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“Spending time in the hospital is
hard, especially when you are a kid,”
said Melissa Bayles, Public Relations
Specialist for the Shriners Hospitals for
Children-Greenville. “When the Virginia
Tech golf team comes to Shriners
Hospitals for Children, they do more
than just complete a community service
project; they bring smiles and happiness
to our patients. Even if just for a few
minutes, they help the kids forget about
their pain.
“As an employee, it is touching to
see how well the golfers interact with
our patients. They aren’t afraid to get
close to the kids, even visiting the ones
in isolation. For those patients, the
memory of the team’s visit will last a
lifetime. We hope the Virginia Tech golf
team will continue to make its visit to the
Greenville Shriners Hospital an annual event,” Bayles said.
The golf team, as do all Virginia Tech athletics teams, spends countless
hours enriching the lives of other members of the community, on campus, in
Blacksburg and around the region. For more information, please contact the
Office of Student-Athlete Development.