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Celebrating Impact – Tee It Up for the Troops Central Illinois

This year’s Tee It Up for the Troops Central Illinois event was an incredible success thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, participants, and volunteers. Together, we raised $41,450 for local programs and $50,900 in total, providing hope and healing for veterans and their families all across this great nation.

Since the inception of the Tee It Up for the Troops Central IL area event 16 years ago, we have proudly contributed $652,006 locally and $1,293,100 in total to organizations serving those who have served us. These funds make a real difference in the lives of veterans and their families—helping with housing, mental health, service dogs, and more.
A special thank you to RLI, our Title Sponsor, for their unwavering support in making this event possible.

Below, we’re excited to share highlights from each local grant recipient and how these funds will be used to support veterans in our community and beyond.

IV Fuller Center for Housing

IV Fuller Center will use these funds to provide critical home repairs for Central Illinois veterans, focusing on safety and security. One urgent project includes repairing a broken water pipe, estimated at $7,800. Your generosity ensures veterans and widows can remain safe in their homes.

Goodwill Peoria – General Wayne A. Downing Home for Veterans

Celebrating 20 years of service, Goodwill Peoria operates the only Goodwill-owned veterans home in North America, providing 24/7 housing and support for 15 formerly homeless male veterans. With this grant, they’ll continue offering case management, counseling, and advocacy for veterans with disabilities.

Military Order of the Purple Heart

The local Military Order of the Purple Heart chapter will expand programs supporting senior veterans, homeless veterans, and women veterans. From nursing home outreach and emergency assistance to tailored workshops for women veterans, these funds will make a lasting impact.

Freedom Paws

Training a service dog costs about $15,000, and thanks to this grant, Freedom Paws can fully fund the training of a service dog for a veteran or first responder with PTSD. These dogs provide life-changing support and safety for those who need it most.

The Resiliency Project

The Resiliency Project will expand programs like Trainer 4 Vets, chiropractic care, and community events, while launching a new Veteran Therapy Fund to provide free, direct-access therapy sessions for veterans in need. This initiative removes barriers to mental health care and helps prevent veteran suicide.

Greater Peoria Honor Flight

Greater Peoria Honor Flight will send five flights to Washington, D.C., in 2025 and continue Operation Penguin (a local event that allows those who are unable to travel to still receive a day of honor and a welcome home) for veterans unable to travel. With over 1,000 Vietnam-era veterans waiting, these funds help ensure every veteran receives the honor they deserve.

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Honoring Our Armed Forces

We honor, respect, remember and support all those who have served in our Armed Forces for this great nation. Our event encompasses two golf courses, hundreds of volunteers and a very grateful group of sponsors and donors. We provide golf in the morning for veterans from all over the state and who have served in several wars.

The money we raise supports local causes as well as national causes; Nationally- Hope for the Warriors, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paws for the Purple Hearts and Operation Give a Hug Locally- Bob Michel VA Clinic, ICC Educational Foundation The Gen Wayne Downing Scholarship, IL Military Family relief Fund and The Vet Foundation of IL.

The golf event is the culmination of efforts throughout the year by committed volunteers giving back to the veterans who do so much for us.