FOR IMMEDIATE

Who:                      Any child, from newborn to age 18, who has problems of the bones,
                               muscles or joints.

When:                    Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

                                For more information, or to make an appointment, please call, The Kem
                                Shrine Office, Telephone (701) 772-7125 or Fax (701) 772-7125 or
                                Kenneth Shaw at  218-681-1062.

Where:                  Evaluations will be held at Franklyn Middle School, 300 Spruce Avenue South, Thief River Falls MN.

Summary             The goal of the screening clinic is to locate children who would benefit
                                from the quality orthopaedic medical care provided at no charge at  Shriners
                                Hospitals for Children.  Children are admitted regardless of race, sex, religion,
                                national origin or relationship to a Shriner.  All services at the Shriners  Hospital
                                are provided totally free of charge.  The hospital does not accept payment from
                                patients’ families, federal or state funds or third party payors such as insurance
                                companies.

                                The Shriners Hospitals for the Children-Twin Cities is a 40-bed pediatric
                                orthopaedic hospital providing quality, comprehensive care to children. 
                                Orthopaedic disabilities treated are: cerebral palsy, scoliosis, club feet, hip
                                deformities, limb length discrepancies, missing limbs, juvenile arthritis,’spina
                                bifida and rickets.

Leo Luettjohann
Kem Hospital Representative
132 Twin Drive
Crookston MN 56716-2316
Tel – (218) 281-1561
E-mail – judyleo3@gra.midco.net

PS:  For more information, visit the Shriners Hospitals web site at shrinershq.org