Earlier this month, Wish for Our Heroes North Florida hosted their annual golf outing fundraiser at Marsh Landing. There were over 90 players who participated in the 18-hole scramble, and first and second place winners took home Vokey Wedges. “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our sponsors, volunteers, and players who came out to…
Joshua is an E6 based at NAS Jax. He has bravely served in the Navy for over 13 years and has completed 4 deployments. Joshua is currently deployed and learned that his wife and three young children at home in Jacksonville were living without a working air conditioner in the summer heat. Due to the…
In March, Wish for Our Heroes hosted the Inaugural Golf Classic at Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. The event brought together over 70 golfers, raising nearly $30,000 to be used for granting wishes for active military members and their families during times of need. Special thanks to our title sponsor,…
The Veterans Weekend events at Burnt Store Marina benefiting the Wish For Our Heroes Foundation were an amazing success this year.
The Annual Fundraising events at Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda, FL were held over the weekend prior to and including Veterans Day, 2014. We were honored to have the Founder and President of WISH for OUR HEROES, Jeff Wells, in attendance for the Saturday events and our guest of honor and speaker at the Veterans Breakfast, SPC Charlie Lemon, an Army Veteran from Tampa who was severely wounded (double amputee) in Iraq…
We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Joyce Brown and all her volunteers at Burnt Store Golf & Activity Club in Punta Gorda for hosting another fabulous Veteran’s Day event in honor of Wish For Our Heroes Inc.
Charlie Lemon kicked off the 2013 IndyCar Series at St. Pete, speaking the famous words at the 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Now THIS is how you give a command! What an honor for Charlie, and such an honor for Wish For Our Heroes Inc. to be represented by such an American hero!
Yesterday was media day at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and Wish For Our Heroes Inc. was proud to be represented by U.S. Army Specialist Charles Lemon, a double amputee combat veteran and resident of St. Petersburg, FL.
Veteran’s Day Weekend at Burnt Store Marina was packed with events to honor our Military both past and present, with a focus on local veterans and military members in the Burnt Store area.