Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/5/10
A golf outing/fundraiser will be held on Aug. 30 at Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting to benefit Hill School sophomore lacrosse/ice hockey player Wes Schlauch, who is recovering from a stroke suffered during the winter.
Schlauch, 17, began his recovery in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric
Hill School's Wes Schlauch
Intensive Care Unit. On March 28 Schlauch was transferred to Good Shepherd Pediatric Care Unit in Bethlehem for intensive inpatient rehab.
Schlauch has all his cognitive brain functions and is communicating through visual signs and a special speaking device. With his tenacious determination and the tireless support of family and friends (visit the “Team Wes” fanpage on www.facebook.com/TeamWes ) he is making daily progress on his journey back home, in school and on the ice and playing fields.
The event begins at 1 p.m. in shotgun format. Cocktails and dinner follow at 5:30 p.m.
Team Wes has partnered with the National Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF), a leader in Fundraising Support for Transplant and Catastrophic Injury.
Contributions are tax-deductible and the golf outing costs $225 while dinner-only is $60. A foursome can register for $800. There also will be a silent auction and prizes for closest to the hole. Registration deadline is Friday, Aug. 20.
For more information, contact Trey Turbett at grt399@gmail.com.
Checks can be made payable to NTAF Mid-Atlantic Catastrophic Injury Fund in Honor of Wes Schlauch.
Mail to: George Turbett, 301 N. Manoa Rd., Havertown, PA 19083.
For more information, call George Turbett at 610-306-9782 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 610-306-9782 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 610-306-9782 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
