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Disabled Military and Veterans Will Use Adaptive Technology to Play Golf at Fundraiser for Innovative Veterans' Employment Program
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Paralyzed Veterans of America:
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WHAT:
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Agility will host the sixth annual Paralyzed
Veterans Golf Open, which raises funds for Paralyzed Veterans
of America's vocational rehabilitation program-Operation
PAVE (Paving Access for Veterans Employment). At this unique
event, disabled military will play golf alongside veterans,
military officials, corporate sponsors and others supporters of
Operation PAVE's mission to help disabled veterans find good
careers.
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Highlights of this year's Paralyzed
Veterans Golf Open include: 1) an adaptable Golf Clinic for
veterans with disabilities, led by Anthony Netto, Stand Up and
Play Foundation, and PGA golf pro Al Fenstomocher, who specializes
in training injured players, 2) a showcase of adaptive golf cart
technology that lifts players to a standing position, allowing
them to play even if they are paralyzed.
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Since its inception in 2008, the annual Paralyzed Veterans Golf Open
has raised $1.5 million for Operation PAVE and helped open new
vocational rehabilitation centers in San Antonio, TX, Augusta (News - Alert), GA
and Tampa, FL. This unique program aims to end high unemployment for
veterans with disabilities by providing one-on-one vocational
assistance, benefits counseling and support to all veterans and
their families, as well as assistance to employers committed to
hiring veterans. This year's funds will provide ongoing support of
the Tampa program and help open a new Operation PAVE center at the
Edward Hines, Jr. VA hospital in Chicago, IL.
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WHO:
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Paralyzed and injured veterans participating in the clinic
and tournament
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Bill Lawson, U.S. Army veteran, National President of
Paralyzed Veterans of America
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Rich Brooks, U.S. Army veteran, Chairman, Paralyzed
Veterans Golf Open and President, Agility DGS (News - Alert) Inc.
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LTG William J. Troy, U.S. Army, Director of the Army Staff
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Jonathan Karl, ABC News Chief White House Correspondent
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Anthony Netto, Stand Up and Play Foundation
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Albert J. Fenstomocher, PGA Professional
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WHEN:
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Monday, June 3, 2013
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8:00 a.m. Adaptable golf clinic for veterans with
disabilities
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9:30 a.m. Welcome Ceremony
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9:45 a.m. Shotgun Start
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4:00 p.m. Cocktails and Awards Dinner
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WHERE:
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Trump National Golf Club
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20391 Lowes Island Boulevard
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Potomac Falls, VA 20165
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Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded by a group of seriously
injured American heroes from the "Greatest Generation" of World War II.
They created a nonprofit organization to meet the challenges that they
faced back in the 1940s-from a medical community not ready to treat them
to an inaccessible world. For more than 66 years, Paralyzed Veterans'
national office and its 34 chapters across the nation have been making
America a better place for all veterans and people with disabilities. (www.pva.org)
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