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Local 10-year-old Participates in Learn to Golf Clinic
Designed for Children With Physical Challenges
Claire Fries to Practice Golf at Event for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Chidren Patients
WHO:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) patients, families and staff
TSRHC patient Claire Fries, age 10 of Austin, Texas
Golf and allied healthcare professionals
WHAT:
TSRHC patients will participate in a Learn to Golf clinic taught by golf and allied healthcare professionals specially trained to teach children with physical challenges. Junior golfers will learn about golf safety, etiquette, driving, chipping and putting.
Support for the Learn to Golf program is provided by funds from TSRHC donors, local businesses and individuals, Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA), Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation and a multiyear grant provided by the United States Golf Association to aid in the expansion and enhancement of the program. There is no charge for patients to participate.
WHEN:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. – Registration
9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Learn to Golf clinic
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Lunch
WHERE:
Harvey Penick Golf Campus
5501 Ed Bluestein Blvd.
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 926-1100
ABOUT CLAIRE FRIES:
Claire, age 10 of Austin, Texas, has been a patient at TSRHC for three years. She receives treatment for hip dysplasia, an abnormal hip socket formation, but does not let her condition slow her down. A fifth grader at Eanes Elementary School, Claire loves to swim and also enjoys collecting rocks and stuffed animals. Claire inspires others with her determination and confidence to be the best she can be in every aspect of her life.
ABOUT TSRHC:
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.
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