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Hackensack Cancer Patients Team Up With Pro Golfers
Participating golfers included Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, and Adam Scott.
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Nine-year-old Megan More met her hero recently at The Northern Trust PGA Tour tournament in Jersey City recently.
More and five other pediatric cancer patients from the Children's Cancer Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health served on honorary flag bearers on the 17th hole during the tournament. They met professional golfers, including Dustin Johnson, who met More and her twin brother, Brendan. More also met Phil Mickelson.
The partnership between the tournament and the hospital was done in support of Tackle Kids Cancer, a philanthropic initiative of the Children's Cancer Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health.
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"Taking part in an official PGA Tour event gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be 'inside the ropes' and provides our organization with a global stage to talk about the need for pediatric cancer research," Amy Glazer, executive director of development at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and Tackle Kids Cancer at the Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation.
Megan More is one of the bravest 9 year olds you'll ever meet. She's a flag bearer this week at THE NORTHERN TRUST, but thanks to @TackleKidsCancr and @DJohnsonPGA, her week got a whole lot brighter. Stay strong, Mighty Meg. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/FqDkoo4QYU
— THE NORTHERN TRUST (@TheNTGolf) August 10, 2019
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