Tee It Up for the Troops - J.B. Ball
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Nov 09, 2010
Our Program for November 9th was presented by J. B. Ball, a Rotarian from Burnsville, who is a business associate of our own Randy Schumacher. He started a program called "Tee It Up for the Troops".
In 2005, his son enlisted in the army and was sent to Iraq. After sending a lot of foo packages and telephone calling cards to his son and friends, the idea of a permanent form of support for our troops and veterans came into being...
On the Saturday closest to 9/11, golf courses all over the country open their links to this organization. In the morning, veterans are welcomed to a free round of golf; in the afternoon, regular scheduled foursomes play. The afternoon golfers are requested to add 10% to their fees which is forwarded to the Tee It Up organization for use in fulfilling their mission: "to honor, respect and remember the service of those who have given so freely to protect our nation". Funds are given to military support programs who handle the individual grants.
Next year's event is on Saturday, September 9, 2011.
A list of who has received funds from the organization, and other information on the activities of the group is available at info@teeitupforthetroops.com. (Storu by Tad Shaw and posting and photo by Steve Frazier)
In 2005, his son enlisted in the army and was sent to Iraq. After sending a lot of foo packages and telephone calling cards to his son and friends, the idea of a permanent form of support for our troops and veterans came into being...
On the Saturday closest to 9/11, golf courses all over the country open their links to this organization. In the morning, veterans are welcomed to a free round of golf; in the afternoon, regular scheduled foursomes play. The afternoon golfers are requested to add 10% to their fees which is forwarded to the Tee It Up organization for use in fulfilling their mission: "to honor, respect and remember the service of those who have given so freely to protect our nation". Funds are given to military support programs who handle the individual grants.
Next year's event is on Saturday, September 9, 2011.
A list of who has received funds from the organization, and other information on the activities of the group is available at info@teeitupforthetroops.com. (Storu by Tad Shaw and posting and photo by Steve Frazier)