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San Angelo Claybird Association Range to Host 12th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot Benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Local Resident, TSRHC Patient Jannika Smith to Attend Clay Shoot

WHO: 
370 West Texas participants  
San Angelo Claybird Association Range staff
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) staff and volunteers
Rocker b Ranch staff and volunteers
TSRHC patient, Jannika Smith, age 7 of San Angelo, Texas
 
WHAT: 
The 12th Annual San Angelo Sporting Clay Shoot benefiting TSRHC. Members of the community, novice through professional shooters, are invited to participate in the clay shoot. This year’s event includes a complimentary lunch for participants, live music, silent and live auction and awards reception. Categories for the event include individual shooter and corporate sponsor team.
 
WHEN: 
Saturday, October 10, 2009
7 a.m.          Registration opens
8 a.m.          Rotation one begins   
11 a.m.        Complimentary lunch for participants ($10 for non-participants)
11:30 a.m.  Rotation two begins
3 p.m.          Rotation three begins 
6 p.m.          Live entertainment
7 p.m.          Awards presentation and live auction begins
 
WHERE: 
San Angelo Claybird Association Range
12026 US Highway 67 S
San Angelo, TX 76904
Highway 67, 12 miles west of San Angelo, north on Duncan Road
 
WHY: 
Organized in 1998 by a group of individuals committed to assisting TSRHC, the San Angelo Sporting Clay Shoot raises awareness about the hospital and reaches out to families in West Texas who may benefit from treatment at TSRHC. This is the 12th year for this event, which, since its inception, has raised more than $475,000 for TSRHC.
 
ABOUT JANNIKA SMITH:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children patient Jannika Smith, age 7 of San Angelo, Texas, has learned to embrace life with only one hand. Born absent her left hand, Jannika has been a patient at TSRHC since she was 6 weeks old. In January 2003, TSRHC physicians operated on her hand so that she would be able to wear a prosthetic hand (or prosthesis). She received her first prosthesis in 2004 and now wears a moveable prosthesis that she endearingly refers to as her "Bob." Her prosthetic hand helps her tackle tasks such as tying her shoes, and she often greets people by saying, "Bob wants to meet you," holding up her prosthetic hand.

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.

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