5k Registration Again Today

We will be taking early registration for the 5k starting Wednesday, April 14th and will continue through April 21st in the lobby during the lunch hour from 11:20 to 12:30.  A reminder that the race is April 24th starting at 9:00 a.m.  It is a race/walk to benefit Adventure Amputee Camp.  Cost is $20 for DCOM students.  We will have a slide show going on a computer so you can see how much these kids truly enjoy the activities.  If you are off campus and would like to register, please send the registration filled out along with a check for $20 to:

5k registration

There will be door prizes from many of our sponsors.  The top female and the top male finisher will each receive a $25 gift certificate to Runner’s Market in Knoxville.  Please register early so we can get an idea of how many T-shirts we need to print.

LMU-DCOM Classic 5k: AAC Edition

Who wants a running Abe T-shirt?

The LMU-DCOM Health Equity Club is sponsoring the second annual LMU-DCOM 5k Classic: AAC Edition on Saturday, April 24th at 9:00 am. Registration begins at 8:00 am. We will be taking registration forms the week before the race in the lobby. To guarantee yourself a T-shirt, please preregister then. The profits all go to benefit Adventure Amputee Camp. Last year the camp was almost cancelled due to lack of funds. The camp is free for amputee children throughout the southeast and usually has around forty to fifty children. They participate in a ropes course, go white water rafting, waterskiing, and many other activities. Please feel free to make donations if you won’t be in town or really hate running like I do.  The race is $20.

There will be door prizes given out after the race and the top male and female finishers will receive gift certificates. Attached is the flyer for the race if you wish to post it at a spouse’s office, church, or any other location you deem fit.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact patrick.matt@lmunet.edu or christopher.craig@lmunet.edu

Flyer

5k registration

DCOM IM Basketball Tournament

The DCOM Intramural Basketball Tournament will be Thursday, March 11th starting at 6:10p.m. at Mary Mars Gym (behind the softball field). The competition has been excellent this year and the tournament should be fun to watch. Come out and show support for your favorite team. Here is a preview of what you might see.

LMU Soccer Tourney (@ Tex Turner)

DCOM put together a men’s soccer team to play in the LMU tournament on Sunday. They play at 10:40, 12:20, 1:55, and 3:30. Stop by and show your support if you have time. Games are 20 minutes.

Interesting article about loans and debt

http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/108846/the-555000-student-loan-burden?mod=edu-continuing_education

IM Basketball

REMINDER: 3 on 3 BBall at the Mary Mars Gym, Wednesdays starting at 7.

CAPTAINS MEETING TONIGHT 5PM 2nd Floor.

Ballers,

IM Sports are back. We will be holding a captains meeting on Tuesday, January 26th at 5:00 p.m. on the second floor lounge. The rules are on blackboard under DCOM Oganizations, DCOM Intramural Sports, Schedules/Records. Games will be on Wednesday nights some time after 7:00 p.m. If you do not have a team but would like to play, please show up and we will try to find you a team. A reminder that all sports are COED, so ladies, don’t be afraid to show your skills.

RAM Clinic

There is a RAM Clinic being held in Maynardville, TN on November 14th and 15th (Saturday and Sunday.)  At this point, RAM and the Health Council are seeking volunteers to staff the event.  They already have physicians, so none of our clinical staff are working the event.  There is a need for general volunteers who will help patients get to where they need to go and possibly to take BP’s and patient histories.  Hopefully some of us will be able to work as dental assistants at some point.  Work will begin at 5:30 a.m. both days, and depending on how many people volunteer, you may only work one day.  If you are interested, please contact me as you need to fill out a form.  Forms will be due on Friday, October 23rd.  Maynardville is about 45 minutes away.  I will be able to house a few people so you do not have to drive back and forth if you plan on working both days.

Here is a link to check our Remote Area Medical.  http://www.ramusa.org/index.html

Thank you

Intramural Sports

Intramural sports will be beginning near the end of August.  We will be starting with volleyball and will be having a brief team captains’ meeting on August 26th at 4:40 p.m. in the second floor lounge area.  If you do not have a team and still would like to play, please show up and we will try and form a few teams from the introverts.  The schedule for the year is basically:  Volleyball August to mid/late Sept, Football late Sept. early Oct. to Nov.,  Basketball and Soccer will be in the spring.  If anyone would like to organize a tournament for another sport, i.e. kickball, please feel free to contact me or Daniel Carr.  According to the professors, we need to relieve stress and exercise, so come out and have a good time.

Recycle

For the those of you who are new, the recycle at school and the apartments is run by the students.  Anyone or any club that would like to volunteer for a month or the entire semester is welcome to do so.  Please email me at patrick.matt@lmunet.edu if you would like to volunteer.  Also, we only recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles.  Please do not put soup cans or any other trash in the bins as it makes more work for your peers.  Please rinse out milk jugs and other containers that might sour.

Thank you and welcome

Summer weekend volunteers

For those of you hanging around this summer, there is a great opportunity to volunteer and have fun on the local lakes.  It is through Patricia Neal Innovative Recreation Cooperative and the dates are listed.  The link is to a video showing exactly what we do.  The events are one day, start in the morning and finish in the early evening depending on how many participants show up.  The highlighted event is a full weekend of camping and is the last day of a free summer camp for children with amputations.  If anyone is interested, please email me.  It looks like I will be unable to go to the June 6^th and July 18^th events, but I can get you in contact with the organizers.  We would not need many volunteers and if we have too many, you get to hang out and enjoy the lake.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1329229943?bclid=1308023108&bctid=22648942001

June 6^th Douglas Lake Ward’s Hosting
June 27^th Festival of Friends Lenoir City Park Pilot Club Hosting
July 11^th Fontana Lake Kids Amputee Camp
July 18^th Chattanooga DSUSA -SPARC Open Water Fun Day
August 1^st Norris Lake Thompson’s Host
August 29^th Tellico Lake Parthen’s Host Volunteer Appreciation Day

Soccer

CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW!

Soccer will begin again starting this Thursday, February 5th at 4:30 and we would like to invite those not on the email list to come down.  If you are interested and would like to receive emails throughout the semester, please email me.

Thank you,

Patrick Matt OMS-I