NEWS NOTES
Helping Hands Awards Grants
to Four Massage Students
Biofreeze and Biotone announced the winners of their 2013 Helping Hands Gifts
for Growth grant program. The collaborative program was launched in May
2013 to support massage therapy students in their educational pursuits.
More than 480 students applied. The winners are Teresa Alger, Central Maryland
School of Massage, Frederick, Maryland; Chadwick Handville, Cortiva Institute,
Scottsdale, Arizona; Christine Patacsil, Institute for Massage Education/Kalamazoo
Center for the Healing Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan; and Mary Rone, National
Holistic Institute, San Francisco, California. Each winner received a $1,000
grant. In addition, each winner's school received a $1,000 grant package.
"Both of our companies have been involved in supporting continuing education and
will continue to be," said Marshall Dahneke, CEO of Performance Health, the makers of
Biofreeze. "This was an expansion of our individual efforts and provided an opportunity
for two industry leaders to work together to contribute to our profession's strength,
vitality, and future. Hopefully by doing this, we've been an example to others who can
also contribute to the educational support of the massage therapy profession. When
more organizations get involved, we can collectively start to make a bigger difference."
For more information about the grant program, visit
www.facebook.com/helpinghandsgiftsforgrowth, or watch the video
announcement at http://youtu.be/GNTHTKjBgPU.
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massage & bodywork
january/february 2014
