Here is another great volunteering opportunity for the month of May! Especially if you love dancing! See the “Dance for Parkinson’s Flyer” for more information.

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Dance for Parkinson’s Flyer

Hi! Our Dance for Parkinson’s class is an opportunity for those with Parkinson’s, their caregivers, and volunteers to come together and dance. Our class incorporates various styles of dance and genres of music through a combination of choreographed and improvisational movement. The class is designed to support the specific needs of those with Parkinson’s, but our main focus is on the elements of dance, such as rhythm, quality of movement, and expression. Volunteers assist with set-up and being extra pairs of eyes to maintain participant safety, while participating fully in our class!

If you are interested in joining us, please email me at lindsayvoorhees@alumni.duke.edu. Our current series goes through May 29th and classes take place at ADF Studios on Fridays, from 1-2:15. We ask that volunteers arrive 15 minutes early so we can meet you and get the room set up.

Thanks,
Lindsay Voorhees

Here’s a message from the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association (NCPTA) about a great opportunity to help out at a Special Olympics event they’re having in Raleigh! If you’re in the area for the summer, give it a look!

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Special Olympics FUNfitness
May 30, 2015
Raleigh, NC

Special Olympics FUNfitness!!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We need PTs, PTAs, and students (PT and PTA), to help with FUNfitness screenings at the Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games at NCSU in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, May 30th.

We also need non-clinical volunteers (friends, co-workers, family) to help with registration of the athletes and flow within the screening area.

This is the first screening that we will be doing not in conjunction with any competition. We will be providing screenings for delegations staying on campus Saturday night. We hope that this will allow for a bigger turn out and more screenings!

FUNfitness is a program developed by APTA for the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes initiative. All volunteers will receive a Healthy Athletes t-shirt and dinner! For more information, please click here.

We hope you can take part!  Also, licensed staff, you can enter these hours on your continuing competence reporting for North Carolina!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions at ncfunfitness@gmail.com
Thank you and hope to see you there!

Jen Roberts, PT and Katie Poole, PTA and Mike Moran, PT

Special Olympics of North Carolina FUNfitness Clinical Directors

EVENT: Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games

LOCATION: North Carolina State University Campus, Raleigh, NC

DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2015

TIME: 4pm – 9 pm (plus ~15-30 minutes after event for clean up)

Details, screening tips / instructions and directions will be emailed to all volunteers the week of the event.

Please email the following information below to Jen atncfunfitness@gmail.com no later than May 24th.

NAME:

(Cell/Preferred) PHONE:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION (mark one):

PT

PTA

PT/PTA LICENSE # :

STUDENT PT

STUDENT PTA

SCHOOL:

Special Olympics Healthy Athletes FUNfitness North Carolina

Katie Poole, PTA

Mike Moran, PT

Jen Roberts, PT