With less than 4 weeks to go until the 50th Anniversary celebratory weekend, we have some important information to share with our Physiotherapy Alumni! Please circulate to your classmates!
Fri, Oct 2: Public Lecture by Dr. Alice Aiken (4:30-5:30 p.m., Tupper Theatre B), followed by a kick-off Meet & Greet Reception (5:30-6:30 p.m., Tupper Link)
Sat, Oct 3 (day): Continuing Education Courses (registration accepted until Sept 20, space is limited) – Self Directed Gross Anatomy (8:30-11:30 a.m.) and Gait Assessment (1:00-4:00 p.m.)
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Sandy Rennie (former School Director, 2007 to 2012) will be back to direct our ceremonies for the evening!
Menu:1st Course: Roasted Beet & Walnut Salad; 2nd Course: Roast Chicken with Pepper & Corn Bread Stuffing; 3rd Course: Chocolate Molten Cake. Please email physiotherapy@dal.ca by September 25 to note any dietary restrictions.
Music: Dance to five decades of hits with local classic rock band Joker’s Right!
Photo Booth: Bring your best smiles to our photo booth at the Gala, available for a nominal fee with proceeds to go directly to the 2015 Physiotherapy Scholarship Fund.
Schedule:6:00-7:00pm: Cocktail Reception (Room 100); 7:00-9:00pm: Dinner (Room 200 – Grand Ballroom); 9:00pm-12am: Dance (Room 200 – Grand Ballroom)
FIFTY YEARS OF ALUMNI CLASS CHALLENGE:
In the spirit of friendly competition, we have challenged our alumni classes to have the largest percentage of graduates in attendance at the 50th Anniversary Gala. Table seating at the event will then be assigned in a tiered-manner by graduating class – the class with the highest percentage of graduates in attendance will be seated most favourably (nearest the front), and so forth.
With less than 3 weeks remaining to purchase tickets, so far the top 10 from our class challenge are the classes of: 1965, 1985, 1970, 2015, 1975, 1977, 1968, 1969, 1979, and 1987!
Hotel Promotions:The following local hotels have provided promotional rates (subject to availability) for our weekend participants!
Atlantica Hotel: $129.00 (w/ Parking and Gold Floor room upgrade); Reference “Dal – School of Physiotherapy†or group code PHY online
Cambridge Suites Hotel: $139.00 (Studio Guest Rooms, w/ breakfast); Reference “Dalhousie University – School of Physiotherapyâ€
Delta Halifax: $159.00; Reference “Dal School of Physiotherapy 50th Anniversaryâ€
Lord Nelson Hotel: $134.00 (Classic Room); Reference “Dal School of Physiotherapy 50th Anniversaryâ€
Prince George Hotel: $162.00 (Deluxe Guest Rooms); Reference “Dalhousie University – School of Physiotherapyâ€
A Big Thank You to our 50th Anniversary Weekend Sponsors! The School of Physiotherapy would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support! Interested organizations may contact us at physiotherapy@dal.ca for sponsorship information. The 50th Anniversary Weekend is intended to be a non-profit event, with resulting proceeds going directly towards the School’s 2015 Physiotherapy Scholarship Fund to support merit scholarships and financial support bursaries to future physiotherapists!
