Golf Supports Our Troops (GSOT) has been granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity status from the IRS (EIN #20-5739092). Our Mission Statement is To improve the lives of wounded and disabled veterans through the game of golf.
No one at GSOT receives any form of financial compensation for their efforts. Two of the charities we support are the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Homes for Our Troops. In addition, we donate golf exercise and training equipment to rehabilitation departments at U.S. military medical facilities and VA hospitals to be used in their physical therapy programs.
To date we have equipment in place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Center for The Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center and about 102 VA hospitals throughout the country.
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A soldier who lost both of his legs in Iraq working out on a golf swing training system we donated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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In addition to supporting wounded and disabled servicemen and servicewomen, our Mission Statement also states that we will 'honor America's Heroes who have given their lives in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom'. To that end, we have created A Golf Memorial which honors all U.S. troops who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The memorial consists of a series of beautiful 4'x5' framed panels, each containing the names of 300 of American Heroes. Embedded in the background above the name and date of death of each soldier is a gold plated golf ball marker bearing the official seal of his/her service branch. While we sincerely hope that additional panels will not be necessary, we are committed to updating the memorial until all of our troops have returned home. We will donate the memorial to a public or private organization if they promise to display it in a permanent public access venue so that everyone will have an opportunity to view it.
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Why Golf Supports Our Troops? It's actually quite simple. Golfers are a group I can relate to on a number of levels. I love the game; I play golf 12 months a year; I'm fortunate to have played many of the great courses in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, England, Spain, Portugal and in a number of other countries. Most importantly, I could make an immediate impact because I owned a small golf company selling unique golf collectibles and golf accessories and decided to donate all of our inventory to Golf Supports Our Troops. I suppose if I were a tennis buff and had a small tennis business, Tennis Supports Our Troops would have been the result. There are industry estimates of 25+ million golfers in the United States. If we can persuade just 1% of them to purchase some of our unique golf gifts and accessories, we can raise millions of dollars for wounded veterans. I believe that golfers throughout the country will rally to this important cause.
Thank you for visiting the Golf Supports Our Troops. Click A Golf Memorial to view some photos of the plaques on display at golf club pro shops.
Best regards,
Brian Coleman
President
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