News & Events (Aug. 14, 2009)

Hello Cohort 5,

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