Benefit Auction

Benefiting the "Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course"

Become a sustaining member of the Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course and join us for a special Benefit Auction at the Seattle Golf Show Saturday, March 14th at 3:00 PM.


Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course Membership - $65

Your Membership/Ticket includes:

  • 1 - 2009 Seattle Golf Show ticket
  • 1 - Complimentary subscription to Golf Digest
  • 1 - Wine Tasting coupon at the Seattle Golf Show courtesy Woodhouse Family Cellars
  • 1   2-for-1 Boeing Classic coupon
  • 1 - FREE Round of golf courtesy the Seattle Golf Show (You choose from The Port Ludlow Resort, Eaglemont, Eagles Pride at Fort Lewis or The Classic) - The free round of golf is good March - May 27 & again from Oct. 1 - December 31, 2009.
  • 1 - FREE Round of golf at the American Lake Veterans Golf Course

For an additional $15 you get an additional ticket to the Seattle Golf Show and all of the above benefits except the round of golf at The Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course.

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2nd Annual Event Hopes to double fundraising effort!

SEATTLE - Starting in 2008, the show began promoting awareness of and raising money for, The Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course. This golf-centric charity uses golf to help our nation's wounded soldiers get out of the McChord and VA Hospital wards and back on their feet. Last year the Seattle Golf Show raised close to $20,000 for this organization.



Friends of American Lake Veterans Golf Course Video

The American Lake Veterans Golf Course is a very unique course and one of the best keptWashington golf secrets.  Everyone working at the golf course is a volunteer (from the maintenance crew to the front counter personnel).  There are no paid employees.

 

Golf has long been part of the VA hospital system’s rehabilitation of our nation's wounded soldiers.  However, in 1995 the U.S. government eliminated funding for operation and maintenance of the VA courses.  One of these courses is American Lake Veterans Golf Course located on the VA hospital grounds in Lakewood, just south of Tacoma.

 

A strong volunteer group stepped in resulting in a golf course where all capital funds are donated and an all volunteer staff runs the pro shop and maintains the golf course.  As stated earlier, there are no paid employees and numerous Bronze and Silver Star recipients are part of the volunteer staff.

 

The course received one of the very few America Hospital Association’s 2008  Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence.

 

The Friends of American Capital Lake Veterans Golf Course is the 501c(3) charitable organization that raises funds for improvements to the course.   More than 95% of funds raised are spent on the course.

 

The PNGA, the USGA and the Seattle Golf Show are among the Washington golf organizations working to raise awareness and significant funds for "The Friends.”

 

"The Friends" have been instrumental in outfitting the course to accommodate veterans with all types of physical limitations thus providing a facility that helps the VA and Madigan hospitals get our wounded soldiers back on their feet.

 

Over the last four years, “The Friends” have raised more than $1,000,000 in cash and in-kind donations to make capital improvements to the course.

 

This does not count getting Nicklaus Design, Inc. to donate the design and construction supervision for the course’s planned second nine.

 


Here are some previous stories and web lnks for more information.

Golf Course Website Links

To donate time or money to this very worth cause, contact The Friends at algolfcourse@yahoo.com