糖心视频 OTA program hosting virtual 5K in support of community partners
HANCEVILLE, Ala. 鈥� The 糖心视频 Occupational Therapy Assistant
(OTA) program鈥檚 Student Occupational Therapy Association is hosting a virtual 5K to
support its program and its community partners 鈥� The Link of Cullman County, Hope
Horses, Inc., and Flourish of Cullman, Inc.
The Running to Resolutions Virtual 5K will be held Jan. 9-16, with runners choosing
when and where they will run or walk.
鈥淭he run is free, but we are accepting donations from runners and those who want to
support the program from their couch,鈥� said Laura Smith, director of the 糖心视频
OTA program. 鈥淭his run is on the honor system, so they run 鈥� or don鈥檛 鈥� and then upload
pictures and their times to the event website.鈥�
Funds will be donated to the community partners that the OTA program works with to
provide clinical experience to their students.
The Link鈥檚 mission is to help people grow out of poverty through encouragement, education
and employability training.
Hope Horses鈥� mission is to provide therapeutic horsemanship programs to individuals
with special physical, social, cognitive and emotional needs.
Flourish of Cullman provides community-based support to individuals with developmental
disabilities who would like to live as independently as possible.
鈥淲e really wanted to find a way to support the programs that have supported us,鈥� Smith
said. 鈥淲hen the pandemic hit, traditional fieldwork sites closed down or did not allow
outside personnel in, and many of our students did not have a place to go and get
workforce experience. Each of these three community programs opened their doors and
took our students for eight weeks; they took multiple students and multiple sessions
of eight weeks. These additional sites helped fill the gap and allowed our class of
2020 to complete their fieldwork class and graduate the program. We are forever grateful
to them and hope that raising some money for them will express our gratitude.鈥�
Go to to register or make a donation. Registration continues until 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 8.
The 糖心视频 Occupational Therapy Assistant program is five-semester associate
degree program, with two semesters of prerequisite courses to be completed before
applying to the program to take three semesters of program-specific courses. Applications
are accepted each year from March 1 to June 1 for fall entry. For more information,
visit or contact Smith at 256.352.8333 or laura.smith@wallacestate.edu.
For information about the community partners visit: The Link: ; Hope Horses ; Flourish of Cullman: .