Myranda Burnett, a University of Iowa junior majoring in therapeutic recreation, was one of five students selected for a roundtable discussion before the president spoke to an estimated 5,500 people at the Field House on the university campus in Iowa City. Obama’s roundtable before his speech included joined five students using Stafford loans to help pay for their education. The president is .. more …
BERNARDSVILLE ” The Bernardsville Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7858, along with the Knights of Columbus St. Elizabeth’s Council 2393, started off the month of May by supporting the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Ward at the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center in Lyons.Rodney O. Smith, therapeutic recreation specialist for the VA residential program, said that “the donations .. more …
Who are you?Cindy Pizzuco, founder of Whole Fitness in Clifton Park.When did you develop such an extensive knowledge of health and fitness?Since I was a child, fitness and nutrition have always been passions of mine, and throughout my life I have seen the value of leading a healthy lifestyle.I pursued this passion throughout my years in college, earning both my bachelor’s degree in education .. more …
Fourth of July weekend Freedom’s Families will be hosting 12families with disabled vets,from across the United States, in Heber.Warren Price, founder of Freedom’s Families, hopes to bringtherapeuticrecreation to help vets and their families become united once again.Price said, Freedom’s Family is a non-profit organization that brings families closer together. Their mission is tosave disabled .. more …
Staff reportBRISTOL – The Bristol Historical Society hosts Grace Durgin and her Hats Off to Fashion program April 19 at 7 p.m. at its headquarters on Summer Street.On display will be over 80 women’s hats (plus some men’s) and accessories from the last ten decades.Durgin has been trained in therapeutic recreation. While she worked in nursing homes, in her free time she enjoyed antiquing .. more …
SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire -10/31/11)- Playworld Systems, a leading manufacturer of imaginative playground and fitness equipment, today introduced the Inclusive Play Design Guide, a practical tool to enable the creation of landmark inclusive outdoor play spaces, at the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) annual convention in San Diego. The guide was developed by a cross-functional .. more …
Marcia Jean Carter, a Western Illinois University professor, hasbeen inducted into the Academy of Leisure Sciences. Carter has beena member of the recreation, park and tourism administration facultyat the WIU-Quad Cities campus since 2006.Carter is a certified therapeutic recreation specialist through theNational Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification and acertified park and recreation .. more …
A seventeen year old in LaFayette has the opportunity to try out for the Nordic Olympic team. Caleb Stallings recently got the invitation. But a teenager from North Georgia competing in skiing is not the most inspirational thing about this story. It’s the young man himself…and the challenges he’s overcome. November 20th, 1998, tragedy strikes the Stallings family. A wreck on I-59 sends all .. more …
Ralph Gemmill spent the past two months rehearsing for 3 hourseach Friday, practicing his lines in the mirror at home and singingin the shower.The 38-year-old was preparing for his first role in a play thatwas held Sunday night and he was thrilled, said his mother, DebbieGemmill, a specialist for the Therapeutic Recreation Division ofthe Carroll County Department of Recreation and Parks. .. more …
Following the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti on January 10, 2011 the International Institute of SPORT stepped in to assist. Within months their efforts turned to their main advocacy role of using therapeutic recreation to assist people with disabilities. Due to the large number of earthquake related amputees the Institute promoted amputee soccer as a major adaptive sport. JRS Medical became .. more …
Eagle Mount Barn Bash is today The sixth annual Eagle Mount Helena’s Barn Bash will be at theKleffner Ranch today at 6 p.m. The event begins with a social hour and silent auction, followedby dinner and a live auction with auctioneer Dan McGowan and musicby Rabbit.Eagle Mount offers therapeutic recreation for people withdisabilities including horsemanship, swimming, skiing, golf,canoeing and .. more …
This year’s Bakas Horse Sponsorship Auction proved to be a success raising $13,100 for the center, according to Hillsborough County.The auction was held on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Bakas Equestrian Center, located at 11510 Whisper Lake Trail.This year’s auction had a rodeo theme. Volunteers and horses competed against one another at the event. Sponsorships for the horses were auctioned off. Each .. more …
County Manager Virgil Hazelett announced the appointment yesterday.Luther has been serving as the division’s acting director since the retirement of Karen K. Mier in June. Mier spent 34 years with the county.As director, Luther will lead an agency with more than 185 full-time staff members, as well as hourly and seasonal employees, and a total budget of more than $17.3 million for the 2012 fiscal .. more …
BERNARDS TWP . ” The Somerset County ParkCommission’s Therapeutic Recreation Department and Lord StirlingStable are looking for volunteers to assist with the weekly TRAILS(Therapeutic Recreation Adapted Instruction at Lord Stirling)program beginning Tuesday, Sept. 13, or Wednesday, Sept. 14.Two class options are available either day from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.and from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the stable, .. more …
Dallas, a prominent city in the state of Texas in the USA, has achieved recognition in a number of fields. Its economy is primarily based on commerce, banking, computer technology, energy, telecommunications and transportation, also hosts the headquarters of many Fortune 500 companies. Historically Dallas developed as a hub for the cotton and oil industries, with thriving financial and industrial .. more …
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