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1st Quarter 2004
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2nd Quarter 2004
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March Sports Events:
Written By Craig Philhower
This is the seasonal part of the year not only for tourist but for South Florida charities.
Normally we try to schedule one event a month, very rarely will there be two, but, “Luck of the Irish”. March found us with not two, but three events. And to really test us they were all on the same day.
Imperial Point Medical center which is very close to our hearts needed help for their 5K run, benefiting their Wellness Center.
March 27th found several chapter members on a Saturday morning at 7:30am volunteering their time to help massage the runners. The 5K run was open to all ages. 1500 people participated and as they say “The race is on” not only for them but for us. We were kept busy for the next three hours.
As always Imperial Point did it the right way, with breakfast, music, entertainment, awards, a health fair and of course massage.
Please acknowledge your fellow therapists that helped out on a wet Saturday morning. Thai Bowe, Albert Durso, Paige Christine Elkaslasy, Evan Sobel, Craig Philhower, Sam Yasin, Mark Zidar, and future therapist Fred Della Jacono.
Next came the M.S. Society Men’s day at Crown Plaza Hotel in Weston. Your Broward Chapter has for many years helped Women’s Awareness day at Pier 66, this was the second year for men.
This event for those of you that don’t know, provide information, lectures, drug information, support groups, and the latest treatment for MS patients.
One very sobering piece of information that I took home that day was very disturbing. The majority of MS patients are women, but in the cases of men afflicted the disease the symptoms are much more rapid and severe.
The massage room was the most sought after room of the day as the sign up list filled up early. Massage is one of the few effective and least evasive form of relief offered for MS patients. It was 50 men to 4 therapists and we stayed till all were all massaged. Massages started a 1:00 pm and finished around 3:30pm.
A very special thanks to some outstanding people that faced a tough day of massages.
Amners Bustos, Barbye Greenberg, Craig Philhower, Diane Wagner.
Just how many hours in a day!!!!!
American Cancer Society 5K run for Ovarian Cancer Coalition finished the Broward Chapters Massage marathon.
This event was held at Trade Winds Park in Ft. Lauderdale. Gathered there were 1500 runners for the evening run. Starting at 3:00pm and ending at well passed 8:30pm in the rain we massage 100’s of runners. The lines for several hours didn’t seem to end; we had 11 therapists’ vs 1500 people. The evening had almost a carnival like atmosphere with music, a DJ, dunk tank, clowns, dancing, contests, and food supplied by Bobby Rubino’s. As with all these events we encourage all therapists to promote themselves as much as possible, with business card, flyers, etc. The reward is several new clients for 11 Broward Chapter members. How else can you promote yourself and reach over 3000 people in one day!!!! Everybody wins.
Great work, thank you to everybody that helped and were there on Saturday. You made the difference.
Sarah Huges (student), Fred Della Jacoco (student, and worked two events), Barbye Greenberg, Victoria Matthews, Mary Anne Palumbo, Sylvia Pedraza, Craig Philhower, Evan Sobel, G. Wayne, Sam Yasin, Mark Zidar
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3rd Quarter 2004
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Recognizing a stroke:
Submitted by Mark Zidar
This might be a lifesaver if we can remember the three questions! It was sent to me by a nurse, whose husband is a medical doctor. I had never heard this advice before and hadn't a clue. Perhaps you hadn't either and would like to file it away in the back of your head.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say any
bystander can recognize a stroke asking three simple questions:
1) ask the individual to smile.
2) ask him or her to raise both arms.
3) ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
After discovering that a group of nonmedical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February.
Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage."
PASS IT ON...............
2nd Annual “THE SMART RIDE”
Please read we need your help!!
November 5th & 6th will mark the second year for THE SMART RIDE. At last count there were over 230 riders ready for a 165 mile trek to Key West.
Riders will leave South Miami Friday morning at 6:00am and ride 125 miles to Marathon, the half way point. Riders will begin arriving at the hotel base camp around noon and continue on till dusk. This is when your help will be needed most. We need therapists to massage these riders and help them to fulfill their pledges. All moneys raised will be given to local agency’s benefiting HIV/Aid’s victims in Florida. There will be local and national celebrities riding this year plus TV and radio coverage. You might even have your picture taken, I did last year. Seeing how most riders are local residents this would be a great way to promote yourself and find new clients.
Now you have a choice either to spend Friday night in Marathon and continue to Key West on Saturday. Or just come for the day on Friday and enjoy a beautiful time on the bay giving massages.
If you come for one day or both, you’ll be apart of all meals and entertainment. If you decide to spend Friday night in Marathon and continue on to Key West your Friday night rooms will be comp. Several hotels have offered rooms at a reduced rate for riders and crew members if you should want to stay over till Sunday.
For more complete information and required registration forms go to thesmartride.org
IMPORTANT!!
If you want to volunteer online, where it says “specialty crew” put in massage therapist. The next box will say “method of payment” make sure you put in check.. Massage crew members will not have to pay any of the registration fees, please follow those instructions.
This is a low pressure, fun enjoyable ride and a great way to sharpen your skills. Please help and I’ll see you in Key West!r
October 6, 2004 -Tallahassee, Florida
At his capital office in Tallahassee, Governor Jeb Bush declares October 24-30, 2004 Massage Therapy Awareness Week in Florida.
He signed the Massage Therapy Awareness week Proclamation on October 6 and extends greetings and best wishes to all observing
Massage Therapy Awareness Week later this month.
Massage Therapy Awareness Week
WHEREAS, licensed massage therapists have been licensed and regulated in the state of Florida since 1943, and as of 2004 there are more than 22,000 therapists licensed by the state; and
WHEREAS, licensed massage therapists throughout the state are actively involved in public awareness health programs to improve the health and quality of life of Florida residents; and
WHEREAS, massage therapy is a proven, effective means of preventative health care as well as a remedial health service; and
WHEREAS, massage therapy treatments relieve muscle spasm and restore elasticity and circulation to the soft tissues of the body, enabling improved health and mobility; and
WHEREAS, stress is recognized as a major risk factor in disease and massage therapy is regarded as an effective strategy for stress management; and
WHEREAS, massage therapy is a low cost, high quality means of enhancing and restoring health; and
WHEREAS, increased awareness of the benefits of massage therapy will contribute to improved health and vitality of the residents of the state of Florida;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeb Bush, Governor of the state of Florida, do hereby extend greetings and best wishes to all observing
Massage Therapy Awareness Week - October 24 - 30, 2004.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida to be affixed at Tallahassee, the Capitol, and this 6th day of October in the year of our Lord Two Thousand Four.
Lynda Solien-Wolfe, LMT
President
Solwolfe Resource Group Inc.
Florida Massage License # MAOO16136
60 Parnell Street, Suite C,
Merritt Island, Fl. 32953
Office 321-459-0133-FAX 321-639-1858
"Touching The Massage Profession One Person at a Time"
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4th Quarter 2004
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The Smart Ride 2004 Southern Most AIDS/HIV Ride 2 November 4, 5, & 6th
Last year some of you might remember me talking about “The Bike It and Bear It” Marathon to Key West ride. This year with a different name, “The Smart Ride” with all the same organizers and crew were back.
Much like last year we started Friday from The Shops at Sunset Place in Miami at 6:45 am with 187 riders. It was a very inspiring, heartfelt and proud moment to see the determination of these riders and crews as they left. The first leg of this journey was 107 miles, combined with some rain and a very nasty head wind, which would later take its toll on several riders, they began.
While all of this was going on, we continued to the Ramada Inn at mile marker 53. Marathon Key was where our first camp was set up. It was not too bad of a camp, with a large swimming pool, cold rooms, and beautiful view of the bay.
Our tent for massages was next to the dining tent and knowing how hungry therapist can be this was a great spot. The first riders started arriving about 2:00pm, all complaining about the wind. Once on the tables the complaints changed to legs, neck, wrists, even though the massages were fifteen minutes long, hugs and smiles were our rewards.
We were desperately understaffed for the amount of riders that needed care, but we did our best. All of the therapists were extraordinary, given the task at hand. Barbye Greenberg from our chapter went above and beyond what was required of her.
Barbye as you know was recovering from knee surgery and also had surgery on her teeth the day before. To say she was not feeling well would be an understatement, but still she stepped up. There were several schools that had students for us to monitor and this was Barbye’s responsibility on the ride. Well the students never showed up, and before I knew it Barbye was massaging riders and relieving other exhausted therapists. Thank you from my heart and from the riders. Barbye, you are a friend and true professional!
There were others that went over the top for what was required of them. Lisa Furlani, a student and a bit shy at the beginning of the ride, took up the slack and grew as a very confident and able massage therapist. If you ever have the opportunity to receive a massage from Lisa don’t pass it up, she’s great! Lou Paloma traveled from New Jersey at his own expense to be on the ride. I have worked on many rides with Lou. He is amazing to watch and I always come away learning something from him. Raquel Ponce, where did you come from? Talk about a worker, what a gift it was to have her. I would hear Raquel at the end of the tent describing different techniques she was using and how muscles would respond to her touch. It was like being in a seminar! Some of you may know of Janet Wiseman from our website. Janet came along to help organize the sign up lists, keep the riders happy and helped fend off any complaints while they waited. This was Janet’s first ride and she fit right in with the rhythm of massages and helped keep us going. Depending on her coffee consumption, Janet would walk back and forth, speaking quickly in a strange dialect at times. Janet even kept me in line (believe it or not) when I tried to overrule her on the riders list.
Remember the old Saturday afternoon cowboy movies with the cavalry? The cavalry this time would be Alijose Prieto and Carlos Noda! Carlos and Alijose, both massage therapists and having worked on past rides, chose to be on gear crew this year. I was never so happy to see them, once getting clearance for them to be switched over to massage, they jumped right in. The trick was finding two massage tables, call me MacGyver, I found two!
The end of the night couldn’t have come any sooner as we were all ready to drop. Remember I told you 187 riders; we massage 138 riders with only seven therapists!
Saturday morning we were up at 7:00am and drove 53 miles to Key West for the final staging area. We massaged as many riders as we could until 1:00pm. Then it was off to the AIDS Memorial.
This was a very somber and touching moment as the rider’s paraded single file down the AIDS Memorial pier. The last bike to finish was the “Rider less Bike” escorted by two people walking. This bike represented the people that have died from the HIV/AIDS virus. Many people assembled had tears in their eyes; this is a disease that has touched so many on some level.
The important thing was we did it, last year we helped raise $135,000.00 dollars. This years total $250,000.00!!!!
To my massage crew Thank you, you made a difference on that weekend. People and families that you will never know or meet will benefit from your kindness, generosity and endless massages.
For pictures from this event, please go to our gallery page.
Holiday Advice
11 Easy Ways To Exercise More And Eat Less At The Holidays
Get Moving. Walk around your block and enjoy the holiday decorations
Stay Busy. When you’re tempted to grab a fattening treat, wrap a gift or write a holiday card instead, try to keep busy.
Share With Others. Rather than devour all those gifts of candy and fancy food, give them away.
Don’t Skip. No matter how busy you are, make time for exercise. Workouts at the holidays burn calories and relieve stress.
Drink Water. At parties, sip a glass of water between alcoholic drinks. You’ll consume less and feel better in the morning.
Think Baby Bites. If you want to indulge at the buffet table, pick one or two treats and savor them.
Try Something New. Make this the year to try healthier holiday dishes. Try the veggies with lower fat the sauces or no sauces at all.
Eat First. To keep from pigging out, don’t go to parties or holiday events hungry. Have a healthy snack- maybe a piece of fruit and some nuts before heading out. If you don’t have time for a healthy snack drink a large glass of water, it will help curb your appetite.
Beware Of Baking. If you don’t want to eliminate all your holiday baking (or buying baked goods) try cutting back. No one needs six dozen holiday cookies.
Change your focus. Maybe it’s time to pay more attention to family and friends than to holiday food. Try spending more time with them and less time cooking and shopping.
A Good Deterrent. You’ll need a fruit cake around to keep you and friends from wanting any snacks, and you can save it year after year.
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Some Real Useful Health Tips For:
Stroke or Surviving a heart attack when alone.
The three Stroke questions to ask:
This might be a lifesaver if we can remember the three questions!
Is it a Stroke? Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a Stroke. Now doctors say any bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
* Ask the individual to smile.
* Ask him or her to raise both arms.
* Ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
* If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions.
They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
Heart Attack Self-Help
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved. Read this... It could save your life!! Let's say it's 6.15 P.M. and you're driving home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset, and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart
and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
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