OPAF HOSTS "FIRST SWING" ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINIC IN HOLLYWOOD

OPAF HOSTS "FIRST SWING" ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINIC IN HOLLYWOOD

Julie Besaha

8/20/2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2004
Contact: Julie Besaha
(202) 223-2878

OPAF HOSTS FIRST SWING ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINIC IN HOLLYWOOD

Every golfer knows about the unique, friendly atmosphere found on the
golf course and the sense of personal achievement that comes from the
game. Did you know that First Swing Program of the National Amputee Golf
Association (NAGA) brings adaptive golf techniques to all people with
physical disabilities so they too can enjoy this timeless sport?

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF) is proud to
cooperate with NAGA in the announcement that, Monday, September 20,
2004, OPAF will bring a First Swing clinic to the greater Ft. Lauderdale
area. The clinic will be held on the driving range at Bonaventure
Country Club (www.golfbonaventure.com) in Weston.

The first half of the clinic demonstrates the basics of the game of golf
to O&P practitioners and physical/recreational therapists, as well as
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 from a single rider
golf car, 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 physical
disabilities under the guidance of the NAGA instructors.

The First Swing clinic is FREE and all are welcome. This opportunity is
made possible through grants received by NAGA from the PGA Foundation
and the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust, as well as
through support received by OPAF from Össur North America. Additionally,
use of the driving range has been generously donated by Bonaventure
Country Club.

Practitioner/therapist and golf professional participants will be
eligible for CEU credits.

For more information or to register for the First Swing clinic, contact
Julie Besaha at 202-223-2878, via eFax at 415-534-1857 or via email at
<Email Address Redacted>

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NAGA (www.nagagolf.org) is a 501(c)(3) public charity that began its
mission of providing rehabilitation through the sport of golf to
amputees in 1954. As access to the game became more available, and
recognizing the need to provide instruction to enable golf to be used as
therapy to those with any physical disability, the First Swing program
began in 1987. Since then, thousands of therapists and a like number of
individuals with physical disabilities have learned that to play the
game, all one has to do is “hit the ball.”

OPAF (www.opfund.org) is a 501(c)(3) public charity, the official
philanthropy of the U.S. orthotics and prosthetics community. 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.
OPAF’s cooperation with NAGA in this announcement is an extension of
OPAF’s longstanding partnership with NAGA through the OPAF Fit for Life
Program.

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