NBC DFW: Scottish Rite Amputee Patients Gain Independence on Ski Slopes

NBC DFW: Scottish Rite Amputee Patients Gain Independence on Ski Slopes

by | Feb 10, 2020 | Events, Press Coverage

Since 1981 Scottish Rite for Children has hosted the annual Amputee Ski Trip. Fourteen teenage patients, as well as medical staff and hospital chaperones, spend a week at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, Colo. Lives are transformed while leaving a lifelong impact on all who attend.  

Patients from around the country have the opportunity to gain independence, while being surrounded by others with similar conditions. “It can be really hard to connect with people and you start to think that you can’t ever find anyone that will understand you,” says a previous attendee. “But here, everyone understands you.”

NBC DFW covered the sendoff ceremony at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Watch the full story here. 

Additional Ski Trip Sendoff segments: 
CBS 11 Evening News
FOX 4 Good Day.

NBC Memphis: Tigers spread smiles to children at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

NBC Memphis: Tigers spread smiles to children at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

by | Dec 31, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

The hospital hosted the University of Memphis football team for the annual visit from one of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic teams.

Players and coaches took an afternoon away from the football field to spread smiles by playing games with patients and friends. Tigers players put down the footballs and picked up some crayons for a fun filled afternoon.

NBC affiliate in Memphis, TN highlighted the fun event. Watch the full story here. 

NBC DFW: Annual Cookies and Castles Event Raises Money for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital

NBC DFW: Annual Cookies and Castles Event Raises Money for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital

by | Dec 14, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children was recently transformed into a scene from “Candyland”.

The annual Cookies and Castles, organized by the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta hosted hundreds of families and boasted 6,000 pounds of candy. Kids spent the day decorating gingerbread houses and gingerbread men for a good cause. Now in its 12th year, the event has raised more than $500,000 for the hospital’s prosthetic department.

Watch the full story here.

Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals

Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals

by | Dec 12, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

For decades, the Dallas Cowboys football team has made annual holiday visits to local children’s hospitals. This week, players and team cheerleaders posed for photographs and signed autographs at four Dallas area hospitals, including Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. 

“The impact that we can make on the platform we have, I think, is amazing,” Vander Esch said. “We can go out and form relationships with people in the community and see the instant impact and smile that it puts on their face, especially the kids and the things that they’re dealing with, the struggles in their lives. It’s a special thing to get out and do stuff like that, and I know every single one of the guys on the team would say the exact same thing.”

Read the article.

Hometown Heroes: The Wish List

Hometown Heroes: The Wish List

by | Nov 12, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children puts on two shopping bazaars each year: the four-day Hearts and Holiday Bazaar in early November and the three-day Summer Bazaar in June. Both events bring in about $40,000 and support The Wish List at the hospital.

Clarice Tinsley of FOX 4 recently featured the volunteers that make this happen in her “Hometown Heroes” segment.

Watch the full story here.

WFAA Good Morning Texas: The Josh Burger

WFAA Good Morning Texas: The Josh Burger

by | Sep 20, 2019 | Events, Press Coverage

Village Burger Bar loves to give back to the hospital. Until the end of the year, $1 from each Josh Burger that is purchased will be donated to the hospital. Check out our patient, Josh, on Good Morning Texas talking about his creation, the Josh Burger.

The Josh Burger is a signature patty blend topped with provolone cheese, pickles, BBQ sauce, & bacon strips on a locally-sourced brioche bun. This limited-time burger created by our patient, Josh, helps benefit our hospital and patients just like him. 

Watch Good Morning Texas’s feature or find a Village Burger Bar near you.