Over 100 players signed up for the Barr Foundation’s first annual charity
event, TEXAS HOLD-EM POKER TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER, held at the Academy’s
31st Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium and ACPOC Meeting in Orlando on
March 18th.
Nearly $5,000 was raised for the Barr Foundation to continue their work in
both in the USA and abroad to provide prosthetic rehabilitation to amputees
whom other wise could not afford it.Over 1,000 amputees have been assisted
to date by the efforts of the Barr Foundation, its sponsors and Hope
Donors.
Motivated primarily by knowing that the proceeds were going to a good cause,
players and non players alike were also provided a delightful unlimited
buffet, open bar, and giant TV screen for viewing the basketball playoffs,
by the five gracious corporate sponsors of the benefit.
FUTURA INTERNATIONAL
Grace Prosthetics Fabrication
Bull Dog Tools
American Prosthetic Components
US Orthotics
Valuable door prizes, worth more than $20,000, were generously donated by
over 20 O & P industry and media organizations, SeaWorld Orlando,ACA and
the family of Ray Rice.The games and spirited bidding began at 7:30 PM and
reached the grand finale about 1AM.
After 4 hours of play, the final ten players were determined and positioned
at table # 1 for the final round.
In the end, the final ten players along with a roomful of spectators
cheering them on, were not only all rewarded over $20,000 in door prizes for
their efforts, but also entertained by all the fun loving finalists,
including the antics and humor of Jim Young CPO of West Virginia and
currently of Macon, Georgia.
Terri Long, Jim Young,Tony Culver, Bob Meyer, and Marc Kaufman were
instrumental in organizing and coordinating the event and soliciting the 24
door prizes and silent auction gift in less than 1 week from its inception !
The winners/finalists and list of prizes awarded were :
1st Place /John Rose
$1500 gift certificate (ALPS SOUTH)
$500 gift certificate to Home Depot (WBC Industries)
$500 gift certificate Sharper Image (DAW Industries)
$250 American Express gift certificate (SPS)
$250 Visa gift certificate (OSSUR)
One full day Sport Fishing (Jeff Kingsley)
2nd Place/Don Dixon
One week lake front cabin / pool ( sleeps 4 ) vacation on Lake in
the Ozarks to Highest Placing Practitioner at the Games (Jim Smith Sales)
$250 Visa gift certificate (American Prosthetic Components)
DVD Mobile Media Player (Fillauer Companies)
Two (2) VIP entries to Ray Rice Memorial Georgia State Amputee Golf
Tournament (3-day) (Family of Ray Rice)
1/4 page/ four color ad placement in O&P EDGE (O&P EDGE Magazine)
OPIE Lite Single Office Software installation (O&P Digital
Technologies)
3rd Place / Ed White
One round of golf for two at Beth Paige Country Club (College Park
Industries)
Full page/four color ad O&P Business News(O&P Business News)
OPIE Lite Single Office Software installation (O&P Digital
Technologies)
4th Place /Jack Richmond
$250 Best Buy Gift Certificate (ALPS South)
OPIE Lite Single Office Software installation (O&P Digital
Technologies)
5th Place/Ron Hercules
One full registration to ACA Annual Educational Conference &
Exposition August 11-13, 2005 Dallas, TX (ACA)
Ohio Willow Wood Pathfinder foot (Ohio Willow Wood)
6th Place/ Jim Young
David Duvall Complete Golf Swing Clinic Package (OPC)
7th Place /Cindi Hooper
PING pitching Wedge (TiMed, Inc.)
8th Place/Daniel Shaffer
Golf putter signed by Nebraska Cornhuskers coach Tom Osbourne (OPC)
9th Place/ Chris Burke
College Park Tribute foot (College Park Industries)
10th Place/ Dale Perkins
$279.95 gift certificate for purchase of a FLO-TECH-TOR (FLO-TECH)
Silent Auction/ Jim Young
$625 Discovery Cove For Two Dolphin Swim Gift Certificates (SeaWorld
Orlando)
Everyone whom participated were determined to be the winners but perhaps
those whom will be the grand prize winners will be the amputees awarded
prosthetic rehabilitation whom otherwise would not have the financial
resources to obtain it.
The Barr Foundation would not only like to express their appreciation for
the generosity and hard work provided by the sponsors, donors and all the
players that were involved in making this charity event possible, but I was
personally humbled by witnessing the generosity and camaraderie of the
industry and practitioner interests, whom unilaterally came together to make
this benefit a huge success.
I and many others found this event as a welcomed forum for starting new
friendships and not divided by provider /industry competition nor political
barricades.
With this sort or collaboration anything is possible.
My sincere thanks and appreciation to you all and to the Academy for helping
us to make this a highly successful AND FUN event, and a first of many to
come.
Tony
Anthony T. Barr
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
