Tee it up for the Troops Continues Support to Hope For The Warriors through Significant Donations
Annandale, VA (PRWEB) December 22, 2014 -- Tee It Up for the Troops, Inc. (http://www.teeitupforthetroops.org) has once again shown their support and dedication to Hope For The Warriors® (http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org) by making a $50,000 donation on Monday, December 8, 2014. Since making its first donation in 2008, Tee It Up for the Troops has donated nearly $400,000 to Hope For The Warriors®, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, restoring the family unit, and restoring hope to our service members and military families.
Both nonprofit organizations focus on serving and honoring wounded service members and veterans. Tee It Up for the Troops has donated nearly $5 million dollars through a variety of fundraising events held throughout the country. Over 87% of their net event proceeds raised have been donated to more than 100 national and local organizations that support wounded service members, veterans, and military families. Donations from Tee It Up for the Troops have been used by Hope For The Warriors® to support its four program pillars: Career Transition & Education, Clinical Health & Wellness, Sports & Recreation, and Community & Military Relations. All programs within these pillars provide a full cycle of care to wounded service members and military families.
“Tee It Up for the Troops is very proud to continue our support for Hope For The Warriors®, as we believe strongly in the quality of the programs that they deliver to our military families,” said Tim Wegscheid, President and Executive Director of Tee It Up for the Troops. “The passion and energy that their team puts forth every day to deliver critically needed services to our nation’s wounded service members is quite admirable, and we are honored to support their efforts.”
“The continuous and consistent support that Tee It Up for the Troops has provided Hope For The Warriors® over the past six years has been instrumental in helping us accomplish our mission,” Robin Kelleher, Hope For The Warriors® President said. “We are excited to see what their financial support allows us to accomplish in 2015.”
Tee It Up for the Troops is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was established in 2005 by the family and friends of a soldier who enlisted in the United States Army after September 11, 2001. Over the past decade, Tee It Up for the Troops has inspired communities across the United States to do great things on behalf of the military men and women who have served and sacrificed so much for our freedoms. Tee It Up for the Troops combines unique golf events with a patriotic ceremony to “honor, remember, respect, and support” all those who served and given so greatly. Through these events, Tee It Up for the Troops has become a fundraising engine for key partners such as Hope for The Warriors, allowing them to focus on what they do best: Helping wounded veterans and their families to heal, transition, grow, and thrive.
The mission of Hope For the Warriors® (http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org) is to enhance the quality of life for post-9/11 service members, their families, and families of the fallen who have sustained physical and psychological wounds in the line of duty. Hope For The Warriors® is dedicated to restoring a sense of self, restoring the family unit, and restoring hope for our service members and our military families.
Hope For The Warriors® has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator (http://www.charitynavigator.org) for three consecutive years. Charity Navigator is an independent organization that evaluates fiscal responsibility and accountability of nonprofits.
Hope For The Warriors® (Federal Tax ID 20-5182295) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity as defined in sections 509(A)(1) and 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) of the Internal Revenue Code. Combined Federal Campaign, CFC #27800.
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Anne Barnwell, Hope For The Warriors, http://www.hopeforthewarriors.org, +1 (910) 554-1505, [email protected]
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