8-Year-Old Participates in Learn to Golf Clinic Designed for Children With Physical Challenges

Dallas, TX -- (SBWire) -- 11/17/2010 -- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) patients, including local 8-year old, Jen Hoppert participated in a Learn to Golf clinic taught by golf and allied healthcare professionals specially trained to teach children with physical challenges. Junior golfers learned about golf safety, etiquette, driving, chipping and putting.

TSRHC's Learn to Golf program is designed for patients with challenging physical conditions. The Learn to Golf program provides the tools and instruction needed for patients to participate in and reap the rehabilitative benefits of golf.

Support for the Learn to Golf program is provided by funds from TSRHC donors and a multiyear grant provided by the United States Golf Association to aid in the enhancement of the program. There is no charge for patients to participate.

Jena Hoppert, age 8 of Denison, has received treatment for clubfoot http://www.tsrhc.org/clubfoot-foot-disorders.htm at TSRHC since she was 2 weeks old. This will be Jena's second time to participate in a Learn to Golf clinic. One of Jena's favorite activities is going to the driving range with her Dad, and she has also recently taken a series of golf lessons. She is looking forward to learning new skills at the Learn to Golf clinic. Jena is a third grader at Hyde Park Elementary and she enjoys gymnastics, Girl Scouts, riding her bike, reading and being outdoors.

About TSRHC
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions http://www.tsrhc.org/pediatric-orthopedics.htm, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. Admission is open to Texas children from birth up 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 http://www.tsrhc.org.