| 2009 Partner in Research |
The Foundation thanks our 2009 Partners in Research, who help make our work possible. This month the Foundation spotlights Biodex.
Biodex Medical Systems equipment enables both neuromuscular evaluation and therapeutic exercise. Equipment includes the System 4 dynamometer, Balance System SD, BioStep semi-recumbent elliptical cross trainer, cycle ergometers, gait trainer, rehabilitation treadmills and unweighing systems.
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Shop Online for a Good Cause! |
You can now buy greeting cards and gifts online while supporting the Foundation. A portion of the proceeds from every sale on Card Cafe goes to the Foundation. Your purchase will help you keep in touch with loved ones, improve communication with patients, and save time & money while supporting our mission to fund physical therapy research.
Never forget another birthday, holiday or anniversary by setting up your free account TODAY and schedule your mailings a year in advance! Simply click on the Card Café logo or visit our website, and follow the 4-step process. Visit Card Cafe now!
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Greetings!
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June has been a great month for the Foundation! We celebrated our 30th anniversary during PT09 in Baltimore with our annual Dinner Dance. As you will see below, we awarded our highest honors, recognized the top fundraising schools for the Georgia State - Marquette Challenge, and announced the winners of our annual Split Raffle.
This year's Dinner Dance was particularly special because we were joined by members of the Clagett Family, whose aunt and uncle, Lansdale and Gladys Clagett, remembered the Foundation in their will with a gift of more than $500,000. I encourage you to read the remarkable story of a polio patient who achieved his dream of walking thanks to his physical therapist.
In honor of our 30th anniversary, the Foundation created an 18-month wall calendar, featuring just a few of the individuals who have been a part of our rich history. If you have not received your calendar, please contact us. Bob Brennan Executive Director |
Grateful Patient Remembers Foundation in his Will
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Polio Patient Walks
After years of physical therapy, a former polio patient achieves his lifelong dream of walking. Wanting others who need it to have access to PT, Lansdale Clagett and his wife Gladys remembered the Foundation in their will. Recently the Foundation received this generous gift of a half million to support physical therapy research. Read the remarkable story. |
Students Break Records!
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63 Schools Participate!
The 2009 Georgia State - Marquette Challenge raised $200,050 for the Foundation this year! The results of the Georgia State - Marquette Challenge were announced during the Foundation's Dinner Dance in Baltimore. This year the University of Miami took top honors, raising $17,643. The University of Colorado Denver took second place and Georgia State came in 3rd. Over the past 21 years students have raised a total of $1,550,550 for the Foundation. See the complete list of 2009 winners. |
Split Raffle Winners Announced
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Raffle Raises $117,000
With the assistance of Foundation Trustee and emcee, Chuck Wetherington (pictured with Moffat), Marilyn Moffat, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, CSCS, announced the winners of the 21st Annual Split Raffle and thanked this year's volunteers who helped raise $117,000 for the Foundation. Wetherington announced the grand prize winner of $10,000 was none other than Marilyn Moffat. Moffat graciously donated the $10,000 grand prize to the Moffat Endowment Fund for Geriatric Research, which she established in 2007 as part of the Foundation's major gifts campaign. See the complete list of winners. |
| Foundation Awards $361,000 |
| 21 PTs Receive PODS and NIFTIs
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| Foundation Honors Four with Annual Service Awards |
Each year the Foundation honors individuals and organizations who have gone above and beyond to support the Foundation and its mission to fund physical therapy research. This year, during the annual Dinner Dance, the Foundation honored three outstanding individuals and one corporation with its annual service awards.
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Annual Report Available
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The 2008 Annual Report is Online
The Foundation's 2008 Annual Report has been posted on our website. The Foundation thanks all who have helped to make 2008 a great success! View the 2008 Annual Report.
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| Now Accepting Applications |
Scholarship and Research Grant Award Opportunities
The Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2009 Florence P. Kendall Doctoral Scholarship and the 2010 Research Grant. Applications for both programs must be submitted by 10:00am (EST), August 19, 2009, via the Foundation's online application system. Access to the application system and instructions are available online. |
May Survey Results
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Many thanks to those of you who participated in our May Survey. We were surprised to learn that basketball is the favored sport amond the respondents. Few realized that the event formerly known as the Annual Banquet began in 1981. Thanks for trying! We have no doubt you will be as fascinated to see what quality our respondents believe every PT should have. See the complete survey results.
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