Giving Back

Wildwood Music Fest

Thank you, OPTM, for sponsoring the Music Fest for the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce! The event included live music from some local bands in downtown Saratoga's Wildwood Park. Proceeds benefitted the Chamber of Commerce.

Supporting Local Business

Golden Bear Partner Fabrice Rockich serves as a member of the Chamber of Commerce Board and volunteered at the event. The Chamber's mission is to support local businesses in the city of Saratoga. Please go hear to learn more about the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce: https://www.saratogachamber.org/

OPTM & SASCC

Giving Back

OPTM has been a long time, amazing partner of SASCC and has continued to help put together successful events, classes, and social groups for older adults in our community.

When we came up with the idea of a virtual walkathon it was only fitting to ask Fabrice and his team to help put it together. OPTM participated in many planning meetings to help put all the ideas together to form a great community wide event.

SASCC Walks was designed to bring awareness to the needs of older adults and provide resources and solutions. OPTM team graciously worked with us on a series of 4 emails to SASCC Walks participants on the physical benefits of walking, safety tips, social benefits of walking, and walking footwear recommendations.

In addition to helping the planning team and providing participants with helpful tips and resources to stay healthy, OPTM put together their own team to participate in our walkathon fundraiser and helped advertise with flyers all over the Saratoga OPTM location. Together they raised $1,005 and walked 1,600 miles!

Overall, SASCC was able to raise over $38,000 to keep providing resources and services to older adults in surrounding communities; the support and partnership with OPTM was instrumental in exceeding expectations for this event. For more information about this organization, please visit: www.charityfootprints.com/sasccwalks

SILVER CREEK

Senior talks

Thank you, Silver Creek PT Meiying Lam and student Kevin Mui, for giving a presentation over the summer at The Villages 55+ community on "Osteoporosis and The Role of Physical Therapy in Prevention". The Villages welcomes Silver Creek back in October for another talk on" Balance and Strength Training", which will be given by another Silver Creek PT, Dominic Baiocco, and his student.