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PT Month PictureHere's what OPTA Members Did for PT Month!
 By Heather Goodell, MPT, Chair of Public Relations Committee with Emily Lighthipe, PT, DPT, Member at Large #3

 It is the little bit each of us has contributed that makes a tremendous impact in getting the word out about physical therapy. Thank you to all of the volunteers - this is an amazing list of activities that we should be proud of! Apologies to those whose names we did not have available to list.

Body Worlds Exhibit:
 

  • Cheryl Sears

  • Cindy Migaki

  • Margaret Gauthier

  • Jennifer Wood

  • Neisha Lundberg

  • Sylvia Sisto

  • Mary Gruen

  • Jennifer Zimney

  • Nora Stern

  • Sarah Rathert

  • Ariel Salzman

  • Joshua Zavertnik

  • Ricci Susick

  • Jeff Giulietti

  • Barbara Nicholson

  • Camilla Fortune

  • George Lescher

  • Robert Fleming

  • Karen Smith

  • Ted Ellquist

  • Maura Gabriel

  • Mary Gramling

  • Delia Smith

  • Lynn Lippert

  • John Lear-Konold

  • Heather Goodell

  • Laila Deardorff

  • Grete Kofoed

  • JoAnna Mullett

  • Karen Frangos

  • Eric Marchek

  • Glen Akers

Race for the Cure 2007:

  • Janelle Janicke, PTA, booth coordinator PR Chair

  • Andrea Hughbanks, PT

  • Jennifer Conti, PT

  • Ann Scherner, PT

  • Nancy Puth, MPT Breast CA Survivor

  • Dolores Niebergall

  • Emily Luis, DPT

  • Ted Ellquist, PT

  • Mary Bessette, MPT

  • Ruth Bossert, PTA

  • Amy Malone-Pruitt, PT

  • Michael Renneck, PT

  • Mike Feely, PT

  • Jodeen Barba, PTA

  • Aubree Swart, DPT

Pro Tennis Tournament:

  • Ted Ellquist, PT

  • Nancy Goode, PT

  • David Golda, PT

  • Heather Goodell, PT

Special Olympics Health screening event:

  • Jaime Racine,PT

Marilyn von Foerster, PT of Salem, Reports:

"At the following events I had a PT booth emphasizing the importance of healthy posture and gave demos of ergonomically correct school chairs and my BackTpack.

  • Oregon School Nurses Association Conference

  • Oregon AHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) Conference

  • Neskowin Valley School Harvest Festival

  • Northwest College Bookstore Association

  • Portland School Health Teachers (through Healthy Kids Learn Better Coalition)

  • Department of Human Services Health Fair for all State Employees

In addition to these presentations, I attended the Report Card Unveiling for Children First for Oregon meeting with Gov. Kitzhaber. Several other legislators were present including Sen. Gordon Smith's Chief of Staff. I have also been communicating with Safe Kids International based out of South Carolina. They asked for a BackTpack sample since they are concerned with the increasing prevalence of pain and injury among backpack wearing students."

Providence Portland Inpatient PT Department:
Raised over $1,000 to donate to Free Wheelchair Mission through a weeklong raffle.

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