Congratulations to your new PTE officers:
President: Lacy Wright
Vice-President: Anna Sebald
Secretary: Sarah Harman
Treasurer: Artesja Golembiewki
Public Relation: Laura Miller
Here are some news & upcoming events:
- Parking Info: No parking permits will be required in all lots starting Monday August 24, 2009 Thru Saturday September 5, 2009.
- Volunteers needed for Welcome Week Booth Sept. 8-10 from 11am-3pm (We need 2 people on Tue from 11am-1pm). Bring awareness about the MSOT program on campus! Feel free to stop by our table at Loker.
- Backpack Awareness Week: Volunteers needed to do a short presentation on backpack ergonomics anytime btw Sept 14-18. You can pick groups/time/date and be as creative as possible. This is a great way to apply some of the OT knowledge we have learned, represent the OT profession, as well as give back to the community!
- Fundraising Yard Sale: Oct. 3, 2009 in Fountain Valley (Thanks to Tricia). Please drop off items in EAC-400.
- Cohort 5 pictures will be on display the first week of Fall semester. To order, please see Sonia Medina. (Thanks Sonia and to those who came out!)
- PTE: Please support PTE with Ralphs! Its quick and simple. Enroll your card at: http://www.ralphs.com/myralphs/703/Pages/community_contribution.aspx PTE Code: 90353. If you forgot your card number please call: 800-660-9003. Its a great way to save and support PTE! Any questions please contact Artesja Golembiewki.
- Next SOTA meeting in September (TBD): Will have Q&A with a Home Health and Hand Therapist OT. (Thanks to Diane for talking to us about Mental Health Setting!)
- Shirt Contest: Voting Soon! (TBD)
- Car wash & restaurant fundraising (TBD) in the Fall
OTAC events:
- Terry Peralta's Afternoon Tea with a Scholar, Sept 20th (Sun) at 11am-2pm at USC. Deadline to register is on Sept. 11. OTAC OTS member: $10; non-members are welcome to come for a slightly higher fee.
- OTAC conference Oct 23-25 in Sacramento: Student discounts are OTS free on Fri; OTAC OTS member: $99 sat, $99 sun. OTS non-members add $50. We plan to get a group to come for Fri and Sat. If you are interested in going please contact Karen Celeste. Leaving Thur night, coming back sun... hotel/transportation will be split btw interested parties. Tons of seminars (NBCOT, COT), research presentations, and of course Networking!!!
Other Events in the Greater Los Angeles Area:
- CART @ Rancho Los Amigos is hosting a workshop titled A Team Approach to AT Evaluation and Intervention, on Wednesday October 7 4-7:30 pm www.rancho.org/cart
- Rancho Los Amigos Spinal Cord Injury Games Volunteers needed on Fri. Oct 2.
Lets not forget our end of summer Beach Day-Bonfire/Potluck on Aug. 21, 2009 at Dockweiller Beach!!! Hope you have an awesome and relaxing summer break!
Thanks so much,
Karen Celeste
SOTA PR
