PT Day of Service Background

October 12, 2024

In February of 2012 while serving as a health volunteer in Peru, PT Day of Service (PTDOS) Co-Founder, Efosa Guobadia, had this bold and inspirational idea “What if, on the same day, clinicians, students and associated staff of the Physical Therapy profession volunteered in different communities around the world?” Efosa then sought out his colleague, Josh D’Angelo (PTDOS Co-Founder), who described his immediate response to this initiative. “I had a visceral response, one that told me this is something we not only should do but something we need to do; a chance for the profession to show what we can do when we all work together.” 

Since its inception, PTDOS has grown exponentially with service projects occurring each year in countries all over the world, and in all 50 states across the United States. To our knowledge, PTDOS is the first global Day of Service coordinated by a whole profession. It gives us the chance to lead and serve at the same time.

List of Service opportunities

National Volunteer Opportunities for PTDOS — PT Day of Service

Local Opportunities

• Twin Cities Marathon Volunteer October 5-6 2024

Register to volunteer with Twin Cities In Motion via VolunteerLocal

• Minnesota DNR

Volunteer with DNR | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us)

• Second Harvest Heartland

  Volunteer opportunities at our Brooklyn Park, Minnesota food bank | 2harvest.org

Or do your own thing:

• Pick up trash along your road

• Pick up a near by park

• Help a neighbor
  

Post it on social media!  #PTDOS and #MNPTDOS

Send us an email at info@MNAPTA.org to let us know what you did and how many joined you!