1lt Rob Seidel Wounded Soldiers Fund Inc

HELD 17TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AND 1ST ANNUAL SPORTSMAN'S RAFFLE AS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO GENERATE MONIES IN SUPPORT OF 7 VETERANS SUPPORT CHARITIES. THE GOLF TOURNAMENT COMPRISED 272 GOLFERS AND 68 DONORS/SPONSORS GENERATING $51,848 IN NET REVENUE, AND UTILIZED 12 UNPAID VOLUNTEERS. THE SPORTSMAN'S RAFFLE COMPRISED 400 PARTICIPANTS AND 21 DONORS/SPONSORS GENERATING $7,934 IN NET REVENUE, AND UTILIZED 27 UNPAID VOLUNTEERS. THE THE BENEFICIARIES OF GRANTS FUNDED BY THIS TOURNAMENT (AS WELL AS FROM PRIOR YEAR RETAINED EARNINGS) FOR THIS YEAR WERE YELLOW RIBBON FUND, INC. ($20,000) WHICH PROVIDES HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND CAREGIVER AND FAMILY SUPPORT TO SEVERELY WOUNDED, ILL AND INJURED POST-9/11 SERVICE MEMBERS FROM EVERY BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, FOLLOWING UNEXPECTED MEDICAL CRISES; PLATOON 22, INC. ($10,000), WHICH USES DONATIONS TO END VETERAN SUICIDE THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY ASSEMBLING CRITICAL RESOURCES, PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, AND DEVELOPING TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS; PENNSYLVANIA WOUNDED WARRIORS INC. ($10,000), WHICH PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS TO HELP PAY FOR HOUSING, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL AND OTHER EXPENSES; FOR THE LOVE OF A VETERAN, INC. ($5,000), WHICH GIVES AID FOR DEPLOYED TROOPS AND HOMELESS VETERANS, AND HELPS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PTSD BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A LIFE-CHANGING AND LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL PROCEDURE KNOWN AS SGB (STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK); ROOTS FOR BOOTS ($5,000), WHICH USED THE FUNDS TOWARDS THE ACQUISITION OF AN ALL-TERRAIN ACTION TRACK CHAIR FOR A MOBILITY-IMPAIRED VIETNAM VETERAN; OPERATION SECOND CHANCE INC ($10,000) WHICH PROVIDES REST, RECREATION, AND TRANQUILITY FOR WOUNDED, INJURED, AND ILL COMBAT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HEROES RIDGE AT RAVEN ROCK RETREAT PROGRAM, AND THE AMERICAN LEGION LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP FUND ($1,000) WHICH ENSURES HIGHER EDUCATION IS A POSSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING OUR COUNTRY.