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2020 SAN ANTONIO VETERANS DAY CLASSIC
PRESENTED BY: FIDUS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Major Sponsors: JMI Contractors, Sherwin Williams and HD Supply
Benefiting the PTSD Foundation of America - San Antonio Chapter
FAIR OAKS RANCH GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
FAIR OAKS RANCH, TX
Join us for 18 holes at the beautiful Fair Oaks Ranch Golf and Country Club as we support
the San Antonio Chapter of the PTSD Foundation of America.
The goal is simple, end Veteran homelessness and the 20 + Veteran suicides that occur daily.
Make a difference, sign up today to be a sponsor, purchase a golf foursome or simply make a donation.
8:00 Registration Opens - Light Breakfast
8:00 Silent Auction, Driving Range Opens
8:30 Putting Contest (Putting for Cocktails)
9:45 Message from Veterans
10:00 Shot Gun Start
3:00 Lunch and Golf Appreciation Awards
3:30 Testimony of adversity and success from local Veterans
4:00 Auction Closes
Fair Oaks Ranch Golf & Country Club
7900 Fair Oaks Parkway
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015
San Antonio suburbs
Phone: (210) 582-6700
We welcome item donations!
Donate an Item NowABOUT GRATEFUL AMERICANS CHARITY
Our mission is to provide resources that support programs aimed at ending Veteran homelessness and combating the invisible wounds of war.
Since founded in 2016, Grateful Americans Charity has raised more than $1.1 million to serve Veterans. With your help, we can double these donations in 2020 and save more lives and continue toward a goal of ending Veteran homelessness.
Much like the Red Cross, or the Children's Network, we are not the experts on PTSD and Veteran's needs. Instead Grateful Americans come together to raise funds for Veteran programs like The PTSD Foundation of American, its Camp Hope and its 45 Warrior groups around the country. Through these platforms, we are serving thousands of combat Veterans and their families.
The PTSD Foundation of America and its Camp Hope facility will again be this year's beneficiary. Camp Hope is a campus providing housing to Veterans while they undergo rebuilding their lives with peer-to-peer support working together to overcome the effects of PTSD. www.ptsdusa.org.
Camp Hope continues to provide several much-needed resources and services, including temporary housing and extensive residential PTSD recovery programs. Under the supervision of certified combat trauma mentors, Veterans attend group and one-on-one support programs.
PTSD is like alcoholism; it is not curable, but with help folks can learn to live with it. The Camp Hope program has a 100% success rate for Veterans who have completed the program. However, the crisis has not yet peaked. After combat Veterans return home, it can take years for the symptoms of the invisible wounds of war to surface and the debilitated effects of PTSD to overwhelm them.
ALARMING VETERAN FACTS
- Each night, 62,000+ Veterans have no home and must fend for themselves on the streets.
- 20+ Veterans commit suicide every day. Veteran suicides are 2-3 times that of civilians.
- Suicide-related Veteran deaths from PTSD surpass combat-related deaths.
- 250,000+ Veterans and 80,000 active troops call San Antonio, "Military City, U.S.A.," home.
- 25% of 9/11 Veterans battle PTSD, with just as many Veterans are never diagnosed.
- Over 400,000 9/11 Veterans have sought treatment for mental illness and PTSD.
- Veterans most at risk for PTSD include those with combat exposure, multiple deployments, and/or traumatic brain injury.
- Sadly, many of the numbers above may be higher because the data only includes Veterans that report to the VA, and many Veterans with PTSD never contact the VA.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
- See a Veteran in need, call Camp Hope, 877-717-7873. A combat Vet will answer the call.
- Get involved with Grateful Americans Charity, donate, volunteer, become a sponsor.
- Learn about PTSD, Spread the word; increase awareness about PTSD.
There is Hope!
THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE DATE & SAVING A LIFE.
Your safety is our first priority. We will practice safety measures to protect all participants, staff and guests.
Read about golf in the age of social distancing:
Golfing: The Best Social Distancing Sport Amid the COVID19:
https://www.laketexoma.com/news--outdoors--Golfing-The-Best-Social-Distancing-Sport-Amid-The-COVID19-Crisis/6317
Playing Golf While Social Distancing:
https://www.golfchannel.com/news/playing-golf-while-social-distancing-heres-what-you-need-know
Golf World Putts Along, With New Social Distancing Regulations:
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2020/0325/Golf-world-putts-along-with-new-social-distancing-regulations
Providing resources that support programs aimed at ending Veteran homelessness and combating the invisible wounds of war.
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If you are unable to participate in the Charity Golf Tournament this year but want to support Veterans suffering from PTSD, please help our cause by contributing below.
No act of generosity is too small to make a difference.
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