SKIHI Annual Benefit Golf Tournament    In October of 2008, SKIHI hosted a golf tournament that raised $68,000, making it the most successful to date.  The beneficiaries of the 2008 tournament are ROPARD in Detroit, Michigan, The Child Study Center in Fort Worth, and Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth.    The continuous support from customers, colleagues and friends of SKIHI is the key factor that contagiously makes this golf tournament a tremendous success.  The driving force behind these tournaments is due to the inspiration of Kelsi Skipper.  Kelsi is the granddaughter of Owner and President of SKIHI Enterprises, LTD, Richard Skipper.  Kelsi was born prematurely and diagnosed with ROP (detached retinas).  Without the dedication from Cook Children's, ROPARD, and The Child Study Center, Kelsi would not be the bright and energetic young lady that she is today.  This golf tournament was organized six years ago in an effort to help these hospitals and organizations continue their various programs to benefit children like Kelsi.    Each year, the tournament's organizers hand deliver checks to each organization and see first hand the benefits of its success.  This year Cook Children's Hospital will be using the donated funds to purchase a state of the art oxygen monitoring machine that will measure and record the oxygen levels in newborns.  With this piece of equipment, they hope to decrease the number of ROP cases in their NICU Facility.  ROPARD will use our donation to continue funding their research for a cure of ROP.  This year, the SKIHI Enterprises Charitable Foundation has been formed as a means of continuing the charitable donations to all of these worthy institutions.    On October 12, 2009, SKIHI will be hosting its 7th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament at Canyon West Golf Club in Weatherford, Texas, benefiting Cook Children's Medical Center, ROPARD, and The Child Study Center.