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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone mass, makes too little bone, or both. Those with Osteoporosis have bones that become weak and brittle causing increased risk of fractures and death within first year of injury. |
Good nutrition and regular exercise are essential for keeping your bones healthy throughout your life. Incorporate more: protein, calcium, Vitamin D into your diet. Regularly exercise, stretch, and perform strength training exercises with weight-bearing and balance exercises. Maintain a healthy body weight |
Can include but not limited to: Loss of height, bone fractures, change in posture, shortness of breath, pain in the lower back, or weak and brittle fingernails. |
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CLOTHING FUNDRAISERFor our Fall 2020 DPhiL Week, we held a clothing fundraiser where sisters posted their new/gently used clothes to sell on our Instagram (@gtdphilweek). All proceeds were donated to American Bone Health to help raise awareness for Osteoporosis.
BAKE SALEWe like to combine our sisters' passions with raising money for a cause. We were able to sell baked goods handmade by our sisters themselves with proceeds going towards increasing American Bone Health!
BUBBLE TEA FUNDRAISERWho doesn't love boba? Our sisters were excited to host a boba fundraiser to raise money for American Bone Health and encourage people to drink more milk for a healthier lifestyle and stronger bones!
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EDUCATIONAL FLYERSTo help educate our student body, we prepared and packaged Osteoporosis Flyers that have fun facts about Osteoporosis on the back of them to those who purchased items from our Clothing Fundraiser!
GUESS THAT BONEAt the annual VSA Moon Festival, our sisters hosted an interactive activity for students to guess a random bone that they pulled from a box! With this activity, we were able to educate our campus on the importance of bone health and Osteoporosis!
PB&J FUNDRAISERWe also encourage our sisters to actively give back to the local community. Here, we hosted a philanthropic event and invited all of our MGC orgs to come make PB&J sandwiches to give to a local homeless shelter!
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SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNIn honor of World Osteoporosis Day, we held a virtual Osteoporosis Awareness campaign via our social media to educate our followers on the dangers, symptoms, and general information about Osteoporosis!
RICE KRISPIE TREATS FUNDRAISERSweets and philanthropy, say less. Our sisters made Rice Krispie Treats as a mid-week pick me up for GT students w/ all proceeds benefitting Osteoporosis awareness and prevention!
PIE A SISTER FUNDRAISERTime to pie a butterfly! Raising funds for American Bone Health has never been so fun. We hosted a Pie a Sister Fundraiser on Skiles Walkway to help raise funds for our national philanthropy!
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