TOTA conference (repost)

Mark your calenders for the TOTA conference

Mountain Central Conference
October 12-14, 2007
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
Hotel and Conference Center
The Woodlands, Texas

TOTA's Mountain Central Conference is the annual educational conference and business meeting of the association. Our 2007 conference will be held October 12-14, 2007, at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in The Woodlands,Texas. Make your plans now to join us for this outstanding event.

Membership may be acquired at anytime during the year. The membership year begins when a member joins and ends the day before the one-year anniversary of joining. The cost for a one-year membership is as follows:

Annual Membership:

Occupational Therapist $120
Occupational Therapy Assistant $95
Student $30

Sign up by application here or online here.

For the list of the EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS:
click --->HERE<---

TOTA Mixer

Top 4 Reasons to Attend the Student Mixer at TOTA:

Friday October 12 7pm Woodlands Waterway
4-Free Food
3-Goody bags
2-A panel of speakers that will talk candidly with the students
1-There will be an after party/get together afterwards so that everyone can mingle and catch up (Planned by Alvin and Karla-- so you know it will be a good time!!)

To sign up, just check the student mixer bubble on the registration form.
Per Jenifer Matsu; "Students only need to register for one conference day...it's doesn't matter if it's friday...they also need to be TOTA members to attend the mixer."

sounds like a lot of fun! So don't forget to mail your registration in by Sept. 28th!

Adrianne Herbst
Corresponding Secretary
SOTA Houston

Creating opportunities for the [people with disabilities]

Event offers career and housing help to benefit group often left unemployed
By MELANIE MARKLEY
Houston Chronicle

The article HERE

Meaningful and purposeful activities

By Taylor Gandossy

(CNN)

News article, click HERE

TBI in war veterans - how therapists help

Bryan Malone, left, and Eric O'Brien are recovering from brian injuries suffered in Iraq.

CNN article click HERE

Komen

Hello SOTA members! (students and faculty)

Here is information on how to sign up to participate in the Komen Houston Race for the Cure that will happen on Saturday, October 6th, 2007 at Sam Houston Park -- Downtown .

I have started a team and here is the information you need to sign up:

1. Go to http://www.komen-houston.org/


2. Click Race for the Cure tab (in the middle of the screen)


3. On right hand side of screen click Join a Team


4. Under Team Name type: SOT- TWU-Student Occupational Therapy Association;
   under Team Division choose School/College/University


5. Then click Search for a Team


6. You should be able to find our team (my name will appear as team captain, Lauren Disler) and on the right hand side of the screen click Join


7. Fill in the required information and pay the $30.00 entry fee ($25.00 for breast cancer survivors, $50.00 if you choose to participate in Sleep in for the Cure)

Myself and Jamie have participated in past Race for the Cure and we both found the experience to very moving and a great way to give back to our community. Please let me or Jamie know if you have any other questions.

Very important: If you register online by midnight September 30th your Race packet is mailed FREE! (this includes race packet, bib, t-shirt)


Have a wonderful rest of the day!


Sincerely,


Lauren Disler, Jamie Hardy
SOTA Ways & Means Coordinators

SOTA General Meeting

Welcome Students & Faculty (Scott)

SOTA Officers for Fall 2007 & Spring 2008
· President: Scott McCoy
· Vice-President: Jessica Ng
· Recording Secretary: Kim Thomas
· Corresponding Secretary & TOTA Liaison: Adrianne Herbst
· Treasurer: Anne Booth
· Historian: Violeta Chen
· Parliamentarian: Anna Petry
· Ways & Means Coordinators: Lauren Disler & Jamie Hardy
· Service Coordinator: Pamela Stewart
· Education Coordinator: Stephanie Wiggins
· Socials Coordinator: Joy Kirkendall

Graduate Assistantships (Dr. Bowyer)

TOTA Presentation (Adrianne)
· Dues
· Next TOTA meeting
· MCC Conference October 12-14 in The Woodlands!

SOTA Dues (Anne)
· $20 for the year
· Collect money AFTER meeting adjourned

Service Opportunities (Pamela)
· Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk September 15 @ 10:30am
· National School Backpack Awareness Day September 19
· PM Pals & Parent’s Night Out programs

SOTA Speakers (Stephanie)

Polos and Fundraisers (Lauren & Jamie)
· Polos for Level I Fieldwork
· Ordering information coming soon!
· Fundraising ideas

SOTA Website (Violeta)
· sota-houston.blogspot.com
· information, pictures, etc.

Socials (Joy)
· e-mail for ideas
· we will try to have one on last Thursday of each month

Open SOTA Positions (Jessica)
· MOT I Liaisons (2 positions)
· SGA Liaisons (2 positions)
· Faculty Liaisons (2 positions—one from MOT I’s and one from MOT III’s)

Finally…(Scott)
· Thank you to Chipotle on Shepherd Dr. for donating the burritos!
· We will be sending them a “Thank you” card in the next week.
· Have a great semester and good luck with everything!!!



Tentative Fall SOTA Dates (We will contact you if dates change)
· September 25: Officer meeting
· October 3: General meeting
· October 17: Speaker
· October 23: Officer meeting
· November 14: General meeting
· November 21: Speaker
· November 27: Officer meeting
· December 5: General meeting

Rebuilding Together Houston

Hey MOTs! Hope those of you who made it enjoyed the first SOTA meeting of the year! For those of you who didn't make it, you're probably wondering who I am: I'm the service chairperson for SOTA, so if you're interested in volunteering somewhere at sometime this year, please contact me!

Here's a little more information of Rebuilding Together Houston. There is one house project in the Fall and another in the Spring. For this Fall, the work days have been identified as October 20 th and 27th, with November 3rd being held as a rain day. The web site for this effort is: http://www.rebuildingtogetherhouston.org/. You do not need to have home-building skills or tools, just the time and desire to serve the low-income, elderly, or disabled whose homes need some revitalizing!

Please e-mail me, pstew15@gmail.com, back or find me at TWU, and let me know if a) you are interested in this opportunity, and b) if you would prefer the Fall or Spring.

Great! Hope the second week is going a little bit smoother than the first!

-Pamela

Thanks Chipotle

We would like to give a big thanks to Chipotle on 2027 S Shepherd Dr Ste A Houston, TX 77019 Phone: (713) 529-4950 for donating their burritos to our organization!

IMPORTANT: SOTA Meeting Date Change

Hi everyone,

Due to the Immunization Clinic and other conflicts, the SOTA meeting has been changed to Wednesday Sept. 5 at 12. The meeting will be held on the 8th floor in
the Legacy Room.

I hope to see you all there,
Adrianne Herbst
SOTA Houston
Corresponding Secretary

AOTA/NBCOT National Student Conclave

Launch Your Career at
The AOTA / NBCOT National Student Conclave

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Saturday, November 17 - Sunday, November 18, 2007
Marriott Pittsburgh City Center

Resources
Download Student Conclave Program - pdf, 2.1 mb
Registration Instructions- pdf, 75 kb
Register Online
Download Registration Form- pdf, 37 kb
Hotel and Travel Information- pdf, 75 kb