VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2018 Edition

33 “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 their visit to the Greenville Shriners Hospital an annual event.” 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 Life.