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Welcome from Shriners Hospitals for Children | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

t is my pleasure to welcome you to Las Vegas for the 2017 These patients are a strong representation of the hope and
Shriners Hospitals for Children® Open. We rely on this healing provided by Shriners Hospitals for Children – we are
Ievent to help support and raise awareness of our health proud of each and every one of them, and thank them and
care system, Shriners Hospitals for Children. their families for their hard work and invaluable contribution
to the Open.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system with
22 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Our staff is There are also countless members of Shriners International
dedicated to providing world-class specialized care to children here, too – many of them working as volunteers. They
with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and look forward to meeting you, and providing information
cleft lip and palate, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. In about their fraternity. The Shriners fraternity founded and
addition to providing excellent patient-centered care, Shriners continues to support Shriners Hospitals for Children as its
Hospitals is also committed to improving both the quality of official philanthropy.
life and the quality of care by conducting innovative research,
and offering excellent medical education programs. We are grateful for everyone who is part of the Shriners
Hospitals for Children Open, including our sponsors, donors,
At Shriners Hospitals, our patients are our priority. We take spectators, players, staff and volunteers. Thanks to your
the time to listen, and every patient can expect respectful, dedicated efforts and steadfast commitment, this event gets
compassionate, dedicated care. We surround our patients and better each year.
families with hope, because when you give a family hope,
everything changes. Our patients know they are not defined We truly appreciate every single one of you for being here,
by the challenges they face, and that there are no limits to and for supporting this tournament.
what they can accomplish.
Sincerely,
You may notice several of our patients are here, including
our 2017-2018 National Patient Ambassadors, Isabella and
Emily, who represent the thousands of children who receive
care from Shriners Hospitals every year, and share their
stories with the world. Isabella and Emily are wonderful and
inspiring young ladies who look forward to getting to know Jerry G. Gantt
you during the tournament. Patients representing each of Chairman of the Board of Trustees
our 22 Shriners Hospitals are also here serving as standard Shriners Hospitals for Children
bearers, so be sure to look for them, as well.

4 November 2- 5, 2017 | TPC SUMMERLIN | LAS VEGAS, NV