We met with our friends on Saturday morning to load the bus for Greenville at 8:00 and stopped at the Varsity in Atlanta Georgia for lunch. The Varsity is a restaurant styled in a 1950's setting and has great food. There are several Varsity restaurants in the Atlanta area and we ate at the Varsity on Dawson Blvd. We then set out for Greenville and arrived at our hotel around 5:00 which was just in time for some refreshments in the lounge before dinner. We ate dinner at the Open Hearth in Greenville. They had some of the best rib eyes you could ask for and topped it off with cheesecake and strawberry shortcake. I highly recommend the Open Hearth to anyone going to Greenville South Carolina. After dinner, we were so full we crashed.
Sunday morning, we had breakfast and headed for the hospital. Now let me tell you a little about the Shriner's hospitals. The Shriner's raise money primarily for the 22 hospitals across the US, Canada, and Mexico. These hospitals treat and heal children from birth to 18 years of age that suffer from Orthopaedic problems, Burns, Spinal Cord injuries, and much more at no expense to the children or their families. They will even transport and house these children and they even have certified teachers to conduct school while they are being treated. The research and design is performed in house and it is all there to heal children. It's the most amazing gift offered today and this is what we do as Shriners. The tour was great and we even got to interact with a few of the children. It'll bring tears to see these kids in good spirit and playing regardless of their painful disabilities. We're just so glad we can be a part in helping these children and their families.
We left the hospital about 1:00 headed back home and had a blast on the bus ride home. Besides their benevolence, the Shriners know how to have fun. We got back home around 9:00 and we picked up Sarah Katherine who stayed with her Grandmothers during our trip. We can't wait for our next trip.
3 comments:
So, how did Sarah Katherine do? I know it was neat to see the hospital that the Shriners help with.
What a nice trip to be able to take! I know Sarah Katherine really missed y'all..right?!?!?!
Awesome, I think it is so wonderful, all the ways Shriners help children in need!! I am glad to see ya'll are part of such a great organization. The Shriners have helped Jason's nephew through several surgeries. I don't know if he will have anymore surgeries in his future or not. I hope not, he has already been through so much.
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