Charity Event Honors Stricken Surgeon and Injury Prevention Foundation

 

Third Annual Bruce Fellows Tennis Benefit Set for October 7

 

 

Wilmington DE---The third annual Bruce Fellows Tennis Benefit—a fund-raising event in support of a prominent local surgeon who was left paralyzed after a bicycle accident in 2005 and ThinkFirst Injury Prevention foundation—will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2007 (rain date October 14).

 

The event has raised more than $20,000 in its first two years. Last year a total of 60 people took part in the tennis tournament and dinner and more than 70 individuals and businesses made contributions as event sponsors. The event sponsors are planning for increased participation in 2007, with the commitment of additional tennis courts by private clubs in the Greenville area. Following the tennis, which culminates in a playoff to determine the winning team from the round robin competition, dinner and cocktails will be held on the scenic patio at Greenville Country Club, where Dr. Fellows has been a member for many years.

 

Participation is open to men and women tennis players at all skill levels. The entry fee is $50. Proceeds are divided equally between the Bruce Fellows Trust Fund and the Delaware Chapter of ThinkFirst, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to injury prevention. Various levels of sponsorships are also available to businesses and individuals, including courtside banners and program name recognition.

 

Dr. Bruce Fellows, a member of the staff at Christiana Hospital, was among the region’s most respected vascular surgeons. He was paralyzed from the neck down in a bicycle accident near Bethany, Delaware on Memorial Day in 2005.

 

The Bruce Fellows Tennis Benefit is organized and managed by friends and colleagues of Dr. Fellows from Greenville Country Club and Christiana Hospital. In a statement, the organizing committee said, “Bruce Fellows saved innumerable lives over the years and inspired patients, colleagues and friends with an indomitable spirit and sensitive, caring demeanor. It is a small token of our affection and esteem to help him and his designated charity in a time of need.”

 

Additional information on participation and sponsorship for the 2007 Bruce Fellows Tennis Benefit may be obtained at www.brucefellowstennisbenefit.org.

 

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