Does the APTA PT-PAC Need Some Funds?

Moving Forward is moving.

President Obama will be trying to solve difficult problems.

What do you do when the economy is horrible, membership might be down and you need money for lobbying?

Just like Jersey Girl, a little bit of ingenuity and grasping of an opportunity is required.

An opportunity has been extended by Intuit for a small business grant.  Follow along for just a bit - I always have a point, it's just going to take me a bit to get there.

 As of right now, there are 4 physical therapists "sharing their story:" 

King Rehab Services in Toms River, NJ

Joints in Motion Physical Therapy in Flower Mound, TX

Ryndak Physical Therapy in Bloomingdale, IL

AND, yours truly, at Red Cedar Physical Therapy, LLC in Williamston, MI 

Now, here's the scoop.  In order for any competitor to be in the competition, so to speak, the stories need to be rated.  Every one of the above stories have had people viewing, but no one voting.  Not a single person has rated any of the stories written by physical therapists.  Stories are rated as inspiring, useful or funny.  Finalists are chosen by a combination of user ratings (40%), quality (40%) and creativity (20%).

The story I wrote really isn't "my story." My goal was to be an advocate for physical therapists on one hand and to have the story represent what physical therapists who own physical therapy businesses face every day as best as possible.  By writing the story, a whole different audience, so to speak, will learn a bit about physical therapists.  

Here's the twist...  if enough reviewers rate my story between now and March 23 at enough of a volume that the story is in the finalist category at any level, I will pledge 1/2 of the financial reward to the APTA PT-PAC.  Michigan's economy isn't the greatest right now, but this small business grant appears to be a perfect opportunity for me/us to use to help support the APTA PT-PAC.  Feel free to share AND rate - I'll support the APTA PT-PAC because of YOUR support!

~Selena