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Aerotech P&K Hosts 3rd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament
Golf Tournament Benefits United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Arizona
(PRWEB) June 11, 2005 -- On April 23, 2005, Aerotech P&K held its 3rd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona. This year"s tournament benefited the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Arizona. Over 50 golfers joined Aerotech P&K at The 500 Club golf course to raise more then $3400 for the charity.
"Each year we enjoy organizing and hosting the golf benefit in our local area," stated David Fetveit, General Manager. "It gives us a great opportunity to help bring the community together to support a good cause."
About United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Arizona
UCP of Central Arizona works to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities. Since 1952, UCP of Central Arizona has served as a private, non-profit health and human service organization for adults and children with disabilities and their families. As an affiliate of the UCP Association, UCP of Central Arizona serves more than 1700 families each year. UCP"s innovative programs help children and adults with such disabilities as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, and attention deficit disorder. In fact, more than 65% of the people UCP serves have a disability other than cerebral palsy. UCP"s overall goal is to help people with disabilities become more active in their family setting and community.
About Aerotech Laboratories, Inc.
Founded in 1993, Aerotech Laboratories, Inc. is recognized as the nation's largest commercial Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) business. They provide multiple analytical services including IAQ, Industrial Hygiene (IH), Consumer Products, Food Safety, and Environmental Testing. As one of the few A2LA, EMLAP, and IHLAP accredited laboratories, Aerotech"s mission has been to deliver quality, timely, and legally defensible data to clients around the world. Aerotech offers fast turnaround times and advanced analyses as well as a full line of IAQ and IH equipment and supplies. Aerotech Laboratories also provides online services for tracking projects and ordering supplies and has an unparalleled project management program to ensure each client receives excellent customer service.
About P&K Microbiology Services, Inc.
P&K Microbiology Services, the leader in the Microbiology and Mycology industry, has been providing services to many government agencies (such as USEPA, CDC, GSA, NSA, NIOSH, VA Hospitals, and US Army) as well as private institutions since 1988. This expertise coupled with their record of exceptional service has established P&K as the premier environmental microbiology laboratory. P&K"s accomplished staff has supported some of the most publicized mold testing cases in the United States servicing insurance firms, law firms, government agencies, and consulting groups.
For more information, contact:
Debra Weedon
Public Relations Director
Aerotech Laboratories, Inc.
Part of the Aerotech P&K team
800.651.4802
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www.AerotechPK.com
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AEROTECH LABORATORIES, INC.
Debra Weedon
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Riding out cerebral palsy
Program helps sick children improve their coordination
by RAHKIA NANCE
Examiner Staff Writer
July 18, 2005 - At the beginning of a therapeutic riding class, 11-year-old Ben Gibbs, of Vienna, who suffers from cerebral palsy, gets help saddling up on his horse, Cinder, from Breeana Bornhorst, program director at the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program located just west of Fairfax City on Thursday. Photos by Jeff Mankie/Examiner
Cerebral palsy makes movement tough for 11-year-old Ben Gibbs. The disorder made the Vienna boy's calf muscles so spastic he needed shots to keep them stretched, said his mother, Carla Sanchez.
But since starting a therapeutic horse riding program five years ago, he hasn't needed a single shot.
Therapeutic gait
Because a horse's gait is similar to the movement of a walking human, riding a horse helps improve balance and coordination, said Breeana Bornhorst, who coaches Ben weekly at the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program in Fairfax.
Though therapeutic, riding horses is not considered therapy, Bornhorst said, adding no doctors are involved with the program.
Ben's shyness around animals has given way to a love for riding, Sanchez said. "The experience of him continuing to gain confidence is the goal," she said.
Nature of the disorder
Cerebral palsy is a group of conditions that affect muscle movement and coordination. Cerebral palsy develops after specific areas of the brain are damaged before, during or shortly after birth.
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