Looking for something special for your friends, family, colleagues, staff or students? Kick off 2010 by giving the gift of membership in the premier hand therapy organization! Now through December 18th, give the gift of membership. In addition to the wonderful professional development opportunities, your recipient will receive a holiday card notifying them of your gift and a confirmation e-mail outlining their membership benefits! You'll receive an ASHT pin as a thank you for giving the gift.

For the referral, current ASHT members will also be entered into a drawing to win fabulous prizes in 2010!

How to Give a Gift of Membership
Send an e-mail to info@asht.org (please type "Gift of Membership" in the subject line) and include the following information:

• Your full name
• Your phone number(s)
• Your e-mail address
• Recipient's full name
• Recipient's e-mail address

ASHT Headquarters will contact you to complete your purchase. Contact ASHT at 856.380.6856 with any questions.

Check out the Benefits of Giving a Gift of Membership!

ASHT offers numerous membership benefits including:

• A subscription to the award winning Journal of Hand Therapy, which you will receive four times a year.
• A subscription to the ASHT Times. This online quarterly publication will keep you informed on Society news, activities, and meetings as well as professional news (themed issues).
• The ASHT Online Membership Directory, which provides a list of members' addresses, telephone numbers, and practice locations, which can increase patient referrals.
• Significantly discounted registration to the ASHT Annual Meeting.
• Discounts on all ASHT publications including a number of Treatment Guidelines, Clinical Assessment Guidelines,  English/Spanish Phrase Book, Orthotic Coding for Therapists, and more.
• Discounts on all of our home study programs, which provide you with continuing education for recertification: the Read and Respond Program, Online Courses from the Annual Meeting, the Cadaver CD-ROMs, the Test Prep for the CHT Exam book and the Test Prep CD-ROM for the CHT Exam .
• Access to the 'member's only' section of the ASHT Web site, including free downloads of several publications.
• An opportunity to network with therapists from all over the U.S. and around the world.

Additionally, Active Members of ASHT will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in a committee or on the Board of Directors and receive leadership training.
• Vote for ASHT Board Members, Society policies, and bylaws.

Give the gift of membership this year! Enrich the field of hand therapy by investing in your peers, colleagues, staff and yourself!