WHO:
Ole Miss players, coaches and staff
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic representatives
Dr. Luke Waites, namesake of TSRHC’s center for dyslexia, former Ole Miss football player
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) patients, staff and volunteers

WHAT:
The Ole Miss Rebels and head coach, Houston Nutt, will visit patients at TSRHC before taking on Texas Tech in the 73^rd AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. Athletes will autograph T-shirts and posters. Dr Pepper Snapple Group generously donated items for the visit at TSRHC. 

WHEN:
Monday, December 29, 2008
3:15 p.m.   Ole Miss players and coaches arrive
3:30 p.m.   Ole Miss players and coaches sign autographs for TSRHC patients
4:30 p.m.   Team departs TSRHC 

WHERE:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, Texas  75219
*Please meet TSRHC representative at main entrance to be escorted to the event.

ABOUT THE 2009 AT&T COTTON BOWL:
The Cotton Bowl stadium has been home to the Cotton Bowl Classic since the game’s inception in 1937. Ole Miss (8-4, ranked No. 20) and Texas Tech (11-1, ranked No. 8) will square off for the fifth time in the last Classic played in the Cotton Bowl stadium. This will be the fourth Cotton Bowl Classic appearance for Ole Miss. The Rebels defeated TCU 14-13 in the 1956 game, dropped a 12-7 decision to Texas in 1962 and knocked off Oklahoma State 31-28 in 2004.

HOSPITAL INFORMATION:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth to 18 years of age. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit www.tsrhc.org.