6th Annual Veterans Charity Classic: $88,160 raised in 2024

On November 1, 2024, we held our 6th Annual Veterans Charity Classic and raised $88,160 for Help A Hero! This year we are able to fund 17 scholarships! To date, we have raised over $425,000 which has provided 85 scholarships to our veterans and active military!

2024 Veterans Charity Classic Golf Tournament Winners
It was nice to see our sponsors take this year’s titles!
Best Gross Ball - Ben Carr and Gates Grainger
Best Net Ball - Chad Pannell and Mike Brown

Jordan Harazin at the Providence Country Club ballroom.

Our evening featured Jordan Harazin who brought the Nashville sound to Charlotte (again)! Everyone enjoyed themselves as they listened to live music, enjoyed the wonderful BBQ buffet and participated in bidding on many wonderful silent auction items.

A special thank you to the staff at Providence Country Club, in particular the Kevin Reardon, Brendan Loomer, Rolf Eckert and Jessica Keene, who helped make this event a success!

We are also very thankful for the following sponsors:

1. Title Patriot Sponsor ($15,000) - Nucor Charitable Foundation

2. Double Platinum Patriot Sponsors ($10,000)

   1. EFL Global

   2. Sunbelt Rentals

   3. Sport Clips

3. Platinum Patriot Sponsors ($5,000)

   1. Daikin

4. Gold Patriot Sponsors ($2,500)

   1. Founders Federal Credit Union (Joe McCain)

   2. Pamlico Capital

   3. OCS Global Chemicals (Michael O’Callahan)

   4. Viking Mergers & Acquisitions

5. Silver Patriot Sponsors ($1,000)

   1. Foard Wealth Management (John Foard)

   2. Aston Properties

   3. Comer Industries (Arlin Perry)

   4. Jeff Tackett & Family

   5. PCC Poker

   6. R&R Wood Products

6. Bronze Patriot Sponsors ($500)

   1. FranChoice (Dru Carpetino)

   2. Mike Sepe

   3. J. Arthur Dail, Inc. (J Dail)

   4. Ben Carr

   5. AmeriClaims (Josh Benton)

   6. Davies, Goldstein & Associates, PLLC

   7. Integrative Chiropractic and Natural Medicine (Mike DeGaray)

   8. Dean, Heckle & Hill (Chris Hill)

7. Hole-In-One Sponsor - Liberty Buick GMC (Scott McCorkle)

8. Lunch Sponsor - Firebirds Wood Fired Grill (Charles Blankenship)

9. Signage Sponsor - Heritage Signs & Displays

We also want to thank the additional volunteers who helped make this an awesome event!

1. Our committee members: Charles Blankenship, Jeff Tackett, Bryan Thomas, Brian Minor and Ben Carr

2. Gordon Logan (Founder and Chairman of Sport Clips and Founder of Help A Hero)

3. NC VFW leadership team

4. Tony Lowe from the VFW Foundation

5. Nicole Vega for singing the National Anthem

6. Christina Hammond, Caryn Mayes and Chris Lee of Sport Clips