Community Corner
Warrior Cup Charity Golf Tournament
A Mundelein police officer and a U.S. Army First Sergeant
have partnered together to organize a golf tournament to benefit Wounded Warrior Project . The Warrior Cup Charity Golf Tournament will
take place on Friday September 27, 2013 at Brae Loch Golf Club in
Grayslake. The 18 hole, shot gun style
tournament will begin with tee-offs at noon, followed by dinner and a silent
auction later that afternoon and evening.
The Warrior Cup is a Wounded Warrior approved event with 100% of the
proceeds benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.
Event Directors for the tournament, former U.S. Army Officer
and current Mundelein Police Officer Brian Wainscott and U.S. Army First
Sergeant David Gorgoglione, are no strangers to the sacrifices our U.S.
military service men and women make on a daily basis. Gorgoglione is currently assigned to the 814th
Military Police Company located in Arlington Heights, Illinois and has more
than 22 years in the service, including four overseas deployments. He has several friends who were wounded
during the current War on Terror and has witnessed firsthand the physical and
emotional injuries that can be sustained during combat. Wainscott served in the U.S. Army from
1997-2001 and has several friends still in the service. His wife, Kathleen, served in both Iraq and
Afghanistan, spending several months away from her family, including her
daughter, who was four years old at the time.
When Gorgoglione was assigned to Arlington Heights in late
2012, he and his wife Annette formed the Raising Up Our Heroes organization, sponsored by Kiski Valley Veterans and Patriots Association, a
501(c)3 organization, to raise awareness and provide financial support for
veterans returning from deployments overseas. Their first Illinois fundraising
event, Little Sweetheart Valentine’s Dance and Silent Auction, was held in
Wheeling, Illinois in February, 2013. The Warrior Cup is the second fundraiser in
Illinois, and the organizers are providing another opportunity for the
residents of the state to give support to U.S. war heroes.
There are several options to get involved in the Warrior Cup
event. For those interested in
participating in the golf tournament, tickets are $85 and include green fees,
cart rental, dinner, participation in the silent auction, and a $5 gift card to
Brae Loch’s gift shop. Spectator tickets
are also available for $35 and provide viewing access of the tournament,
dinner, and participation in the silent auction. Participant and spectator
tickets can be purchased on the Raising Up Our Heroes website. Donations are also
being accepted for the Silent Auction.
If you would like to donate a product or service for the auction, please
contact the event directors at raisingupourheroes@yahoo.com
For those who are unable to participate in the event but would like to donate
to the cause, click on the Donations tab of the website.
For regular updates on the Warrior Cup, follow this link to visit the Raising Up Our Heroes Facebook page. For questions or concerns,
please send an email to the organization or message them on the Facebook page.
The Warrior Cup is a Wounded
Warrior approved event with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Wounded Warrior
Project. The event is organized by Raising
Up our Heroes and sponsored by Kiski Valley Veterans and Patriots Association,
a 501(c)3 organization, to raise
awareness and provide financial support for veterans returning from
deployments overseas.
