Burn Survivor’s Golf Tournament

Eagle Fire, as part of the Virginia Chapter of the American Fire Sprinkler Association, is helping to organize a golf tournament on September 15^th at Hunting Hawk Golf Course to raise money for the Central Virginia Burn Camp and the Old Dominion Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation. If you don’t already know, these are two great organizations that are making a difference in our community.

The Central Virginia Burn Camp provides children who have been hospitalized with burn injuries the opportunity to play, heal, and connect with other young burn victims and caring adults.  This unique camp is truly therapeutic for these kids. Not only do the children have physical reminders of their burns, many of them also have emotional scars. The sad fact is that many of these children weren’t injured in a house fire or other accident —they were deliberately burned. The chance to connect with caring adults, healthcare professionals, and other kids who have similar physical and emotional wounds goes a long way toward helping these kids develop confidence, self-esteem, and regain a sense of trust. Plus it lets them just be kids for a week.  he golf tournament accounts for about 80% of the annual budget for the Central Virginia Burn Camp.

The Old Dominion Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation is a partnership between professional firefighters associations and the Evan-Haynes Burn Center at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. The Foundation’s activities include:

•           Supporting Richmond Metro firefighters and the family members of firefighters who have been hospitalized for burn injuries in performance of their duties

•           Helps burn victims and families of victims receiving treatment at the Evans-Haynes Burn Center

•           Funds medical and physical therapy equipment purchases and burn research

•           Offers burn education and prevention programs

•           Supports the Central Virginia Burn Camp

This year is the 17^th year for the AFSA Golf Tournament. Last year 100 golfers played in the tournament. These participants, along with 50 sponsors, allowed the AFSA to make a $40,000 donation, split between the Central Virginia Burn Camp and the Old Dominion Professional Firefighters Association.