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 (http://www.golfmorningstar.com/) generous donation of the driving range, OPAF’s grant from Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation (http://www.wadsworthgolf.com/wadsworth_foundation.htm), 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 http://www.opfund.org/programs/life.html, 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 protected].
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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 protected], 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.
