site at: www.opfund.org/support/index.html#2. For
more details please contact the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund,
Inc. at 202.223.2878 or by email at <Email Address Redacted> ***
FIT FOR LIFE FIRST SWING CLINIC AT RIVERWALK GOLF CLUB
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund,
Inc. (OPAF), in cooperation with the National Amputee Golf Association
(NAGA), will host a First Swing clinic at Riverwalk Golf Club in San
Diego, California. This clinic is free of charge and open to all members
of the O&P community, physical therapists, and every individual with a
physical challenge regardless of age or handicap. Registration begins
at 1:30 p.m. and range instruction for therapists and patients from 2:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bob Wilson, Executive Director of NAGA, developed First Swing to
instruct therapists in teaching and encouraging physically challenged
individuals to learn, or re-learn, the game of golf. First Swing clinics
enable individuals to enjoy the unique, friendly atmosphere found on the
golf course and gain a greater sense of personal achievement, emotional
and physical well being, and self-confidence.
This First Swing clinic is one of the cornerstones of the Orthotic and
Prosthetic Assistance Fund's Fit for Life program, an initiative
designed by the Fund to benefit individuals with physical disabilities
who may not want to participate in demanding aerobic exercise but still
desire an active lifestyle.
For more information, please visit www.opfund.org/programs/life.html
OPAF SILENT AUCTION
Going, Going, Gone! OPAF is now preparing for its Spring 2003 Silent
Auction, which will be held during the American Academy of Orthotists
and Prosthetists' Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. If you, or
your organization, are interested in donating an item to the silent
auction, please contact Tamara Bibby at 202.223.2878.
While in San Diego, stop by OPAF's booth for an opportunity to bid on a
variety of outstanding items donated by individuals and organizations
both inside and outside the O&P community. This event, along with the
OPAF Golf Classic, helps to support OPAF direct-service community
initiatives.
The Spring Auction will run from Wednesday, March 19 to Saturday, March
22, 2003. All highest bidders must claim their prizes no later than
Noon, Saturday, March 22, 2003.
SPRING GOLF CLASSIC
Join us on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Riverwalk Golf Club in San
Diego, California for our Spring 2003 Golf Classic. This event is an
excellent occasion to make business contacts, network with colleagues,
and promote your organization.
Riverwalk Golf Club, formerly known as the Stardust Country Club, has
entertained countless golf legends while hosting the PGA tour during the
1950's and 1960's. This course was completely re-designed by Ted
Robinson Sr. and son Ted Jr., and promises a classic golfing experience.
More than half a million cubic yards of soil was used to turn the
formerly flat course into 27 holes of undulating fairways, stunning
waterfalls and well-protected bent-grass greens. The San Diego River, a
prominent feature of the layout, contributes to the beauty and challenge
of the course architecture.
Registration for the Golf Classic is $150.00; this fee includes green
fees, cart fees, range balls, bag drop service, personalized golf carts,
lunch, and two drink tickets. To register, please visit
www.opfund.org/support/index.html. Transportation to the course will
depart the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina at 7:00 am sharp.
Shotgun start is at 8:00 am. Please note that refunds of individual
registration (the administrative portion paid to Riverwalk Golf Club,
$105.00) cannot be issued after March 1, 2003.
OPAF WASHINGTON DC COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
OPAF-DCJCC Partnership
Throughout 2003, OPAF will continue its regular visits to The Hospital
for Sick Children in Washington, DC, as part of the OPAF Washington DC
Community Initiative. With the cooperation of the Morris Cafritz Center
for Community Service, OPAF has planned visits for the second Tuesday of
each month. The dates and times are as follows: January 14, 2003 at
5:30p.m.; February 11, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; March 11, 2003 at 5:30p.m.;
April 8, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; May 13, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; June 10, 2003 at
5:30p.m.; July 8, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; August 12, 2003 at 5:30p.m.;
September 9, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; October 14, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; November
11, 2003 at 5:30p.m.; and December 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Volunteers will spend the afternoon playing games and leading
arts-and-crafts activities with children who are benefiting from
orthoses and other assistive technology. OPAF provides all volunteers
with educational materials about assistive technology, including a
resource bibliography, which they can take home with them for further
learning. Please visit our web site for program information and a
picture gallery of previous visits to The Hospital for Sick Children at
www.opfund.org/programs/dc.htm
OPAF-Corporation for National and Community Service Martin Luther King,
Jr. Project
On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, OPAF will kick-off a new program at The
Hospital for Sick Children, the OPAF/MLK Community Service Project.
Bi-weekly educational activities, engaging the subjects of peace,
diversity, tolerance, and human rights as they are reflected in the
words of Dr. King, are planned for this new program. Through the
creation of a unique learning environment, OPAF will help bring the
young patients social interaction and degrees of learning and personal
achievement that they might not otherwise encounter during the course of
rehabilitation.
This program, running until June 30, 2003, and will engage OPAF staff,
including our new intern, and our volunteer network in Washington, DC.
Dates for this program will be listed shortly on our web site; please
visit for more information.
OPAF was one of 80 groups nationwide to be selected in a grant
competition that recognizes community service related to Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. and the Dr. Martin Luther Jr. King national holiday. The
Corporation is charged by Congress to support local efforts to make the
King Holiday a day on, not a day off - a day of service to meet local
community needs.
For more information about the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund,
Inc., please visit www.opfund.org or contact Tamara Bibby, OPAF Program
Coordinator, at 202.223.2878 or <Email Address Redacted>
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Tamara Bibby, “OPAF News - OPAF ANNOUNCES EVENTS TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND WASHINGTON, DC,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220448.
