Merry Christmas
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The pool will be closed at 12pm on Sunday 22 December and will reopen at 6.30am on Monday 13 January 2020.
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Free Physio Pool Social Media Graphics
Show your support for our Physio Pool by using our Social Media graphics – Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram available to download free of charge.
If you can link back to www.physiopool.org.nz when you upload the images, even better!
Worldwide Aquathon 2015 @ the Dunedin Physio Pool – Fund Raising Event
More than 70 countries are participating in the Worldwide Aquathon at the same time (local).
Saturday 14 November 12:30pm to 3:30pm – a three hour marathon of non-stop Aqua Aerobics at the Physio Pool!
Support the Physio Pool by participating and, if you can, organise sponsors. Join in for one, two, three, four, five or six half-hour blocks of Aqua Aerobics… it’s up to you how much you do.
$10 entry fee
Splash out to save your Pool! All donations & entry fees go to the Physio Pool!
To enter call the Pool 03-474 0999 or join our Facebook Group
Students Half Price
Are you studying at Uni or Polytech? For all of July get in for HALF PRICE!
Only $3.50 with your student ID and within walking distance of the Uni and Polytech,
corner Castle Street and Hanover.
Make sure you share this with any students you know!
Physio Pool is open to the public:
Monday to Friday 6.30am–9.30am and 11am–6:45pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am–11:45am
We have set up an official Facebook page for the Physio Pool.
Please show your support and like us by clicking on the image.
Physiotherapist Mark on the Health Impact of the Pool
Mark Shirley, Physiotherapist and Clinical Manager of Rata South, has been taking his patients to the Dunedin Physio Pool over the past 10-15 years. He estimates that they see about 2,000 to 3,000 people per year at the Pool, which Rata South uses as one of their key rehabilitation tools. They treat a range of patients ranging from complex neurological issues to minor strains.
He explains how it’s not just the physiological benefits but also the well-being or psychological effect that positively impacts on his patients by using the pool.
“Keeping people active is one of our core goals and from this perspective alone the Pool is a valuable health resource.”
Mark highlights the fact that it is well documented the therapeutic benefits of warm water relief – particularly to those suffering from arthritis.
In the video, Mark questions the cost of closing the Pool and explains how it’s not simply the cost of not running pool but rather the economic cost of not having this critical resource for our community. The closure could well be huge in terms of its impact on our health system.
PhysioPool FUNdraising Dance
As is widely reported in the ODT, the Otago PhysioPool Trust aims to raise $1.5 million to save the pool.
Caversham Physiotherapy is keen to support and we have organised a FUNdraising Charity Dance. Our audacious goal is to help by raising at least $20,000! 100% of the ticket price is being donated to the pool!! You can help by:
- Purchasing tickets and spreading the word amongst your colleagues, friends and family
Dust your dancing shoes off, put on your best frock or watery-themed attire, and join us for an evening blending Irish jigging, covers and general dance floor antics led by Dunedin’s superb “Catgut and Steel” (donated by Caversham Physiotherapy), supper and a silent auction of some awesome Otago experiences and items.
When: Saturday 20th June, 7.30pm
Where: Forbury Park Function Centre (who have kindly donated us their venue)
Cost: $60 per head, or $550 for a group of 10* –includes arrival drink and supper, cash bar thereafter with a % of takings also being donated (thanks Robbie)
Who: All who enjoy a great night out with their friends, and want to contribute to saving the Pool
Dress: Tidy casual, OR dress with an aquatic theme – prizes for best dressed and best dance moves!
Purchase: Visit www.PhysioPoolDance.co.nz to RSVP – an invoice will be sent for payment within 7 days
Special Olympics Squad Train at Physio Pool
Philip Lomas finds out next week whether he will represent his country at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in July.
Mr Lomas, of Dunedin, trains at the Otago Therapeutic Physio Pool each week, with up to 40 other Otago Special Olympics members.
Mr Lomas, who has autism, has been in the Otago team for nearly 15 years, but had made huge progress with his turns and overall confidence in recent years, assistant coach Codie Roud (22) said.
Ms Roud said she had seen Mr Lomas transform into a ”completely different person” in the four years she had helped the team.
Parent helper Clare Brown said Special Olympics training would likely come to an end if the physio pool had to close.
Access to hoists, water temperature, and lack of noise were all important factors for team members.
Special Olympics swimmers had an intellectual disability, but often also had a physical disability.
Mrs Brown said it was gratifying to see the community had started to embrace the physio pool campaign.
Members of the Otago Special Olympics swimming team. Photo by Gregor Richardson.
$100,000 McMillan Trust Boost
The Otago Therapeutic Pool fundraising campaign received a $100,000 boost this week.
The grant was from the Alexander McMillan Trust, which earmarked it for the capital work needed on the historic facility.
Launched four weeks ago, the campaign aims to raise $1.5 million, of which $1 million was for capital upgrades.
The grant brought the fundraising total to more than $225,000. Pool trust secretary-treasurer Neville Martin was pleased with the response from the public to the appeal.
Read the full ODT article here
Videos
Help Save Otago’s Only Therapeutic Pool - Learn More about this Valuable Facility
The Dunedin Physio Pool is in endanger of closing its doors... forever...
Physiotherapist Mark Shirley Speaks About the Benefits of the Dunedin Physio Pool
Mark Shirley, Physiotherapist and Clinical Manager of Rata South, has ...
Jim's Story
Jim enjoyed his active life of cycling and tramping, knowing that part...
How the Physio Pool Helps Children with Learning & Physical Difficulties
Watch our clip about how the Physio Pool in Dunedin has made a massive...
