OPAF News
Tamara Bibby
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Collection
Title:
OPAF News
Creator:
Tamara Bibby
Date:
2/20/2003
Text:
ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE FUND, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2003
Contact: Tamara Bibby
(202) 223-2878
OPAF TO OFFER SERVICE PROGRAMS DURING UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS
First Swing
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.
First Swing clinic is one of the cornerstones of OPAF'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 copy and paste the following link into your
browser www.opfund.org/programs/life.html
Fitness for Everyone
On Saturday, March 22, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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. This day-long event is made possible through a partnership
between Endolite North America and OPAF.
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 copy and
paste the following link into your browser
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 OPAF at 202.223.2878 or by email at
<Email Address Redacted> ***
AND DON'T FORGET TO SUPPORT OPAF WHILE YOU ARE IN SAN DIEGO!
Donate an item to the upcoming OPAF Silent Auction!
Register to participate in the upcoming OPAF Golf Classic!
For complete information about these exciting and popular OPAF
fundraisers please copy and paste the following link into your browser
www.opfund.org/support/index.html#4
Take advantage of this opportunity to support OPAF's representation of
O&P in community and philanthropic circles!
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The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund is a nonprofit organization,
a 501(c)(3) public charity, established in 1995 by the Orthotic and
Prosthetic 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 disability and
improving the quality of rehabilitation medicine, science and
technology.
As the official philanthropy of the U.S. orthotics and prosthetics
community, OPAF aims primarily to offer programs that 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.
For more information about OPAF, please visit: <URL Redacted>
For more information about the upcoming annual meeting of the American
Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), please visit:
<URL Redacted>
###
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2003
Contact: Tamara Bibby
(202) 223-2878
OPAF TO OFFER SERVICE PROGRAMS DURING UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS
First Swing
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.
First Swing clinic is one of the cornerstones of OPAF'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 copy and paste the following link into your
browser www.opfund.org/programs/life.html
Fitness for Everyone
On Saturday, March 22, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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. This day-long event is made possible through a partnership
between Endolite North America and OPAF.
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 copy and
paste the following link into your browser
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 OPAF at 202.223.2878 or by email at
<Email Address Redacted> ***
AND DON'T FORGET TO SUPPORT OPAF WHILE YOU ARE IN SAN DIEGO!
Donate an item to the upcoming OPAF Silent Auction!
Register to participate in the upcoming OPAF Golf Classic!
For complete information about these exciting and popular OPAF
fundraisers please copy and paste the following link into your browser
www.opfund.org/support/index.html#4
Take advantage of this opportunity to support OPAF's representation of
O&P in community and philanthropic circles!
---
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund is a nonprofit organization,
a 501(c)(3) public charity, established in 1995 by the Orthotic and
Prosthetic 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 disability and
improving the quality of rehabilitation medicine, science and
technology.
As the official philanthropy of the U.S. orthotics and prosthetics
community, OPAF aims primarily to offer programs that 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.
For more information about OPAF, please visit: <URL Redacted>
For more information about the upcoming annual meeting of the American
Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP), please visit:
<URL Redacted>
###
Citation
Tamara Bibby, “OPAF News,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220658.
