VOLUNTEER WORK

STUDENT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

Olivia Van Dyke held the title of Co-Fundraising Chair for Duquesne University's Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) for the 2019-2020 school year. Her responsibilities were as follows:

• Planning an annual spaghetti dinner to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

• Organizing campus-wide fundraising events to generate income for SOTA to send students to the AOTA Annual Conference and Expo

• Supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by participating in the annual Cystic Fibrosis Walk

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* Due to COVID-19, the annual spaghetti dinner, AOTA Conference, and Cystic Fibrosis Walk have been cancelled for 2020. 

WOODLANDS FOUNDATION

Olivia has been involved with the Woodlands Foundation since June 2017, where she was hired as a summer camp counselor. Since then, she volunteers at Camp Inspire, a camp for children with tracheostomies and ventilators, for one week each summer. During this camp, she participates in implementing personal care, maintaining the health and wellbeing of her camper, and joining her camper in enriching summer camp activities.

STRONG WOMEN, STRONG GIRLS: DUQUESNE CHAPTER

Olivia served as a student mentor as part of the Strong Women, Strong Girls Duquesne chapter from September 2016 to May 2020. Along with a team of college mentors, Olivia visited a local Pittsburgh public school once per week to meet with elementary school-aged girls. During these sessions, the college mentors and the girls worked together to participate in activities that raise their self esteem, encourage them to pursue leadership positions, and build positive relationships. Strong Women Strong Girls is a females-only organization, and supports the growth and confidence of young girls in the Pittsburgh area.