OPAF TO HOLD FREE FIRST SWING CLINIC IN MILWAUKEE
Julie Besaha
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Title:
OPAF TO HOLD FREE FIRST SWING CLINIC IN MILWAUKEE
Creator:
Julie Besaha
Date:
5/27/2004
Text:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2004
Contact: Julie Besaha
(202) 223-2878
OPAF TO HOLD FREE FIRST SWING CLINIC IN MILWAUKEE
On Saturday, June 5th, OPAF brings the First Swing Clinic to Milwaukee,
thanks to Morningstar Golfers Club's ( <URL Redacted>)
generous donation of the driving range, OPAF's grant from Wadsworth Golf
Charities Foundation
( <URL Redacted>, and OPAF's
longstanding partnership with the National Amputee Golf Association
(NAGA).
The first half of the Clinic offers the basics of the game of golf to
O&P practitioners and physical/recreational therapists, as well as to
others who are interested in teaching golf to individuals with physical
disabilities. Practitioner participants are invited to swing a club -
standing on one leg, sitting in a wheel chair, or using only one hand -
to appreciate more completely the new demands that will be made upon
their educational training as they teach others. The second half of the
clinic is devoted to the newly-instructed practitioners and therapists
instructing participants with disabilities under the expertise of NAGA
members.
The First Swing Clinic is FREE and open to all! Practitioner/therapist
participants may be eligible for CEUs. Check with the appropriate
certifying body for details.
For more information about OPAF-NAGA First Swing please visit
<URL Redacted>, and to register for the First
Swing Clinic in Milwaukee, contact Julie Besaha, OPAF Director of
Operations, at (202) 223-2878 or via email at <Email Address Redacted>
---
OPAF is a 501(c)(3) public charity, the official philanthropy of the
U.S. orthotics and prosthetics community, established in 1995 by the
Orthotic and Prosthetic National Office. Dedicated initially to
providing financial and in-kind support to the 1996 Paralympics, OPAF
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 a community-focused nonprofit organization, OPAF aims primarily to
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.
All contributions to OPAF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of
U.S. law, and annual sponsorships of OPAF, its programs, and its
fundraisers are available to every individual, institution, and company
inside and beyond the O&P community. For more information about
sponsorship opportunities contact OPAF at 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. (202) 223-2878, email <Email Address Redacted> , or
visit http://www.opfund.org/support/index.html .
For complete information about current OPAF programs, please contact our
offices or visit www.opfund.org.
May 27, 2004
Contact: Julie Besaha
(202) 223-2878
OPAF TO HOLD FREE FIRST SWING CLINIC IN MILWAUKEE
On Saturday, June 5th, OPAF brings the First Swing Clinic to Milwaukee,
thanks to Morningstar Golfers Club's ( <URL Redacted>)
generous donation of the driving range, OPAF's grant from Wadsworth Golf
Charities Foundation
( <URL Redacted>, and OPAF's
longstanding partnership with the National Amputee Golf Association
(NAGA).
The first half of the Clinic offers the basics of the game of golf to
O&P practitioners and physical/recreational therapists, as well as to
others who are interested in teaching golf to individuals with physical
disabilities. Practitioner participants are invited to swing a club -
standing on one leg, sitting in a wheel chair, or using only one hand -
to appreciate more completely the new demands that will be made upon
their educational training as they teach others. The second half of the
clinic is devoted to the newly-instructed practitioners and therapists
instructing participants with disabilities under the expertise of NAGA
members.
The First Swing Clinic is FREE and open to all! Practitioner/therapist
participants may be eligible for CEUs. Check with the appropriate
certifying body for details.
For more information about OPAF-NAGA First Swing please visit
<URL Redacted>, and to register for the First
Swing Clinic in Milwaukee, contact Julie Besaha, OPAF Director of
Operations, at (202) 223-2878 or via email at <Email Address Redacted>
---
OPAF is a 501(c)(3) public charity, the official philanthropy of the
U.S. orthotics and prosthetics community, established in 1995 by the
Orthotic and Prosthetic National Office. Dedicated initially to
providing financial and in-kind support to the 1996 Paralympics, OPAF
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 a community-focused nonprofit organization, OPAF aims primarily to
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.
All contributions to OPAF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of
U.S. law, and annual sponsorships of OPAF, its programs, and its
fundraisers are available to every individual, institution, and company
inside and beyond the O&P community. For more information about
sponsorship opportunities contact OPAF at 1666 K Street NW, Suite 440,
Washington, DC 20006, Tel. (202) 223-2878, email <Email Address Redacted> , or
visit http://www.opfund.org/support/index.html .
For complete information about current OPAF programs, please contact our
offices or visit www.opfund.org.
Citation
Julie Besaha, “OPAF TO HOLD FREE FIRST SWING CLINIC IN MILWAUKEE,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 27, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223090.
