FUNfitness (Physical Therapy) Volunteer

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What we do: Help us provide Physical Therapy screenings to our Special Olympics athletes: children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Events occur year-round throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Who we need: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Physical Therapy Students, trained on-site to provide all-day screening exams.

Benefits of Helping Special Olympics Florida Healthy Community FUNfitness

• Feeling good about helping those who cannot afford service or who did not know help was available to them
• Experiencing the joy of seeing athletes go home with a book of exercises they can do at home to help build strength, balance, and flexibility
• Enjoying the camaraderie of working together with a group of your fellow professionals
• Having the ability of increasing the number of patients in your practice: your practice will grow once word gets around that you work with persons with intellectual disabilities
• What You May Not Know: You can receive a certificate of hours donated by you that you may be able to use for CEU’s within your professional organization or employer.