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   2009 Pennsylvania Massage Therapy Conference

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October 2008

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Rotunda Chair Massage Program

AMTA Pa State Capital Rotunda Massage Capitol Rotunda

by Brenda Schuck

 

AMTA PA volunteers provide chair massage to State Senators, Representatives of the House and fellow staff

members of the capitol building, between the hours of 10:00am and 2:00pm.This is a perfect opportunity to

meet them, and educate them about massage and its benefits.

Joanne Mengel NCTMB and AMTA member and unit chair has gone numerous

times and described her experience  “Just being in the Capitol Building with all the

magnificent architecture is worth the trip alone.  But as we set up the chairs, hang the

banner and place our information and brochures on the table, one can't help but

to be caught up in the excitement of the political world we seldom have the chance

to experience.”

One of the benefits we give back to our volunteers is the $50 education voucher.

This voucher is available to any AMTA PA member who volunteers 3 times to

do chair massage at the rotunda. You can accumulate these vouchers over the

year, the education voucher is to be used at AMTA PA educational seminar.

Tamara Gregg has been volunteering as a student and now as a professional.

When I asked her what motivates her to go she said  “I have found that it is very

rewarding to be able to help a person to relax, to release shoulder tension from

sitting at their desk and such, while helping to further the profession by supporting

licensure as well as just increasing the awareness and intention of massage therapy.”

She also stated  “I have gained a lot personally and professionally from the

experience. I have learned a lot by watching the other massage therapists’ work,

have had lots of interesting conversations, have had a chance to tour the Capitol

building, and gained deeper insight into how bills work their way through government.”

Let’s make this the best year for rotunda chair massage! Our beautiful state

capitol building and all of our wonderful volunteers, helping our massage profession

blossom! As we continue to promote the protection of the public from injury by

unethical or untrained therapist. Let us work with the legislators to encourage them to

seek out our professionals, and ask for their support especially at this critical time in

our licensing endeavors.

A special thank you to all of those members who have done chair massage

at the rotunda in the past. Thank you to those students who also have donated their

time to promote the massage industry. Last, a thank you in advance, for taking

1 day of your time this year to do chair massage at the Pa state capital building.

May your flowers blossom as beautiful as the rotunda at the state capital building!

Please contact me or any of the other members listed here regarding the

rotunda massage.

              Thanks again,

 

                           

 

Brenda Schuck, 2nd VP                                              

                            BJ6698@aol.com

                            412-939-2869

 

                           

Margie Schaeffer, Coordinator

                            Margie@synergymassage.com

             

 

                                                                            

             

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                                                        Rotunda Massage

                                                          Schedule 2008

Group Coordinator:  Margie Schaeffer   (Margie@synergymassage.com)

The arrival time 9:30 set up by 10...some of the legislators have been coming

down to have a massage before going into session and then around 11:30...the

therapists visit some of the legislators and then go back down to do the

massages and finish at 2:00.

                          

 

  

Photos from 2006 NMTAW                                            

         

 

                                                               

 

>> Click here for the Western Area update
on Rotunda Massage

 

For South Central area:


Jennifer Callahan

Phone:717-215-0278

Email callahan111@epix.net

 

>> Click here for the South Central Area update
on Rotunda Massage

 

For Eastern area (Philadelphia and nearby areas):

Joanne Mengel                                                             

PHONE : 610-588-0031   

EMAIL:   m32en@epix.net

>> Click here for the Eastern Area update
on Rotunda Massage