WHO:
Elite marathon runners participating in DWRM presented by NexBank
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) patient and Junior Race Director, Morgan Brownlee, age 17 of McKinney, Texas
TSRHC patient champions for the Dallas White Rock Marathon (DWRM) presented by NexBank
Dallas Police Department Officers
DWRM sponsors and friends
TSRHC patient families, volunteers and staff

WHAT:
Elite runners from around the world – competing in the Dallas White Rock Marathon presented by NexBank – will join DWRM board members, sponsors and special friends as they visit with TSRHC patients and hand out 2008 DWRM T-shirts.

Elite marathon runners, the Junior Race Director and TSRHC patient champions, who will represent the thousands of patients treated at the hospital, will sign autographs for guests.. 

WHEN:
Friday, December 12, 2008
10 a.m.         Reception for guests begins
10:30 a.m.    Group photo
10:40 a.m.    Pass out DWRM T-shirts to patients and sign autographs
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children 

WHERE:
2222 Welborn Street
Dallas, Texas 75219
*Note: Please meet a TSRHC representative at the main entrance to be escorted to the event.

PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
Elite marathon runners; DWRM board members and sponsors; TSRHC patient champions and 2008 Junior Race Director Morgan Brownlee, age 17 of McKinney, Texas

DWRM INFORMATION:
Runners from around the world will gather in Dallas on Sunday, Dec. 14, for the full marathon, half marathon, 5-person relay and the SMU Cox Corporate Relay Challenge. Voted No. 1 Marathon and Half Marathon by Competitor Texas magazine, the Dallas White Rock Marathon features a scenic course that includes a flat and fast 10-mile loop around White Rock Lake, and is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Race-day events are capped at 17,000 participants. More than 125,000 spectators are expected to line the streets of Dallas to cheer on the runners. The primary beneficiary of weekend events is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. For more information, visit the official Dallas White Rock Marathon Web site at www.RunTheRock.com.

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.