Conference and golf Tournament for the Financial Services Industry.
Team Semper Fi competed in it's first Nation's Tri. They were joined by community runner Jon Black. Outstanding effort by all!
This event is being held to honor 2 Brooklyn Boys killed together on August 16, 2006. For his actions that day, Capt McKenna was awarded our country's 3rd highest medal for combat bravery, the Silver Star. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, the NYS Trooper Foundation and the NYPD/NYFD Widows and Orphans Fund. For this year's event, 36 foursomes are available so please plan to register as soon as possible. Upon completion of the golf, an awards dinner and silent auction will begin at 6:00 p.m. New York City Police Commissioner, Raymond Kelly is the Honorary Chairman and Fox 5's Mike Sheehan is presiding as the Master of Ceremonies. In addition, returning Iraq veterans will be hornored that evening. For more information, contact Ed Schloeman at eschloeman@aol.com.
Plans are underway for the "Always Faithful" 1st Annual Golf Scramble to be held at Riverwood Golf Club in Pt. Charlotte, FL. This tournament promises to be full of fun and excitement with various prizes and competitions. In order to further enhance this event, Platinum, Gold, and Silver sponsorships are available. Individual registration fee is $75. For more information, contact Bill or Marge Arbuckle at 941-286-8480 or 941-875-0707.
This event promises lots of action and fun in its inaugural year. Player registration fees are $75 or a 4-some for $275. Games and door prizes await the players. Registration fee includes, lunch and a steak dinner. Hole sponsors are being sought for $50 per hole. Contact Chuck Leopold at 440-933-5341 for further information.
After hearing about the IMSFF through the Palo Alto Veteran's Hospital, the idea to host this golf tournament was launched. With a fundraising goal of $50,000 three various charities are fit to benefit from this exciting event.
Over 70 motorcycle enthusiasts met on a cool Sunday morning at Waugh Harley Davidson in Orange, Virginia to take part in this benefit for the IMSFF. The poker run, sponsored by the Harley Owners Group, Orange Virginia Chapter, routed riders 70 miles through four counties on scenic country roads, ending at Rack ‘em and Sack ‘em Ribs in Verona, Virginia, raising over $900 for the Fund.
The American Legion Post 50 is hosting a catered dinner. Projected attendance for this grand affair is over 200 guests! Raffle prizes will be offered throughout the evening. For more information, contact Joe Sparpana at jspar@chartermi.net.
Update: Our night at the Circus was wonderful! Circus Vargus pulled out all of the stops, snakes and even pies for a successful fundraiser.
Dr. Laura was a great sport as she participated as a Matador with the great Circus "bull" dogs and later took a pie in the face for the Fund!
The pie was auctioned off for $1500 and together with the nights proceeds, Circus Vargus donated over $8000 to our wounded.
We thank Mark Landon and all the performers and crew for putting the "fun" in fundraiser!
Tabares Entertainment proudly presents the all new 2007 Circus Vargas Show at the Laguna Hills Mall in Laguna Hills, CA. All proceeds from the September 11th show will be donated to the IMSFF. For more information visit their website: www.circusvargas.org.
Hamburger Hamlet Restaurant, Bethesda, MD, Gaithersburg, MD, and Arlington, VA The first Hamburger Hamlet was opened in 1950 and due to their committment to quality, flavor and "simply marvelous food and drink" quickly became a success. Many celebrities frequented the Sunset Blvd restaurant and it wasn't long before the restaurant expanded to the Washington, D.C. area. All three restaurants are joining together to host thiis fundraising event by donating 15% of their sales on the 11th to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. For more information, contact Patty Hunt at GM.Bethesda@HamburgerHamlet.com
The Corona Nation Orange County YMCA Indian Guides continue to support the IMSFF with this annual camping event held at Camp Pendleton's Del Mar Beach. Estimated fund raising goal for this year is $50,000. For more information, contact Taylor Hunter: Taylor@TaylorHunter.com or (949) 677-1039.
Shotgun start at 1pm
The local Marine Corps community in Seattle are coming out to support the IMSFF. Local sponsonsors include Michael's Toyota and Brown Bear Car Wash.
Contact LtCol Jack Herber, USMC (ret) pat.jackherber@comcast.net
The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund is pleased to be a secondary beneficiary of this event. After a successful tournament last year, this year's event promises to be as fun and enjoyable as last year. Individuals or teams are welcome to register. A steak and chicken luncheon is included with entertainment from a local comedian. For more information, contact Dan Schaab: schaab@rcn.com
Team Semper Fi rocked in it's first Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. Team members were joined by community members to raise Funds and awareness for our wounded. We thank Dave Hussa and Elite Racing for all of their support.
The Abbott Family presents "Abbottfest 2007" at the Windmill Cover Resort and Marina in Stockton, CA. Come enjoy Labor Day weekend on the Delta with your family and friends. Several live bands from all over Northern California will provide entertainment both days from Noon until 1:00 a.m. Admission is FREE, however donations will be accepted for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, and raffle drawings will be held to receive fabulous prizes!. For more information view: http://www.daveabbottband.com/Abbottfest2007.html or contact Dave Abbott at 408-401-9176 or daveabbottband@yahoo.com.
This year's event will be held at the newly renovated Norman K. Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park. In addition to the tournament, a live and silent auction is also planned as part of this event. Over 180 golfers are expected to turn out for this year's tournament. Entry fee is $250 per player and includes a tournament gift, lunch, dinner and cocktails. Special contests will be played throughout the day and several sponsorship levels and benefits are available to those interested in supporting this event. For more information, contact Reggie Thorpe: comsnr@swbell.net or 314-965-6782.
Update: The Barn Dance and Equestrian Fair hosted by the San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition (SJCEC) was a huge success! The Sycamore Trails Stables of San Juan Capistrano was full of local supporters who enjoyed great barbecue from Bad To The Bone catering (www.badtothebone-bbq.com) and music by Swing Shift (www.swngshft.com). The night ended with a silent auction and raffle of wonderful equestrian-themed prizes from local businesses. Thank you SJCEC for hosting the IMSFF and the spouses of the deployed 1st Battalion, 11th Marines.
The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition will be hosting their 5th Anniversary San Juan Capistrano Barn Dance and Equestrian Fair with proceeds benefiting the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund and the local multi-use trail system. The event will be held at Sycamore Trails Stables, located off Camino Capistrano and Oso Road in San Juan Capistrano, CA, from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. You can expect wonderful music with a large dance floor to swing your partner around, delicious food, frosty beer, tasty wine and lots of gaming tables for you to hold them or fold them! In addition, fantastic auction prizes will be available to bid on. For more information or tickets, please visit www.sjcec.org or call 919-489-9318.
Update: In their efforts to give back to the community and support something bigger than themselves, Professional Solutions raised over $25,000 for the IMSFF. Over 140 golfers attended this year's tournament! Additional donations were raised the day of the event through mulligan purchases and various raffle prizes.
Professional Solutions, LLC (ProSol) is hosting its 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Memory of Major Doug Zembiec, USMC, who was killed while protecting our freedom on May 10, 2007. ProSol is pleased to contribute to the IMSFF this year. Several sponsorship packages are offered: the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Force Recon and Humanitarian Service. Registration fees include a buffet lunch, use of the driving range and a goody bag for each participant. For more information visit http://prosolcharity.golfregistrations.com.
Update: Over 140 golfers attended this year's event raising over $25,000 for the IMSFF. Maj.Zembiec's wife and parents attended the event and were grateful for the support displayed by all who participated. In spite of the hot and humid weather, a great day of golf was had by all who came out to support this year's event. Thank you to Professional Solutions and their staff for hosting a successful tournament.
Shot Gun Start 1:00pm, Modified Better Ball.
The Monterey Peninsula Country Club has generously donated their spectacular facilities and golf courses once again to host this 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The Club joins with concerned Americans on the Monterey Peninsula to raise funds for organizations which assist military service members who have been wounded in action while serving our nation in the War on Terrorism. Beneficiaries are the IMSFF, NMCRS and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation.
Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honor will be General James T. Conway, Commandant, USMC.
Cost is $750 (tax deduction $600) and includes green fees, lunch, gift bag, cocktails, dinner, silent and live uctions. For more information contact Katie VanDolah: kavandol@nps.edu, or phone 831-656-7781. To register, visit www.npsfoundation.org.
The 2nd Annual Charity Golf event is in honor of Corporal Brandon Burns, injured in Iraq while on patrol in Fallujah. This year's event will take place at the beautiful Quail Ridge Golf Course and is a 4 person scramble to benefit the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Famous Memphis barbeque will be available for lunch and dinner. Various games are included such as closest to the pin and longest drive. In addition, earn a chance for a new vehicle with a hole-in-one contest! For more information contact Kevin Scott at kevinpscott@bellsouth.net
Update: This year's event brought together 34 teams together to play golf and support the IMSFF. $7,500 was raised to support our wounded. We thank Mr. Kevin Scott for all his hard work in coordinating such a successful event!
The Southwest and Pacific Chapter of PCMA hosted their first charity golf tournament and silent auction at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego. The tournament was a huge success and raised more than $30,000 for the IMSFF and the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Local Marines attended and paired up with PCMA members to play a fun round of golf at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo Inn. A silent auction and online auction were also held with wonderful prizes ranging from large flat screen televisions and golf clubs to overnight stays at world class hotels. Please contact Laura Ouimet at 949-215-7801 or lkouimet@cox.net for more information.
The Badwater Event is a 135 mile grueling race in Iraq-like conditions. Vito Bialla and his crew, Agnes Pak and our own Team Semper Fi Member and Program Assitant, William "Spanky" Gibson, a disabled Marine who recently returned from Iraq, will be testing their endurance in this great race.
"We will print the list of donors and I will personally carry it on my person and post it on our support van for the entire race. You will be with us in spirit the entire race". Thanks to the following: George Vare, Dan Lyle, Kevin Kotecki, Mary Doan, Rich and Karen LeFurgy, Marcie Levitsky, Anne-Marie Randall, Michelle Deasy,Michael Zelinsky, James Davis, Keri Pon, Steve Hans, John Dougery Jr., Penelope ouglas, Brian Elliot, Ben Bialla, John Lennon, Jonathan Sebastiani, Josh Huffard, Paul Lundgren, Nancy Sur, Dan Dumitrescu, Len Short, Catalina Anderson, Gordon Tucker, Elizabeth Danel, Jim Ward, Dennis Chantland, Elieen Sheldon, Paul Finckle, Andy Donkin, Heidi Rozen, Sergery Lossey,Tod Francis, David Archambault, John Geoghegan, Chris Demetriades, Kristin Wingfield, Robert Ziegler, Jayson Palhmeyer, Monica Moreno,Brian Simmons, Bennett Goldberg, Jeff Hancock, Laurie Angel McGuinness, Martin Brauns, Raymond Leach, Susan Zelinsky, Bob Cohn, Gene Elias, Robin & Lynn Smith, Janet Raiche, Lynae Buchman, Greg Manacherian, Brian Swette, Mike and Suznne Sievert, George Garrick, Dave Burwick, Sheryl and Mike Creazzi, Richard Clark, Hank Bruce, Richard Everett, Scott Schumaker, Carl Lewis, Amy Schoening, David Provost with Bacchus Caves, John Pleasants, Mimi Levison, John Bruns, Carolyn Carpeneti, John Novick, Dick Yeung, Patricia Nilsen, David Uri, Michael Golub, Kevin Barr, Paul Wyandt
CONGRATULATIONS ED for a ride well done! This event has been a cross-country cycling trip to raise awareness and funds for disabled veterans. Ed Acevedo, a US Army Veteran with a service related disabilitycycled across America with the purpose to raise awareness and funding for disabled veterans and the families of military members killed in action. Ed started his long-distance cycling tour from Saint Augustine, Florida and rode to Camp Pendleton, California. Along the route, he had the opportunity to broadcast local interest stories about injured veterans, military families, and personnel who have received awards in combat. Ed was joined in various locations by cyclists representing the various branches of the military—either as veterans, reservists, or active-duty personnel—and even our wounded Marines. Ed made a stop in San Antonio to meet the wounded at Brooke Army Medical Center. He was joined by one of our Team Semper Fi members, Eric Santellana as they rode from the Center. Ed made it to Camp Pendleton, CA, home of 1-MEF on 11 July 2007. Here he was joined by injured Marines from the Wounded Warrior Center on bikes donated by the IMSFF, for a tour of the Ranch House and a ride to the Wounded Warrior Center for lunch with the IMSFF staff and volunteers and Wounded Warrior Center residents and staff. It was wonderful meeting Ed and hearing stories of his ride. He inspired all to get out and ride! Ed has now been bitten by the cycling and touring bug and plans on seeing more of this great nation has he heads north to Vancouver, BC. For more information: bike4vets.org
The Twistee Treat ice cream and water ice store is pleased to donate all the proceeds of its sales on the Fourth of July to the IMSFF. The owners, of the Twistee Treat, Paul and Linda Corbett are the parents of ten children, two of which are serving as United States Marines, one of which is presently deployed to Iraq. "We are grateful to all the men and women who serve our country, especially our sons. This is just a small way to say thank you to some of those who have been injured."
The Champ Car World Series made its 26th annual visit to the shores of Lake Erie and with it the IMSFF. In concert with the Champ Cars, the "Roar by the Shore" included several support races; one of which was the BF Goodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda. This is a race series of identically prepared open wheel, open cockpit race cars powered by 2 liter engines. A local Clevelander, Tom Lehmkuhl entered this race with an offer to carry IMSFF's name/logo on his car in honor of a Marine friend who was injured in Iraq and helped by the IMSFF. The IMSFF was at attendence to raise funds and awareness and Skip Barber had allowed the driver's race car to be on display at the booth for periods of time during the weekend. Thank's to Tom and the Cleveland Grand Prix for bringing awareness of our wounded to Cleveland! For more information visit these websites: www.champcarworldseries.com or www.skipbarber.com/race_series/national/national_championships.aspx
This was the second year Elias Alawi and the Rotary Club of Camp Pendleton have graciously hosted a golf tournament to benefit the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. The tournament was open to active duty, retirees, civil service and guests. Prizes included for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place longest drives, closest to the pin and a new Ford vehicle for a hole-in-one. A great time was had by all who attended. Beautiful weather, outstanding company, wonderful food and great prices. We thank Elias Alawi, Stewart Navarre and the Rotary Club for it's continued support of our cause. Please contact Elias Alawi at 949-305-5292 or elias@alphateaminsurance.com for more information.
The Marines will be collecting donations at their regularly scheduled meeting in Santa Ana, CA. Contact is Capt Jack Stites, USMC Ret.
2nd Lt. Naomi Rivera is a true believer in community outreach and offers linguistic services through tutoring and translation for members of the community as well as by traveling through Europe with groups of students By joining the Corps, she wanted to give back to this great Nation by serving in any capacity. As a Public Affairs Officer, she enjoys working as a liaison between the community and the Marine Corps. In deciding to raise money for the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund, her goal is to help those who willingly risk their lives to protect those rights many of us enjoy, but take for granted. Lt Rivera appreciates the kindness and generosity of all those who give to this fund.
Update: Lt Rivera finished 8th overall in her age group with a fabulous time of 3:53:31.1! We salute Lt Rivera's grit, deterimination and hard work to help raise awareness of the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund.
Captain McKenna's life was one of selfless devotion to duty, to his fellow Marines and to the American people as this American hero demonstrated on August 16, 2006, in Fallujah, Iraq. He devoted his life to helping others as a Boy Scout, a U.S. Marine and a New York State Trooper. He is the highest ranking Brooklyn Marine and the 2nd highest ranking Marine from New York State to be killed in action during this war. In keeping with his values, the Foundation will initially support The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, The New York State Trooper Foundation and the NYPD/FDNY Widows and Orphans Fund. A $50,000 check was presented to the IMSFF from The Captain John J. McKenna IV Memorial Fund."
San Diego enjoyed a night under the stars aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier on San Diego Bay to honor our Heroes injured in combat. The evening included live music from 'Big Shot' featuring several members from the hit Billy Joel broadway musical 'Movin Out' and also two local favorites, 'Married By Elvis' and the 'Corvelles' as well as the Marine Recruit Depot, San Diego Band. There was wine tasting from many local California wineries, hor douvres, chocolate tasting by Jers, a silent auction and a fireworks extravaganza to cap off the night. The event was presented by Holding Hands charity and raised $50,000 to benefit the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. We thank Rob LaBreche and his wonderful team for putting on a very special evening for San Diego and our injured Marines and Sailors who were in attendance. For more information please see the website, www.heroesontheharbor.com or call (858) 74-0164. http://www.holdinghandssd.org/events.html