{"id":4007,"date":"2015-12-14T15:14:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T21:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2016-01-05T13:02:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T19:02:27","slug":"pt-students-again-help-coordinate-susan-g-komen-race-for-the-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2015\/12\/14\/pt-students-again-help-coordinate-susan-g-komen-race-for-the-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"PT Students Again Help Coordinate Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Komen2-2015\"<\/a>Once again this fall, students from Belmont University School of Physical Therapy provided logistical support for the annual Race for the Cure in Nashville, sponsored by the Susan G. Komen organization. Over 100 student volunteers assisted with course setup and takedown and served as course marshals at the start and finish lines and throughout the course to help manage a crowd of over 20,000 participants and spectators.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Voight, professor of physical therapy at Belmont, serves on the Komen Board of Directors and was co-chair for this year\u2019s race. \u201cKomen Greater Nashville has provided more that $3 million for screening, treatment and educational services to the women of Middle Tennessee,\u201d said Voight, \u201cand our students graciously support this endeavor each year.\u201d It was just over a year ago that Susan G. Komen International recognized Belmont PT students as their volunteer organization of the year. Also serving as co-chair for this year\u2019s race was Dr. Ashley Campbell, an alumnus of Belmont\u2019s School of Physical Therapy who currently serves as an adjunct professor. \u201cI began my involvement with the SGK Race for the Cure six years ago as a 3rd<\/sup> year PT student,\u201d said Campbell, \u201cbut had no idea at the time that this would become a passion for me. We could not have had the success that we\u2019ve had without the continued support of our Belmont students.\u201d<\/p>\n

As they do each year, students and alumni began preparations for the Race for the Cure weeks before the event.\u00a0 Third year students Kylie Cook and Grace Cronin began attending all the planning meetings and served as class leaders to train others on what needed to be done.\u00a0 A large group of students showed up the day before the race and worked on race course set up until dark.\u00a0 On race day, students showed up at 6:00 a.m. to begin final preparations for the day.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pat Sells, associate professor of physical therapy at Belmont, who leads the race volunteer program, paid tribute to this year\u2019s student volunteers: \u201cI become more impressed with the things our students do every year.\u00a0 No matter what job needs to be done, from cutting bananas, to making sure finishers get water, to picking up trash, these guys do it with such efficiency it stuns those of us involved in organizing and running the event.\u00a0 The start area was set up and ready for the race almost 2 hours early, something that had not happened before. At one point in the morning I was overseeing the start line and caught our students standing side by side giving high fives and shouting encouragement to the survivors as they began the walk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Komen Executive Director Patty Harman added, \u201cThe Belmont team of volunteers from the School of PT are fantastic and made a huge difference to this year\u2019s race. We appreciate their help in making the race a success for survivors and their family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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