Once a week, Leticia Desaloms pops popcorn at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and since 2011, she has volunteered 1,728 hours. Leti says it’s important that she gives back to the hospital because it gives so much to every patient.
Clarice Tinsley of FOX 4 recently Leti and her desire to serve the hospital in this “Hometown Heroes” segment.
Watch the full story here.
A young woman from North Texas talks fast and that speed helps bring in a lot of money. FOX 4’s Shannon Murray sat down with Morgan Hopson to talk about her new championship title, Texas Auctioneers Association (TAA) and her path to success.
In September 2001, the Texas Auctioneers Association selected Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children as its official charity. Since then, TAA members and auctioneers have raised money for the hospital through various auctions around the state.
A specific group of volunteers at Scottish Rite Hospital, who call themselves The Sewing Ladies, have been a staple at the hospital since its earliest years. Originally, the group consisted mostly of wives of the hospital’s doctors. Now, the volunteers come from all different backgrounds but have one thing in common – they love to sew.
Between them, The Sewing Ladies have more than 800 years of sewing experience, and they put that experience to good use. Last year, the group of volunteers created more than 400 bed sheets and more than 500 hospital gowns for the hospital’s young patients.
Clarice Tinsley of FOX 4 recently featured the group in her “Hometown Heroes” segment.
Watch the full story here.
Fourteen amputee patients from Scottish Rite Hospital received a grand send-off this week at DFW airport as they departed for the hospital’s annual Amputee Ski Trip. Representatives from Scottish Rite Hospital, American Airlines and DFW International Airport threw a party for the patients prior to their flight to Denver. The teenagers will spend a week at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NCSD) in Winter Park, Colorado, where they will learn to ski and snowboard despite their limb differences.
Several patients discussed their excitement for the trip with local media, while representatives from the hospital offered insight on the benefits the trip provides to the kids. The goal of the trip is to foster a sense of self-confidence, discovery and independence for the patients. Snow skiing is well suited for amputees and, with special equipment, they can quickly become competitive and often excel at the sport.
Watch coverage of the send-off party from FOX 4 and CBS 11.
Watch the full interview on the FOX 4 website here.
