JACKSONVILLE, N.C.— Marine FCU’s 24thAnnual Charity Golf Tournament raised funds for Hope For The Warriors, along with two new charities.
Hope For The Warriors and the Semper Fi Fund each received $31,000. According to Retired Major General, USMC and Marine FCU Executive Vice President Robert Dickerson, “Hope For The Warriors®and the Semper Fi Fund are national organizations that assist with the needs of wounded service members and their families, helping them to lead a more productive and normal life. Hope For The Warriorsoriginated at Camp Lejeune in N.C., while the Semper Fi Fund started at Camp Pendleton in California. Both organizations provide immediate financial assistance and lifetime support to post-9/11 combat wounded, critically ill, and catastrophically injured members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Children Eating Healthy on Weekends (CHEW) received a check for $15,200. “With the monies raised from the Marine Federal Annual Charity Golf Tournament, the CHEW program was able to add 50 children to the program and provide food for them for a year,” said Shelly Kieweg, Community Impact Director.