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Your participation will help the NATA Research & Education Foundation continue to offer a wide variety of programs and activities to help Athletic Trainers do their jobs more effectively every day!

REMINDER: You must utilize the NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia registration site at www.nata.org to register for all NATA Foundation Special Events in San Antonio.
 

2009 NATA Golf Scramble Hosted by District 6
The Republic Golf Course
Wednesday, June 17
11:30 AM Registration
12:30 PM Shot Gun Start

Each team will be composed of four people($100.00/person), and mulligans can be purchased for $5 each (max of four per team). No golfer will leave the tournament empty handed, thanks to District Six.  Participants will receive a golfing goodie bag, 18 holes of golf with a cart, range ball, a box lunch and on course beverage service.  Awards go to the top three teams, plus the longest drive and closet-to-the-pin winners.  Door prizes, raffles and a silent auction will guarantee that even if your golf game needs a little work, you may still come home with some great loot!

Multiple sponsorship opportunities are available for the golf tournament.  For just $100 you can sponsor the longest drive contest, the closet-to-the-pin contest or a goodie bag.  All three options come with free signage at the tournament.  (Honor a friend or mentor by sponsoring in his/her name.)

A little more money - $250, to be exact - buys a hole or lunch sponsorship.  Sponsoring a hole comes with free signage on the golf course, while the lunch sponsorship is a accompanied by free signage at the registration table.  You can even sponsor a door prize.

For more information on sponsorships or to register for the tourney, contact Sandy Miller, MEd, ATC, at smiller@sfasu.edu

Proceeds will benefit the NATA Research & Education Foundation.
 

As the spring season is upon us, the NATA Annual meeting is less than three months away.  I would like to provide an update on the Capital Campaign for Research and Education.  As of the time of this eBlast, we have eclipsed 1.3 million dollars on our way to meet our 2 million dollar goal.  If you are still considering your involvement in the Campaign, I encourage you to click HERE where you will find a complete list of the endowment efforts currently accepting funds.  This Campaign has not only helped the Foundation build its capacity to carry out our mission of enhancing the clinical practice of athletic training through research and education but it has provided opportunities for countless individuals to get involved in supporting our profession.  I look forward to visiting and celebrating with many of you the success of this Campaign in San Antonio.

Mark Hoffman, PhD, ATC
Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Associate Professor
Sports Medicine Laboratory Director
NATA Research and Education Foundation President
                                               
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RM 104 Women's Building
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Click HERE to view the Campaign website.

This Grant Information Summary may be downloaded in a 2-page pdf file from

www.natafoundation.org/pdfs/08Thein-NissenbaumGrantSummary.pdf

Your NATA Research Foundation Board held its February conference call on 02/10/09.  Below are some highlights of the actions taken on this call:

1. Approved the minutes for the 12/17/08 conference call as presented.
2. Approved the recipients of the 2009 Foundation Service Awards as recommended.
3. Approved a temporary abeyance of the Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program and Project Grant Program as recommended.

The next Foundation Board Meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2009 immediately preceding the NATA Foundation Strategic Planning Session in Dallas, TX
 

• Apr. 1, 2009 Spring Master's Research Grant applications due.

• Apr. 30, 2009 NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia Early Registration Deadline

• May 25, 2009 NATA Annual Meeting Housing Reservation Cancellation Cut-Off Date, $25 Charge for Housing Cancellations after this date.  See https://www.grires.com/nnatashowsa09.asp?att=Attendee

• June 17, 2009 NATA Golf Scramble Hosted by District 6, 11:30 AM Registration, 12:30 PM Shot Gun Start.  Register with Sandy Miller, MEd, ATC, at smiller@sfasu.edu

• June 17-20, 2009 NATA Annual Symposium in San Antonio, TX.  Go to www.nata.org/annualmeeting

• June 17, 2009 NATA Foundation Special Event, San Antonio Missions at Nelson W. Wolff Stadium, (Dinner Buffet 5:30 - 7:30 PM), 7:05 PM First Pitch.  Tickets will be reserved in the order your conference registration is received

• June 19, 2009 NATA Foundation Run, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX, 7:00 AM Start Time

• June 20, 2009 Pinky Newell Scholarship & Leadership Breakfast, 8:15 to 9:00 A.M.

• Aug. 15, 2009 General Research Grant applications due.  Pre-Proposal Submission Form required

• Sept. 1, 2009 Research Award Nominations due
• Oct. 1, 2009 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship application due
• Oct. 1, 2009 Master's Research Grant applications due

NATA Research & Education Foundation
2952 Stemmons
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www.natafoundation.org