Dallas, TX -- (SBWire) --05/25/2011 --Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children(TSRHC) patients, including Rochaun Baldwin, 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.
TSRHC’s Learn to Golf program is designed for patients with challenging physical conditions. Learn to Golf provides the tools and instruction needed for patients to participate in and reap the rehabilitative benefits of the game.
The Learn to Golf program has received support from the United States Golf Association (USGA), PGA TOUR Charities, Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation http://www.tsrhc.org/hand-center.htm, Northern Texas PGA and other generous donors.
Rochaun Baldwin, age 8 of Waco, Texas, was born with a condition called amniotic band syndrome, which constricts the growth of extremities including arms, legs and fingers. He has been a patient at TSRHC for two and a half years and is treated in the hospital’s Charles E. Seay, Jr. Hand Center. This will be his first time to attend a Learn to Golf clinic. Rochaun also plays softball and is a second grade student at Dean Highland Elementary School.
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 and hand disorders http://www.tsrhc.org/hand-disorders.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. 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.
Local 8-Year-Old Participates in Learn to Golf Clinic Designed for Children with Physical Challenges
Rochaun Baldwin to join other patients of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children at Learn to Golf clinic