Press Release:

News Release Contact: Donna C. Parker donna@toafoundation.org 512-370-1500

The Texas Orthopaedic Foundation (TOF) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) have entered a new and promising partnership. This valuable partnership seeks to foster funding for important research and education projects within Texas.

Donors can now contribute to Texas Orthopaedic Foundation through the OREF Annual Campaign by designating a portion of their annual contributions of $1,000 or more to the Texas Orthopaedic Foundation (TOF).

Through 2009, OREF has raised more than $28 million for its partner organizations and has funded, through OREF-directed contributions, $72 million in research and education to advance the science and practice of orthopaedics.  TOF is excited to become officially one of OREF's partner organizations.

Donors can make secure online contributions to TOF and OREF at www.oref.org/tof.  All gifts of $1,000 or more to the OREF Annual Campaign earn Order of Merit recognition from OREF and the opportunity to direct a portion of the gift to the TOF.  All donors will also be recognized by TOF.

The Texas Orthopaedic Foundation (TOF) is a publicly supported and registered 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education within the orthopaedic community of Texas.

Besides providing sustainable orthopaedic CME in collaboration with the Texas Orthopaedic Association, it is TOF's mission to

• Create public awareness of the importance of musculoskeletal health in the State of Texas.

• Encourage scientific, educational, and charitable endeavors which will promote and advance the science and art of orthopaedic surgery.

• Support research and education on diseases and injuries of bones, joints, nerves, and muscles.

• Enhance clinical care, leading to improved health, increased activity, and a better quality of life for patients in Texas.

Our Foundation is the primary funding source for the Get Active! Texas public health campaign, which promotes a healthy lifestyle, bone health and obesity prevention for all ages.

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Public Awareness:

Get Active! Texas

The Get Active! Texas public health campaign was started by the Texas Orthopaedic Association to advocate healthier musculoskeletal systems and obesity prevention through increased physical activity. Texas Orthopaedic Association’s public health campaign wanted to stress the importance of movement, instead of staying sedentary, as well as the building bone mass early in life to prevent osteoporosis and bone fractures which are increasingly common late in life.

The Texas Orthopaedic Foundation has taken the Get Active! Texas program further and is collaborating with Texas orthopaedists and community groups to address the importance of movement as it relates to bone density and obesity prevention.

Please visit the Texas Orthopaedic Get Active! Texas Public Health Campaign for more information by clicking here.

Dr. Seade was interviewed by KVUE TV in Austin, TX regarding injury prevention in young athletes during their month long series of "Back To School" topics to get parents and students ready for the fall semester. Click here to watch the video.

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