Stryker To Make Its Fourth K9s For Warriors Donation Of 2017 at Travelers Championship

MAHWAH, N.J., June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Stryker Orthopaedics, the Official Joint Replacement Products of the PGA TOUR® and PGA TOUR Champions, announced today plans to activate on-site at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, CT.  This weekend marks the sixth tournament of the year where Stryker will engage with consumers and bring The Mobility Zone – a destination designed to educate golf fans on the importance of joint health and mobility – on site. In addition, on Friday of tournament week, Stryker will make its fourth K9s for Warriors donation of 2017 in an effort to honor the company's ongoing commitment to our nation's military.

This is the second consecutive year that Stryker has collaborated with K9s For Warriors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing service canines to military veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disability, traumatic brain injury or other trauma as a result of military service post 9/11.  As part of this collaboration, Stryker will host a special ceremony while at the Travelers Championship to pay homage to our military, by making a donation to K9s for Warriors. Tournament goers can also show their support to veterans by purchasing a Stryker hat at The Mobility Zone. For each hat purchased, Stryker will make a donation to the K9s For Warriors organization, empowering veterans to return to civilian life with dignity and independence by sponsoring service canines.

"Stryker is proud to leverage our partnership with the PGA TOUR to not only educate tournament goers on the importance of joint health, but to also support our military," said Bill Huffnagle, President, Stryker's Joint Replacement Division.  "Our fourth service dog donation of the year is a remarkable accomplishment. It means so much that we're able to honor and help a deserving veteran get back to civilian life, and K9s for Warriors allows us to do just that." 

While at the tournament, Stryker will activate The Mobility Zone where tournament goers will be able to partake in the 2017 Stryker Challenge – a hands-on experience featuring Art H. Ritis, a life-size model that aims to provide tournament goers with a basic understanding of joint replacement surgery and Stryker's products. In addition, fans who stop by The Mobility Zone will be able to enter for a chance to win a trip for two to Atlanta, GA for the TOUR Championship® and walk inside the ropes as an honorary observer – a true VIP experience.^1,2

For additional information on the Stryker Challenge as well as K9s For Warriors, please visit: www.StrykerChallenge.com.

1. Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) are not eligible to enter the Stryker Challenge Sweepstakes or participate in the any of these promotions. HCPs are defined as those individuals or entities involved in the provision of health care services and/or items to patients, which purchase, lease, recommend, use, arrange for the purchase or lease of, or prescribe Stryker's products.
2. No purchase necessary to enter or win Sweepstakes.  Void where prohibited by law.  For official rules visit StrykerChallenge.com.  Open to legal residents of the US & US Territories, 21+ as of date of entry.  Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 am ET on 1/11/17 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on 8/27/17.  Sponsored by Stryker.

About Stryker
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. Stryker is active in over 100 countries around the world.

About PGA TOUR Champions
PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of golf's most recognizable and accomplished players, age 50 and older, including 32 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Tour's mission is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable and economic impact in tournament communities. In 2017, the PGA TOUR Champions schedule includes 26 tournaments in 18 states, Japan, Wales and Canada, with purses totaling more than $55 million. The Charles Schwab Cup, which includes the Regular Season and the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, is used to determine the season-long champion. All events are televised in the United States, with most receiving complete coverage on Golf Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, telecasts air live, tape-delayed or in a highlights-package format in excess of 190 countries and territories, reaching more than 330 million potential households. The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Follow PGA TOUR Champions at facebook.com/PGATOURChampions, on Twitter @ChampionsTour and on Instagram @pgatourchampions.

About PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the leading global platform in professional golf, showcasing the highest expression of excellence, both on and off the course. The PGA TOUR's mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, grow and protect the game of golf and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.

The PGA TOUR co-sanctions more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China. Its members represent the world's best players, hailing from 24 countries (89 members are from outside the United States). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1.1 billion households in 227 countries and territories in 23 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2016, tournaments across all Tours generated a record of more than $166 million for local and national charitable organizations, bringing the all-time total to $2.46 billion.

The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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