FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2004
Contact: Julie A. Besaha
(202) 223-2878
OPAF TO RECEIVE PROCEEDS FROM UPCOMING PRIMEFARE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Washington, DC – The PrimeCare O&P Network will host its Fifth annual PrimeFare seminar and Third PrimeFare Golf Tournament at the Nashville Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel in Nashville, TN June 3rd – 5th.
The golf tournament has been re-christened the Ronney Snell Memorial Golf Tournament in honor of Ralph (Ronney) R. Snell, CPO, FAAOP, a respected and beloved former member of the O&P community. It will be held June 3, 2004, at Nashville’s Springhouse Golf Club. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF). Proceeds from the 2003 tournament yielded a $2,700 donation to OPAF.
OPAF thanks the PrimeCare O&P Network for their continued generosity and ongoing support.
A traveling trophy will be surrendered by last year’s winners, and presented to the 2004 tournament winners at a Friday evening reception sponsored by Boston Brace.
The PrimeFare seminar classroom sessions, meetings and workshops have been expanded this year to include a pedorthic curriculum and a curriculum with workshop for O&P techs. The popular administrative track returns, with classes on billing and coding, managing accounts receivable, and a new administrative round table. This year’s classes offer a total of 56 CEU’s, with 12 prosthetic credits, 12 orthotic credits, 12 pedorthic credits, or 12 tech credits possible, and the remainder in concurrent administrative credits.
“We’re very pleased to be returning to our popular Nashville location for the seminar,” said PrimeCare President Catherine Griffith. “And thanks to our great group of generous sponsors–like Fillauer, Boston Brace, P.W. Minor and others–the growth of our annual seminar is keeping pace with the continuing growth of the Network.”
This year’s sessions include speakers from Becker Orthopedic, Cascade DAFO, Fab-Tech, Fillauer, Jim Smith Sales, National Pedorthic Services, OTS, Ohio Willow Wood, Otto Bock, SPS, Ti-Med and more.
For more information about the seminar, please contact Jane Edwards, Account Manager and/or Cathie Griffith, President, PrimeCare O&P Network, LLC at 888-388-5243, or visit the PrimeCare website at www.primecareop.com.
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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 visit www.opfund.org.
