OPAF NEWS - OPAF RECOGNIZES FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEW GRANT PROGRAM
Tamara Bibby
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OPAF NEWS - OPAF RECOGNIZES FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEW GRANT PROGRAM
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Tamara Bibby
Date:
3/3/2003
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ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSISTANCE FUND, INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2003
Contact: Jeff Reznick
(202) 223-8878
Read this news online at:
<URL Redacted>
OPAF RECOGNIZES FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEW GRANT PROGRAM
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF) is pleased to
announce the recipients of awards made through the new OPAF Grant
Program.
Established in April 2002, the OPAF Grant Program enables the OPAF Board
of Directors to evaluate completely the many requests for financial
support it receives from nonprofit organizations that share OPAF’s
commitment to an enhanced quality of life for individuals with
disabilities, especially those served by members of the orthotics and
prosthetics community. Applications are due on December 1 each year for
funding during the following year.
Complete information about the OPAF Grant Program is available on the
OPAF web site at: <URL Redacted>
The 2002 grant competition was made possible in part through a
contribution from Össur North America. OPAF thanks Össur North America
for generously supporting this important initiative that helps to expand
OPAF’s formal representation of O&P community and philanthropic circles.
After a challenging evaluation process that involved ten organizations
seeking OPAF’s support, the OPAF Board of Directors chose to provide
modest financial assistance to three organizations: The American Amputee
Hockey Association (AAHA), Amputees Coming Together (ACT), and the
Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team.
The American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA) provides opportunities
for disabled athletes of all ages to learn and play the game of hockey.
The AAHA has accomplished much since its establishment in 2000.
Association activities include youth hockey camps, youth skates, and
international exhibitions. The AAHA is also responsible for the
inception of Team USA, who represents the United States at the Winter
Paralympic Games. For more information about the AAHA, please write to
150 York Street, Stoughton, MA 02072.
Amputees Coming Together (ACT) is comprised of amputees and the families
of children with limb loss, whose objective is to teach individuals to
deal with various aspects of limb deficiency. This organization has
several programs, but sought to raise funds specifically for their
summer camp for kids. Last year’s theme was “Challenge by Choice” as
each camper chose to challenge himself or herself with a variety of
activities including: river rafting, rope tower climbing, horseback
riding, and gem mining. The ACT camp not only allows the children to
stretch his or her understanding of what is possible, but also provides
parents a network of other families who have children with limb loss.
For more information about the ACT summer camp please write to PO Box
31437, Knoxville, TN 37930-1437.
Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team is a
community-based team for women with various permanent physical
disabilities ranging from spinal cord injury to limb deficiency and
post-polio. The common threads that bond the participants are the
desire to be physically active, a love of the sport, the opportunity to
compete and the camaraderie. The Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves compete
at both local and national levels; some of the current players were
previous members of Team USA at the Summer Paralympic games. These
athletes also participate in community awareness events, exhibitions,
and presentations that educate the public that there is life after
rehabilitation. For more information about the Minnesota Rolling
Timberwolves Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team please write to 15200
Nowthen Boulevard, Ramsey, MN 55303.
For more information about OPAF’s mission and its direct-service
community programs please visit www.opfund.org or contact OPAF directly
at 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. (202)
223-2878, Email <Email Address Redacted>
For complete information about OPAF’s upcoming service programs and
fundraising events, please visit:
www.opfund.org/announcements/index.html#2.
These programs and events will be held during the annual meeting of the
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) (March 19-22).
OPAF warmly thanks the members and staff of AAOP for all their help in
making possible these direct-service and fundraising events.
For more information about AAOP and its annual meeting please visit:
<URL Redacted>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2003
Contact: Jeff Reznick
(202) 223-8878
Read this news online at:
<URL Redacted>
OPAF RECOGNIZES FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEW GRANT PROGRAM
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF) is pleased to
announce the recipients of awards made through the new OPAF Grant
Program.
Established in April 2002, the OPAF Grant Program enables the OPAF Board
of Directors to evaluate completely the many requests for financial
support it receives from nonprofit organizations that share OPAF’s
commitment to an enhanced quality of life for individuals with
disabilities, especially those served by members of the orthotics and
prosthetics community. Applications are due on December 1 each year for
funding during the following year.
Complete information about the OPAF Grant Program is available on the
OPAF web site at: <URL Redacted>
The 2002 grant competition was made possible in part through a
contribution from Össur North America. OPAF thanks Össur North America
for generously supporting this important initiative that helps to expand
OPAF’s formal representation of O&P community and philanthropic circles.
After a challenging evaluation process that involved ten organizations
seeking OPAF’s support, the OPAF Board of Directors chose to provide
modest financial assistance to three organizations: The American Amputee
Hockey Association (AAHA), Amputees Coming Together (ACT), and the
Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team.
The American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA) provides opportunities
for disabled athletes of all ages to learn and play the game of hockey.
The AAHA has accomplished much since its establishment in 2000.
Association activities include youth hockey camps, youth skates, and
international exhibitions. The AAHA is also responsible for the
inception of Team USA, who represents the United States at the Winter
Paralympic Games. For more information about the AAHA, please write to
150 York Street, Stoughton, MA 02072.
Amputees Coming Together (ACT) is comprised of amputees and the families
of children with limb loss, whose objective is to teach individuals to
deal with various aspects of limb deficiency. This organization has
several programs, but sought to raise funds specifically for their
summer camp for kids. Last year’s theme was “Challenge by Choice” as
each camper chose to challenge himself or herself with a variety of
activities including: river rafting, rope tower climbing, horseback
riding, and gem mining. The ACT camp not only allows the children to
stretch his or her understanding of what is possible, but also provides
parents a network of other families who have children with limb loss.
For more information about the ACT summer camp please write to PO Box
31437, Knoxville, TN 37930-1437.
Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team is a
community-based team for women with various permanent physical
disabilities ranging from spinal cord injury to limb deficiency and
post-polio. The common threads that bond the participants are the
desire to be physically active, a love of the sport, the opportunity to
compete and the camaraderie. The Minnesota Rolling Timberwolves compete
at both local and national levels; some of the current players were
previous members of Team USA at the Summer Paralympic games. These
athletes also participate in community awareness events, exhibitions,
and presentations that educate the public that there is life after
rehabilitation. For more information about the Minnesota Rolling
Timberwolves Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team please write to 15200
Nowthen Boulevard, Ramsey, MN 55303.
For more information about OPAF’s mission and its direct-service
community programs please visit www.opfund.org or contact OPAF directly
at 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20006, Tel. (202)
223-2878, Email <Email Address Redacted>
For complete information about OPAF’s upcoming service programs and
fundraising events, please visit:
www.opfund.org/announcements/index.html#2.
These programs and events will be held during the annual meeting of the
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) (March 19-22).
OPAF warmly thanks the members and staff of AAOP for all their help in
making possible these direct-service and fundraising events.
For more information about AAOP and its annual meeting please visit:
<URL Redacted>
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Tamara Bibby, “OPAF NEWS - OPAF RECOGNIZES FELLOW NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEW GRANT PROGRAM,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220848.
