YOUR 2024 FALL EDUCATION EVENT:
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When:August16-17,2024
Where:
RAMKOTAHOTEL&CONFERENCECENTER, PIERRE
920WESTSIOUXAVENUE PIERRE,SOUTHDAKOTA57501
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amta SD Fall 2024 Conference: Lymphatic Drainage
With Presenter: Robert Kelly
Rob Kelly is a Michigan licensed massage therapist and a certified lymphedema therapist. He has been practicing and teaching massage therapy for over 27 years. His massage practice includes clients who are dealing with very specific orthopedic issues, clients with lymphedema or people who would like an hour relaxation massage Currently, he teaches anatomy, physiology, and pathology lecture classes as well as many orthopedic massage classes at Irene’s Myomassology Institute in Southfield, MI. He also teaches in the Beaumont Oncology Massage Program in Royal Oak, MI. Rob teaches many continuing education classes throughout the Midwest with his business, Rob Kelly Seminars
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Optimal function of the lymphatic system can help with a healthy lifestyle and aid in treating disorders such as edema, sluggish blood flow, post-surgical swelling, and headaches. This lymphatic drainage class will discuss the anatomy and physiology of the system, along with common conditions such as lymphedema, lipedema, and post-surgical scarring Students will learn how to assess and treat the lymphatic system of the head, neck, torso and limbs using gentle and rhythmic techniques to elicit effective tissue change.
FALL CONFERENCE 2024 CLASS SCHEDULE
SD-AMTA2024FALLCONFERENCE
2-DAYLYMPHATICDRAINAGEMASSAGE PRESENTEDBYROBERTKELLY
CLASSSCHEDULE
FRIDAY,AUGUST16TH,2024
8:30AMTO9:00AM-CHECK-IN,REGISTRATION(SIGNIN)ANDWELCOME
9:00AMTO9:15AM-WELCOME,INTRODUCTIONTOMEMBERS,HOUSEKEEPINGINFORMATION, “PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE”,INTRODUCTIONTOROBERTKELLY
9:15AMTO12:30PM-PRESENTATIONOFLYMPHATICDRAINAGE
12:30PMTO2:00PM-LUNCH
2:00PMTO5:30/6:00PM-PRESENTATIONOFLYMPHATICDRAINAGE
SATURDAY,AUGUST17TH,2024
8:00AMTO8:15AMGROUPPHOTO
8:15AMTO12:30PM-PRESENTATIONOFLYMPHATICDRAINAGE
12:30PMTO2:00PM-LUNCH
2:00PMTO5:00/5:30PM-PRESENTATIONOFLYMPHATICDRAINAGE
5:00/5:30PM-CLOSINGREMARKS/DISMISSAL/SIGN-OUT/ HANDOUTOFSURVEYSANDCERTIFICATES
BREAKSASNEEDEDTHROUGHOUT,ATROBERT’SDISCRETION.
2024 FALL CONFERENCE
ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY NO CHECKS ACCEPTED
Regular Registration for Spring Conference goes until 8/16/24
Please check your email, website, and social media for links and updates on registration.
*To register online via phone please call Chapter President Amber Rasmussen 605-209-5003.
LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Looking to make a difference in 2024 and Beyond?
Hello. You may be the person we are looking for! The AMTA SD Chapter is seeking members to contribute their time, effort and ideas in “Team-Player Style”, to volunteer with the current board and chair people, in serving the AMTA SD Chapter Membership.
The Chapter Board is seeking to fill the following Appointed Chapter Volunteer Positions as soon as possible:
Awards & Nominations Chair
Benevolence Chair
Co-Government Relations Chair
Online Elections Coordinator – open for organizing Elections Spring 2025
If you are interested in more information about one or more of these positions or you simply want to sign up and get more involved; contact, Amber Rasmussen, AMTA SD Chapter President amtasdpres@gmaillcom
We would be happy to have you volunteering beside us!
2023 - 2024 AMTA SD ANNUAL AWARDS
SUBMITTED BY DAWN MENNING – AWARDS & NOMINATIONS CHAIR
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP
REV, DAVID A. SMITH – 05-01-1999 – SIOUX FALLS, SD
EACH AMTA SOUTH DAKOTA MEMBER CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP RECEIVES A HANDCRAFTED GLASS BUSINESS CARD HOLDER THAT HAS AN ENGRAVED PLATE WITH “THEIR NAME”, “25 YEAR MEMBER” AND “AMTA” ON IT, ALONG WITH A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY OUR CHAPTER BOARD, AS WELL AS OUR ADMIRATION.
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP
PATRICIA BLEEKER – 07-01-1994 – MITCHELL, SD – PATRICIA IS PERHAPS MOST KNOWN AS THE AMTA SD CHAPTER HISTORIAN, ALTHOUGH SHE HAS WORN OTHER HATS IN THE CHAPTER SUCH AS VICE PRESIDENT, SHE STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE A PASSION FOR OUR CHAPTER HISTORY. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PAST AND CONTINUED DEDICATION TO THE CHAPTER, PATRICIA!
LYNDA LANNERS – 11-01-1994 – CLEAR LAKE, SD – LYNDA IS PROBABLY MOST KNOWN FOR HER CONTAGIOUS SMILE AND FOR THE DELICIOUS CANDY BAR DESSERT (AND OTHER DELICIOUS HOMEMADE TREATS) THAT SHE LOVINGLY MAKES AND BRINGS TO OUR CONFERENCES. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, LINDA!
VALERIE ROWEN – 03-01-94 – PIERRE, SD – VALERIE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER IN MULTIPLE ROLES OVER HER YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP, SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE BEING GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CHAIR AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, VALERIE! EACH AMTA SOUTH DAKOTA MEMBER CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP RECEIVES A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THE CHAPTER BOARD, ALONG WITH OUR APPRECIATION AND ADMIRATION.
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AWARD
TRACY SCHOU
ARDEN YEE THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, DONATED THEIR TIME TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ABOUT MASSAGE AND PROMOTE AWARENESS WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY BY GOING TO VISIT THE MASSAGE SCHOOL IN SIOUX FALLS. THEY GAVE THE STUDENTS SOME INSIGHT ON THE AMTA SD ORGANIZATION AND HOW GREAT IT IS. ALL THE TIME DONATED IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
PLEASE HELP ME IN PRESENTING CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: TAMI SCHUMACHER
RECEIVING A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AS A MASSAGE THERAPIST IS A GREAT HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE CRAFT. SUCH AN AWARD TYPICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OUTSTANDING CARE TO CLIENTS.
THIS LOVELY LADY HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF AMTA FOR ALMOST 19 YEARS. THAT IS AMAZING!! SHE SHOWS HER LOVE OF MASSAGE IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. SHE JOINED VOLUNTEERING WITHOUT HESITATION AND DOVE RIGHT IN AND STARTED ASSISTING IN EVERY MANNER.
SHE VALUES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH HER MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE AND I KNOW IT IS REWARDING TO SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT HER WORK HAS ON HER CLIENTS’ WELL-BEING.
PASSIONATE PEOPLE LOVE DOING THINGS THAT EXCITE THEM. THEY INVEST IN BUILDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITY. THEY DEMONSTRATE EXCITEMENT IN WHAT THEY DO, HOW THEY RELATE TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND EVEN HOW THEY TALK.
TAMI SCHUMACHER WITHOUT A DOUBT IS THIS PERSON!!
OVERALL, RECEIVING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD IS A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS IN OUR FIELD TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEIR OWN PRACTICES. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT!
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
PRESIDENT’S AWARD: DAWN MENNING
I AM TRULY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT OF A LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE COME TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE THIS INDIVIDUAL. SHE HAS DEDICATED HER TIME, ENERGY, AND PASSION TO SERVING OTHERS AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS WE GATHER HERE TONIGHT, WE REFLECT ON THE COUNTLESS HOURS, TIME DEDICATED, AND ENDLESS EMAILS…AND WHEN I SAY EMAILS, MAN THIS LADY CAN EMAIL, EMAIL AND EMAIL SOME MORE!! THIS VOLUNTEER HAS SHOWN UNWAVERING DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES, AND THEIR IMPACT HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY!
VOLUNTEERING IS NOT JUST ABOUT GIVING BACK, IT IS ABOUT BUILDING CONNECTIONS, FOSTERING EMPATHY, AND CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE WORLD. THIS WOMAN WE HONOR TODAY HAS EXEMPLIFIED THESE VALUES THROUGH HER ACTIONS, INSPIRING OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
TO THIS LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER, DAWN MENNING, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT. YOUR PASSION FOR SERVICE SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE AND A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR US ALL.
IN CLOSING, LET US REMEMBER THAT VOLUNTEERING IS NOT JUST A TASK, IT IS A WAY OF LIFE, A CALLING TO SERVE OTHERS AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. AS WE CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR LONGTIME VOLUNTEER TONIGHT, LET US ALSO RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO THE VALUES OF COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND SERVICE THAT SHE EMBODIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR HARD WORK, AND YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO MAKING THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE. YOU ARE TRULY THE UNSUNG HERO OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOUR IMPACT WILL BE FELT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
PRESIDENT, AMBER RASMUSSEN
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UPCOMING CLASS & EDUCATOR INFORMATION
Education Co-Chair: Bre Damm
FALL2024EDUCATION EVENT&PRICING INFORMATION
AUG 16-17, 2024
CREDIT HOURS: 14
LOCATION: RAMKOTA HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER
920 W SIOUX AVENUE PIERRE, SD 57501
ROOM RATE IS
$109 +TAXES FOR THE FALL CONFERENCE
ONLINE REGISTRATION
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 40 ATTENDEES
PRICING: EARLY BIRD: ENDED 6/15/24
REGULAR PRICING AVAILABLE TIL 8/16/24
AMTA Member Registration: $320.00
Non AMTA Registration: $380 00
emails have been sent with registration links
check your inbox/spam for email from amtasd.newsletter@gmail.com
SPRING 2025
what: Reflexology
where: Aberdeen
When: April 11-12,2025
FALL 2024 CONFERENCE INFORMATION
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
INSTRUCTOR: ROBERT KELLY
Course Description: The lymphatic system pulls excess fluid, waste products, proteins, and pathogens from are the cells and absorbing dietary fats from the digestive system. The lymphatic system also plays an important role in immune function by filtering pathogens through the lymph nodes. Lymph drainage is a technique that is specific to the lymphatic system. It is an effective technique used to decrease swelling in the body, reduce headaches, and decrease many types of pain This course covers anatomy, physiology, and pathologies of the lymphatic system.
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Education Events
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2024-2025 AMTA SD Chapter Calendar of Events and Dates of Interest
*= denotes importance of all chapter volunteers being present for the meeting
SCHEDULE FOR 2024
7/21/2024 Summer Edition of The Trained Touch available in your Inbox/Online
07/16/2024 30 days prior to start of event and room rates end Board Member & Volunteer Summer Retreat–TBA
8/15/24 Board Meeting, Pierre, SD 6:00 PM
8/16-8/17, 2024 amta SD FALL 2024 Conference: Robert Kelly/Lymphatic Drainage/ Pierre, SD
2024 amta NATIONAL CONFERENCE-Tampa, FL
9/9-9/10 Volunteer Leadership Conference (VLC)
9/10 National Board of Directors Meeting (1-3pm)
9/10 Chapter’s President’s Council Meeting (5-9pm)
9/11 Volunteer & Milestone Member Celebration (9-12pm)
9/11 Assembly of Delegates Meeting (AOD) (1-4:30pm)
9/11 President’s Reception (5-6:30pm) Board of Directors Meeting (Time TBD)
9/11/24/-9/14/24 National Convention Dates
SCHEDULE FOR 2025
1/1/2025 Deadline for Newsletter Articles for the “Winter Edition” to Jenna 1/19/2025 Winter Edition of The Trained Touch available in you inbox/online Registration opens for AMTA SD Spring Conference 2025
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