Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/06/2011 -- Dallas White Rock Marathon board members and sponsors recently visited Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children while TSRHC patients signed autographs and handed out DWRM race T-shirts to kick off race weekend.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children has been the primary beneficiary of the Dallas White Rock Marathon® since 1997. This event kicked off race weekend and is a time for MetroPCS® Dallas White Rock Marathon® board members, sponsors, Dallas Police Department officers and special guests to visit the hospital. The event is a way to show appreciation to those who work year-round to make race weekend so special.

TSRHC Patient Champions, who serve as young ambassadors for the hospital representing the thousands of children treated at the hospital each year, along with the 2011 Junior Race Director and TSRHC patient, Mabeth Diaz, age 13 of Dallas, signed autographs and passed out race T-shirts to fellow TSRHC patients.

About DWRM
Voted the top marathon and half marathon in the state by Competitor Texas magazine, the MetroPCS® Dallas White Rock Marathon® is a flat and fast race, featuring a start/finish in Fair Park and a scenic course that includes a 10-mile loop around White Rock Lake. The race serves as a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. The primary beneficiary of weekend events is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. For more information, visit the official MetroPCS® Dallas White Rock Marathon® website at http://www.runtherock.com.

About TSRHC
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopaedic conditions, such as scoliosis http://www.tsrhc.org/scoliosis-spine.htm, clubfoot http://www.tsrhc.org/clubfoot-foot-disorders.htm, hip dysplasia http://www.tsrhc.org/hip-dyslasia-perthes.htm, hand disorders http://www.tsrhc.org/hand-disorders.htm , and Legg-Perthes http://www.tsrhc.org/hip-dysplasia-legg-perthes.htm, and certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. Admission is open to Texas children from birth up to 18 years of age. Patients receive treatment regardless of the family's ability to pay. 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/.