EZ-Go Cart Donation at 9th Annual Mendakota Event

Mendota Heights, MN – At the organization’s 9th annual fundraising event in Minnesota, Tee It Up For The Troops announced that they will donate a customized six-person E-Z-GO Golf Cart to each Fisher House that will be built and opened in the next three years.

Fisher Houses are beautiful homes, donated by the Fisher House Foundation to the military and Department of Veterans Affairs.  These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for a combat injury, illness or disease.

The customized and street-ready golf carts will allow patients to travel from the Veterans hospital where they are receiving treatment to their local Fisher House without getting in and out of a car or van.

In 2012, Tee it up for the Troops donated an E-Z-GO golf cart to the Fisher Houses in Minneapolis and Augusta, Georgia.  The organization also donated a golf cart to a medical unit in Afghanistan in 2010.

Fisher House is planning for up to five new homes to open each year through 2016.

fisherhouse“Fisher House continues to be blessed, not just because Tee It Up for the Troops is such a generous benefactor for many years but because they are such a terrific partner in taking care of our men and women in uniform and their families,” said Derek Donovan, Vice President for Programs at Fisher House Foundation.  “Although Fisher Houses are located right on the grounds of military hospitals and VA medical centers, our guests are often patients themselves and their mobility is limited.  The E-Z-GO golf carts just make life easier and are a daily reminder that organizations like Tee It Up for the Troops are there for our heroes and their families.”

“Fisher House has been a great partner of Tee It Up For The Troops for many years”, said Paul Anderson, President & CEO of Tee it up for the Troops.  “Their ability to help ease the burden of finding lodging and food in a time of need for an American Hero is priceless. With the family surrounding the warrior, the healing process, and recovery can begin in a setting of comfort. We are honored to be a small part of that recovery process and hope these golf carts will be a blessing to the veterans and their families.”

Gaby Accad, Owner of Versatile Vehicles in Savage, Minnesota, has been the E-Z-GO dealer responsible for assisting in the project.  A supporter of Tee it up for the Troops from the beginning, he continues to see the important value in this project.  “E-Z-GO and Versatile Vehicles are proud of the relationship with Tee It Up For The Troops and believe whole-heartedly in our ability to help customize a top-of-the-line street ready golf cart that will be used to ease the burden of transportation to-and-from the hospital for our Heroes,” said Gaby Accad.

Minstar Transport, of St. Paul, has graciously donated the costs of transporting of the cart which will be delivered to the new Tennessee Fisher House in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which will open later this fall.

3rd Annual Tee it up for the Troops Reunion

Join us for the 3rd Annual Tee it up for the Troops Reunion Event in Orlando Florida. Invite a friend, family member or comrade to this “reunion” and enjoy time together while also supporting the men and women.

 

The Reunion event was started in 2012 as an annual event to bring together the Tee it up for the Troops Family from across the country at Reunion Resort in Orlando, Florida.

More than bringing together sponsors, supporters, and friends, we wanted to bring together wounded warriors who can reunite with friends and comrades from the battle field or the hospital where they spent a considerable amount of time in recovery.

This is a special event at a premiere Resort with great golf and better fellowship.

Click here for full event info

9th Annual “Tee It Up For The Troops” Flagship Event to be held Sept. 6 in Mendota Heights

WHAT:              

The 9th Annual Tee It Up For The Troops fundraising golf event brings together more than 1,000 veterans, local celebrities, supporters and volunteers to honor and support our men and women in the military, our veterans and their families.

More than 100 veterans will play golf for free during the morning session, including injured servicemen from across the country who continue to use the game of golf for therapy and rehabilitation to help recover from their wounds suffered in service to our country, including Chad Pfeifer of Goodyear, Arizona, who lost his left leg in an IED explosion and is working on becoming the first amputee to win on the PGA or Web.com Tour.

The event includes a ceremony and donation of a specialized six-person golf cart to the Fisher House Foundation to be used as transportation for wounded veterans and their families at the Fisher House now under construction near Nashville, Tennessee.

WHO:              

More than 100 veterans, including many wounded warriors
Major General Rick Nash, Minnesota National Guard Adjutant General
Major General David Elicerio, Commander, 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls
U.S. Rep. John Kline, Ret. Marine
Randall McDaniel, Former Minnesota Vikings great, Paul Molitor, Former Minnesota Twins great,Corey Koskie, Former Minnesota Twins great, Mike Morris, Former Minnesota Vikings great, and many others

WHEN:             

Friday, September 6, 6:00 am – 8:00 p.m.
6:00 am            Registration
7:00 am            Morning Session Shotgun Start
9:30 am            Press Conference – Golf Cart Donation to Fisher House
9:45 am            Wounded Warrior Media Availability
11:30 am           Ceremony, including recognition of the late Vince Flynn
12:30 pm          Afternoon Session Shotgun Start
6:30 pm            Dinner

WHERE:           

Mendakota Country Club
2075 Mendakota Drive
Mendota Heights, MN 55120

Tip it up for the Troops

You are cordially invited to a cocktail party where we will saluteour service members by TIPPING our glasses in their honor at the second annual Tip it up for the Troops event.  Please join us at Mendakota Country Club on Thursday September 5, 2013 from 6 pm to 9 pm.

  • Hot-Heavy hors d’ oeuvres will be served
  • Complimentary glass of wine, you keep the glass
  • Silent Auction

It’s a great way to show your support to our most deserving servicemen, women and veterans. Buy a ticket or two — or four!

And… please consider donating an item to the silent auction tables. Proceeds benefit 501c3 Tee it up for the Troops. Contact Susanne Bonfe for more information 612-710-9695

REGISTER NOW

Contact

Susanne Bonfe
Tip it up for the Troops
info@teeitupforthetroops.org
612-710-9695

When

  • Thursday September 5, 2013
  • 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where

Mendakota Country Club
2075 Mendakota Drive
Mendota Heights, MN 55120

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Join the Club Challenge

Tee it up for the Troops
Twin Cities Area Private Club Challenge
Win a weekend of golf at the KOHLER Resort!!

This year we have designated August 21st – August 30th Tee it up for the Troops WEEK AND WE ARE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM ALL THE METRO AREA PRIVATE GOLF CLUBS.

Participation is simple. Simply make an on-line between August 21st – August 30th. Participating members from the winning club will be eligible to win. The winning name will be drawn on
Thursday night, September 5th, at our second annual TIP IT UP FOR THE TROOPS gala at the Mendakota Country club.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Last year, The Minneapolis Golf Club stepped up with over $5,000 and won the challenge. Last years winner, Mark Kowalski, said “it was a spectacular course and fabulous weekend. How could you not participate to win such a great prize And support such a great cause”.

The needs of military veterans and their families are only partially being met. It is time to step up and
show how proud we are of their courage and service. Tee it up for the Troops Week is just one way all
metro area club golfers can step forward and say thank you for our freedom. We need your help in
supporting this great cause.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE INFO ABOUT TIP IT UP FOR THE TROOPS

For more information, please call Dan Quattrini at (952) 210-5533 or email dan@tinmn.com or check
out the website at www.teeitupforthetroops.org.

National Day of Golf 2013

National Day of Golf September 6th, 2013

The Friday closest to September 11th is the NATIONAL DAY OF GOLF. This day is our way to honor military veterans and their families. You are invited to join us by participating in any way you can. We see no greater honor than to “step up to the tee” to show our appreciation to all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Learn More

 

A Tribute to Vince Flynn

Vince-Flynn-2On June 19, 2013, best-selling author Vince Flynn died after a three-year battle with prostate cancer. Vince was involved in Tee it up for the Troops since the early days and served on our Advisory Committee and as our National Spokesperson. His support and advocacy on behalf of all of the men and women who serve, and have served in our United States Military, will be dearly missed. We are thankful for his life and are blessed to have been able to call him a friend. Our thoughts and prayers remain with his wife, Lysa, and their three children, his parents Terry and Kathy, and his family and friends.

For information on Vince Flynn please visit his website http://www.vinceflynn.com

Vince Flynn was a Man’s Man – Tribute by Rush Limbaugh

St. Paul Pioneer Press Obituary

New York Times obituary

 

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PawPADS – Stories of Freedom

By Randy Patrick, PawPADS Director of Operations 

Tee it up for the Troops has been a partner and friend of PawPADs for three years, and we never forget to express our gratitude.  As you know, the “PawPADs Difference” is that we use the value of the training and association with the dogs during training as therapeutic – sometimes healing – always inspiring  tool while the dogs are in the journey from puppyhood to partnership. We built our Paw Corps Program on a donation from TIUFTT and your continuing support has helped us grow and “grow up.” We aren’t the biggest Service Dog organization on the Minnesota map, but I dare say we are the one with the most integrity and heart and guts! We are making a difference in lives through Paw Corps and all our programs and we are proud to have TIUFTT on our side.

Recently we placed two dogs (Kachina and Hania), which were trained by Veterans in the Paw Corps program as Diabetic Alert Dogs.  Jill, whose 8 year old son, Nick, is partnered with Kachina, has told us that Kachina is “literally a life saver” for her son…alerting them in the middle of the night to Nicks dangerously plunging blood sugar levels.  Hania has been partnered with Katie Stuber, a volatile diabetic whose blood sugar levels rocket and plunge with alarming and life threatening speed. Katie is the wife of Lt. Joe Stuber, a Minnesota National Guard leader who is preparing for his deployment in a few weeks to Afghanistan. Hania will be on guard over Katie’s health 24/7 while Lt. Stuber guards our freedom in Afghanistan.  Lt. Stuber told me recently that If “she (Kachina) alerts just once while I’m gone, he will be worth it.” Hania, by the way, has alerted to Katie’s fluctuations dozens of times in the few short weeks he has been partnered with Katie!

How did TIUFTT make the difference in these three examples of many?

  • The Paw Corps veterans who helped train these dogs, Steve and Scott, still struggle with their PTSD and other issues, but both have told us their lives are immeasurably better for having become involved in this program.
  • We were able to place Hania with Lt. Stuber free of charge because of our relationship with TIUFTT. We feel that with Hania on the watch, Lt. Stuber will be more focused on his job, and perhaps be able to return home safely.
  • Darla J., another Paw Corps volunteer who has 5 deployments between herself and her husband with the Minnesota National Guard helped train Macy, who is living with and working with the veterans in the Hastings Veterans Home. Again, Darla has told us that her life is changed for her part in Paw Corps.
  • TIUFTT has helped enable PawPADs to feed the dogs, pay the heating bills, train the dogs, heal the dogs, and, sad to say, bury the Paw Corps mascot Maska (“Tank”). The dogs have helped change so many lives and we’ve only placed a few!