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The 10th on The 10th!

Come join us, to help us celebrate to this amazing milestone.

The Together for Tyler Tournament Committee is currently working on preparations for the 10th Annual Together for Tyler Memorial Golf Tournament.

This years tournament will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ Ramblewood C.C. in Mt. Laurel, NJ with all proceeds benefiting The Make-A-Wish
Foundation of NJ.

The 9th Annual Together for Tyler Memorial Golf Tournament was a overwhelming success. With all the proceeds generated from the 9th Annual Tournament, we were able to make the largest donation in the 9 year history of the tournament.

We hope that with your support of this special event, We can exceed last years donation and help even more children's wishes come true.

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Tyler James Elliott
1996-2000

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Tyler James Elliott was born a beautiful, healthy baby boy on April 10, 1996. At three months old, Tyler started having breathing difficulties and was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for tests. Test results showed that he had acquired a very rare lung disease and the only cure was a double lung transplant. After seven months in the hospital, (six months in intensive care) our brave little boy received a second chance at life on January 14, 1997 when donor lungs became available. The surgery was a success and Tyler was finally able to go home.

A transplant is not a total cure and life for him was not easy. He had frequent hospital admissions, daily medications and breathing treatments to take. Despite all that he had been through, Tyler was a remarkably strong willed little boy. He possessed talents that amazed most people who met him. When his parents took him to the driving range to hit golf balls, a crowd never failed to gather around him, as he would hit the ball 50, 60, even 80 yards. They would be in awe, not only impressed by his natural talent, but by the fact that he had been through so much in the first year of his life.

Aside from golf, Tyler also loved hockey. He carried his hockey stick with him everywhere he went. He especially liked the Philadelphia Flyers and was even given the chance to meet some of the players. He loved wearing his Flyer’s jersey; the team’s colors being orange and black. Tyler’s family adopted the orange and black monarch butterfly as a symbol for him, his courage, and his spirit.

Although three more years definitely was not enough, we are grateful for the time we did have with him. On July 15, 2000, Tyler passed away from transplant related complications. His memory will live on with us by holding the annual Together for Tyler Memorial Golf Tournament, which benefits children related charities.