Announcement: OPAF Select Accomplishments for 2006
Robin Burton
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Announcement: OPAF Select Accomplishments for 2006
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Robin Burton
Date:
1/15/2007
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Dear Orthotic & Prosthetic Community:
Below is a summary of the Select Accomplishments for 2006 of OPAF, serving
as the Official Philanthropy of the U. S. Orthotic & Prosthetic community.
As we begin our second decade of service to amputees and those with physical
challenges, let us remember that our goal and mission is to give back to
those in need, by providing workshops and clinics that promote health and
fitness and restore them to a lifestyle they may have thought lost to them.
§ Conducted five First Volley clinics across the country, including
California, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, reaching over
150 lives with adaptive tennis for ambulatory players.
§ Attended 14 state, regional and national O & P meetings, reaching
out to both practitioners and manufacturers with our message and our
programs to benefit not only their interest, but the interest of the patient
and his activity level.
§ Created and instituted the first OPAF Advisory Board of Directors,
drawing from both within the industry as well as outside for advice and
counsel to the OPAF Board of Directors.
§ Launched First Swim™, adaptive swim techniques for those with
physical challenges to give them more confidence in and around the water in
August, 2006 and featured at the AOPA meeting in September, 2006
§ Created Strut Your Stuff, a custom design contest for the O & P
industry to bring a bit of fun and whimsy to our national meetings. Held
two contests, one for custom sockets and one for custom AFOs and awarded
prizes for each.
§ Received a $20,000.00 grant from the United States Tennis
Association, Tennis & Education Foundation to continue the work of
developing and hosting First Volley tennis clinics across the country.
§ Hosted First Flop, a fundraising Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament at
the AOPA Hollywood meeting for over 50 players.
§ Awarded the Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship to Heidi Jeske, CO
§ Began recording the history of industry leaders so that their
stories will not be lost in conjunction with the O & P History Project.
§ Held the first OPAF Board Retreat in Orlando, Florida, to brainstorm
on where we are going with OPAF and our programs and to renew our focus.
§ Presented “OPAF and You” to both the New England Chapter of the
Academy and the International African American Prosthetic & Orthotic
Coalition to promote OPAF and its programs as a marketing tool to
practitioners.
§ Received a $5,000.00 grant from the Wadsworth Golf Charities
Foundation to continue our work with First Swing adaptive golf clinics.
§ OPAF spring and summer programs were featured in the UpperEx email
newsletter which appeals to upper extremity amputees
§ Hosted First Splat, a fundraising paint ball event, in conjunction
with the inaugural Extremity Games in Orlando
§ Launched “Opportunities, Possibilities And Fun”, the OPAF email
newsletter to keep Friends of OPAF up to date on upcoming events as well as
feature our sponsors, our programs and exciting news
§ Hosted the OPAF Challenge, a T.E.D. Event at the Academy meeting
in Chicago. An evening of fun and competition to bring together our O & P
friends at Dave and Busters.
§ Presented OPAF and our programs to the 2nd Annual Amputee Conference
with Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospitals of New Jersey
§ Hosted two First Swing clinics in Illinois and Florida and assisted
with a third clinic in New Jersey
§ Began creating our own database of Friends of OPAF and amputee
contacts to keep in touch and increase our visibility.
§ Participated in the Pennsylvania Prosthetic Parity movement with the
Amputee Coalition of America.
§ Hosted an O & P Activity Day on Sunday, October 1 as the conclusion
of the AOPA meeting in Hollywood, FL. Included both a First Volley clinic
and a First Swing clinic at the Westin Diplomat facilities.
§ Selected to present First Volley at the International Society of
Prosthetics & Orthotics Consumer Day in Vancouver, British Columbia August,
2007
§ Hosted two Dining for Dollars events in PA/NJ/DE in conjunction with
Lamberti Restaurants
§ Partnered with Chicago Cubs player, Ron Santo for OPAF’s First at
Third Base, the sale and distribution of the documentary, This Old Cub,
which chronicles the story of Ron and his career with the Cubs and covers
his second amputation and rehabilitation due to diabetes.
§ Joined with GoodSearch, a Yahoo based search engine which donates a
penny to your chosen non profit organization for each and every search.
§ Received over $850 in donations in memory of or in honor of
individuals associated within the industry.
OPAF thanks you for your continued support of our work on your behalf. As
evidenced above, we believe that 2006 was a pivotal year for our
organization and that 2007 will hold great things for OPAF, our industry and
those we serve. Please contact us with your thoughts and ideas and join us
as we move forward with clinics, workshops and events which promote health
and fitness for individuals served by the O & P community and beyond.
Robin Burton
Executive Director
Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc.
750 Bridgeview Road
Langhorne, PA 19053
215-752-5756
Fax: 215-752-5759
<Email Address Redacted>
I GoodSearch for OPAF! www.GoodSearch.com - powered
by Yahoo
Below is a summary of the Select Accomplishments for 2006 of OPAF, serving
as the Official Philanthropy of the U. S. Orthotic & Prosthetic community.
As we begin our second decade of service to amputees and those with physical
challenges, let us remember that our goal and mission is to give back to
those in need, by providing workshops and clinics that promote health and
fitness and restore them to a lifestyle they may have thought lost to them.
§ Conducted five First Volley clinics across the country, including
California, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, reaching over
150 lives with adaptive tennis for ambulatory players.
§ Attended 14 state, regional and national O & P meetings, reaching
out to both practitioners and manufacturers with our message and our
programs to benefit not only their interest, but the interest of the patient
and his activity level.
§ Created and instituted the first OPAF Advisory Board of Directors,
drawing from both within the industry as well as outside for advice and
counsel to the OPAF Board of Directors.
§ Launched First Swim™, adaptive swim techniques for those with
physical challenges to give them more confidence in and around the water in
August, 2006 and featured at the AOPA meeting in September, 2006
§ Created Strut Your Stuff, a custom design contest for the O & P
industry to bring a bit of fun and whimsy to our national meetings. Held
two contests, one for custom sockets and one for custom AFOs and awarded
prizes for each.
§ Received a $20,000.00 grant from the United States Tennis
Association, Tennis & Education Foundation to continue the work of
developing and hosting First Volley tennis clinics across the country.
§ Hosted First Flop, a fundraising Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament at
the AOPA Hollywood meeting for over 50 players.
§ Awarded the Dale Yasukawa Memorial Scholarship to Heidi Jeske, CO
§ Began recording the history of industry leaders so that their
stories will not be lost in conjunction with the O & P History Project.
§ Held the first OPAF Board Retreat in Orlando, Florida, to brainstorm
on where we are going with OPAF and our programs and to renew our focus.
§ Presented “OPAF and You” to both the New England Chapter of the
Academy and the International African American Prosthetic & Orthotic
Coalition to promote OPAF and its programs as a marketing tool to
practitioners.
§ Received a $5,000.00 grant from the Wadsworth Golf Charities
Foundation to continue our work with First Swing adaptive golf clinics.
§ OPAF spring and summer programs were featured in the UpperEx email
newsletter which appeals to upper extremity amputees
§ Hosted First Splat, a fundraising paint ball event, in conjunction
with the inaugural Extremity Games in Orlando
§ Launched “Opportunities, Possibilities And Fun”, the OPAF email
newsletter to keep Friends of OPAF up to date on upcoming events as well as
feature our sponsors, our programs and exciting news
§ Hosted the OPAF Challenge, a T.E.D. Event at the Academy meeting
in Chicago. An evening of fun and competition to bring together our O & P
friends at Dave and Busters.
§ Presented OPAF and our programs to the 2nd Annual Amputee Conference
with Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospitals of New Jersey
§ Hosted two First Swing clinics in Illinois and Florida and assisted
with a third clinic in New Jersey
§ Began creating our own database of Friends of OPAF and amputee
contacts to keep in touch and increase our visibility.
§ Participated in the Pennsylvania Prosthetic Parity movement with the
Amputee Coalition of America.
§ Hosted an O & P Activity Day on Sunday, October 1 as the conclusion
of the AOPA meeting in Hollywood, FL. Included both a First Volley clinic
and a First Swing clinic at the Westin Diplomat facilities.
§ Selected to present First Volley at the International Society of
Prosthetics & Orthotics Consumer Day in Vancouver, British Columbia August,
2007
§ Hosted two Dining for Dollars events in PA/NJ/DE in conjunction with
Lamberti Restaurants
§ Partnered with Chicago Cubs player, Ron Santo for OPAF’s First at
Third Base, the sale and distribution of the documentary, This Old Cub,
which chronicles the story of Ron and his career with the Cubs and covers
his second amputation and rehabilitation due to diabetes.
§ Joined with GoodSearch, a Yahoo based search engine which donates a
penny to your chosen non profit organization for each and every search.
§ Received over $850 in donations in memory of or in honor of
individuals associated within the industry.
OPAF thanks you for your continued support of our work on your behalf. As
evidenced above, we believe that 2006 was a pivotal year for our
organization and that 2007 will hold great things for OPAF, our industry and
those we serve. Please contact us with your thoughts and ideas and join us
as we move forward with clinics, workshops and events which promote health
and fitness for individuals served by the O & P community and beyond.
Robin Burton
Executive Director
Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc.
750 Bridgeview Road
Langhorne, PA 19053
215-752-5756
Fax: 215-752-5759
<Email Address Redacted>
I GoodSearch for OPAF! www.GoodSearch.com - powered
by Yahoo
Citation
Robin Burton, “Announcement: OPAF Select Accomplishments for 2006,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227843.
