Justin Timberlake/Shrine Hospital for Children PGA

A preliminary schedule of events includes:
Monday, October 13th Pro-Am
Tuesday, October 14th Pro-Am Draw Party
Wednesday, October 15th Celebrity Pro-Am
Thursday, October 16th Professional Competition
Friday, October 17th Professional Competition
Saturday, October 18th Professional Competition
Sunday, October 19th Final Day of Professional Competition,
Trophy Presentation by Justin Timberlake
Mark Your Calendars to play or work the event. More information will be published as it is recieved.

A Healthy Education

Oakmont students tour Shriners Hospital for up-close look at health care careers



Photo-Pico Van Houtryve/THE PRESS-TRIBUNE . Oakmont students Sabrina Simpson, Samantha Santos, Zhanna Dariyohuk, Amanjot Bhandal and Maricarmen Aguilera, left to right, attempt to tie their shoelaces with a non-dominant hand during a Burn Awareness Week presentation at Shriners Hospital in Sacramento.
Prosthetic technician Kishor Kumar, above left, aligns the silicone mold of a prosthetic leg for an above-the-knee amputee patient as touring Oakmont High School students look on.

By: Lauren Weber, The Press-Tribune
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
A career in the health care industry isn't for everyone. But some students at Oakmont High School in Roseville have already decided that it's something they're interested in pursuing, even though they are only teenagers.


Last Thursday, more than 60 students from Oakmont High School made a trip to Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento for a career presentation focused on jobs in the health care field.

The students all attend the Oakmont Health Careers Academy, a school within Oakmont High School, for students interested in a career path leading to health care. More than 150 students are involved in the three-year academy that is designed to enter at the sophomore level. To be a part of the program, students must apply, interview, and have an interest in a career in health care, said Hazel Rule, one of the teachers who teaches introduction to medicine at the academy.

"We're looking for people that will benefit from the program," she said. "And we try to get them to see what's out there."

Part of getting students to learn more about the health-related careers, is attending the career presentation at Shriners, which they have done for three consecutive years now, said Wes Muller, academics coordinator at Oakmont High School. This year, their visit happened to occur during the same time as Shriners' Burn Awareness Week, Feb. 3-9. Even though Shriners specialize in orthopedic, spinal cord injury and burn care for children, the presentations last week focused on careers related to burn survivors.

Catherine Curran, the director of public and community relations at Shriners, said that most people think of doctors and nurses when they think of health care, but the students on last week's tour were introduced to three others - social work and physical and occupational therapy.

"They can still contribute in a positive way to health care," said Tiffany Romias, one of the presenters and an occupational therapist with Shriners in Sacramento. "I think it's a great opportunity to have exposure to all the possibilities in health care." One of the focuses for the presentation, Romias said, was to "get a personal connection with people who are already in health care and get a glimpse to what's possible for them."

That's also the concept behind the Oakmont academy.

Stevi Zari is a sophomore with the academy and thought she wanted to be a firefighter when she grows up. But now, she has no idea.

"There are so many options," she said.

During their first year in the academy, students take English, a science class, that is typically biology, history and introduction to medicine. Their junior year's course load consists of English, social science, chemistry and two periods of advanced medical science with hands-on experience at a hospital. During their last year, students take English, government and economics, an advanced elective such as anatomy and two periods of an internship at a hospital.

In addition to the classes, students volunteer their time to Stride for the Cure, Susan G. Komen events and Walk to D'Feet ALS. For two years now students have also made blankets for Shriners' patients. Last year they made more than 100 blankets, Rule said.

"They have about 100 plus hours of experience that a second-year medical student doesn't have," Rule said.

The Oakmont academy works directly with the Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Kaiser Roseville Medical Center and Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Students learn everything from how to read vital signs to bed making. At the high school, they also have a mock hospital room with five beds and EKG machines for student use. In addition, the three hospitals update the teachers on new techniques being used in the field, Rule said.

Free pancakes to help Shriners Hospitals

Free pancakes to help Shriners Hospitals- Yes it is true in many parts of the country.
Check your Local International House of Pancakes(IHOP)stories are giving a free stack pancaks for a donation to a local/national charity.

News from the Colorado "THE GAZETTE"
February 10, 2008 - 1:15AM

IHOP will serve free pancakes from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at all three Colorado Springs locations — 512 N. Chelton Road, 2290 Southgate Road and 8065 N. Academy Blvd. — in hopes of collecting donations for Shriners Hospitals.

The charitable organization’s 22 hospitals treat children with burns, cleft palates, orthopedic problems and other health issues at no charge.

Two Colorado Springs children are at Shriners Hospital in Galveston after their mother allegedly set them on fire.

More on Regis & Kelly

You were told on this blog to watch Regis & Kelly all this week or you may have seen or heard about the parents of two patients from the Cincinnati Shriners Hospital winning a wedding in a contest on Live with Regis and Kelly. Crew from Live with Regis and Kelly filmed at the Cincinnati hospital, and images of the couple, patients and hospital staff have appeared in the segments.

If you didn't tune in to Live with Regis and Kelly friday morning to watch the segment on the couple’s wedding. More information is available at the following link:

http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/contests/wedding2008/index.html.

Thank you very much for your support of Burn Awareness Week 2008!

Stop By your Shrine Booth

The 5th annual NBC4/Telemundo 52 Health & Fitness Expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th,2008 from 10:00am-5:00pm both days.

This FREE-TO-THE-PUBLIC event is designed to capture the attention of tens of thousands of health-conscious consumers and offers free health tests and screenings, information, demonstrations, dance, rock climbing, a community blood drive and much more! Tons of fun family activities combined with important health and medical information to help our community get healthy and fit.

We expect to see more than 50,000 people from the Los Angeles area at this one-of-a-kind event! We think that your organization has much to offer and even more to gain by participating in this highly visible community event.

Guam patients

Shriners’ doctors pick young Guam patients
Star-Bulletin staff:

About 30 children on Guam have been added to the waiting list for surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Honolulu after an evaluation by two of Shriners' pediatric orthopedic surgeons.

Drs. Ellen Raney, chief of staff, and Craig Ono, assistant chief of staff, recently examined 500 children with orthopedic problems in a biannual outreach clinic.

Besides those needing surgery, more than 30 children will be fitted for orthopedic back and leg braces on Guam by a Shriners orthopedic specialist, the hospital reported in a news release.

On the recent visit, Raney said, "We noticed a significant increase in the number of children with severe needs and serious orthopedic problems.

"Although we are not sure what factors contribute to this increase, we get the feeling that we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg."

Shriners Hospital in Honolulu conducts clinics on the neighbor islands and throughout the Pacific, which gives children under age 18 an opportunity to receive free orthopedic, spinal-cord injury and post-burn care, regardless of financial resources or relationship to a Shriner.

About 80 percent of patients are from Hawaii and the others from the Pacific Rim, found mostly through outreach clinics. The Shriners Fraternity covers transportation costs for patients and their families to and from the hospital in Honolulu.

Shriners' Honolulu hospital also treats Hawaii and Pacific Rim children for post-burn injuries. In recognition of Burn Awareness Week this week , Shriners Hospitals are kicking off a yearlong campaign to prevent gasoline burn injuries.

Regis & Kelly

If you didn't watch the Regis & Kelly show(ABC 9AM) today (Feb.4,08) please watch the rest of the week.
Their Wedding segment this week feathers a connection with Shriners with Shriners Hospital for Children.
I won't tell you what the connection is now because I want you to watch the show and tell your friends.