Bequests represented 11% of funds raised for the Campaign.  Laura K Smith, PT, FAPTA, left a tremendous legacy to the Foundation through her will.  Laura's devotion and dedication will live on through her generous gift of $526,923, which will be used to fund doctoral scholarships to physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. 

 

 

By the end of 2008, an estimated 96% of campaign donors, including Sections and Chapters, fulfilled their pledges as scheduled since the campaign began in 2006.  Thank you for making your pledge a priority.  The chart below shows the status of Campaign pledges received.  Click here to view this chart and others in greater detail. 

Thanks to your contributions to the Campaign, the Foundation announced the first new research funding opportunity made possible through the Campaign - a $146,000 New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative in Health Services Research.   Funded half by the mentoring institution, the two-year fellowship will support the exploration of issues related to health care delivery, economics, policies and the cost analysis of various rehabilitation interventions.  Applications for the first grant are being reviewed now.  Outcomes will expand our capacity to speak with authority of the important role of physical therapy in the health care system. 

 

Learn more about the Foundation's fellowships.