Everyone has a defining moment, when the things we take for granted can't be counted on anymore.

Suddenly, your parents are facing changes because of aging and can't do what you have watched them do all their lives. Your child, so beautiful and perfect since the day he was born, is frustrated and acting out because he can't do the seemingly simple things the other children at school can do. You or your spouse, coping with a debilitating illness or the results of an accident, realize that you are not what you once were and may never be, again. Suddenly, you or people you love can't do the things in life they need or want to do.

Occupational therapy is for individuals of all ages-to identify and improve skills that help people perform daily tasks at home and at school, at work and at play. Occupational therapy is really about helping people do what they need to do, what they want to do, to help them succeed in everyday life. Occupational therapy practitioners make a difference in people's lives-the kind of difference that makes a patient look them in the eye and say, "You have given me my life back."

Is that a moment you would like to share? Would you like to be part of that success? Donate.

We depend on the dedication of occupational therapy practitioners and students for grassroots promotion of the profession, and to corporate partners and other contributors for the resources to expand our work. Read more about partners & contributors.

We have many opportunities for you to partner with The Fund To Promote Awareness of Occupational Therapy. We produce or promote educational opportunities, fundraising activities, and events and initiatives that receive national recognition in the media. Read more about awareness initiatives.

Some of the benefits we have provided to our corporate partners include:

• Partnership recognition through our media outreach efforts (for example, our first National School Backpack Awareness Day received national and regional print and broadcast coverage, and was voted one of the Top Ten Kid Stories of 2002 by The Washington Post . Media coverage mentioned apparel manufacturer LLBean as our partner.)
• Partner name and corporate logo on event materials and promotional items.
• Partner name and corporate logo on our web site and cross-links between our sites and those of our other partners (for example, a link to our National School Backpack Awareness microsite-which included a link to LLBean-was promoted to 40,000 American Occupational Therapy Association members and to thousands of National PTA affiliates which translated to millions of parents.)
• Acknowledgement of your support to 100,000 occupational therapy practitioners through professional publications and during national conferences.

If you are interested in working with The Fund, here's a quick guide on how to partner.

To arrange an in-person meeting to learn more about The Fund and explore partnership opportunities, please contact:

Chris Bluhm
Chief Operating Officer, AOTA
c/o The Fund To Promote Awareness of Occupational Therapy
4720 Montgomery Lane
Bethesda , MD 20814
E-Mail: cbluhm@aota.org

If you are unsure about partnering but would like to give privately, we welcome your donation.

To learn more about occupational therapy, visit the American Occupational Therapy Association web site at www.aota.org.

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