Golf tournament hosted to honor veterans ahead of 9/11

Reporter: Michelle Alvarez
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(CREDIT: Home Base)

On Saturday, the Copperleaf Charitable Foundation is hosting a golf tournament for veterans at the Copperleaf community in Estero.

The organization is hosting it this weekend because 9/11 is a trigger for many veterans and they want to do all they can to help raise money for programs to help vets.

Suicide among veterans has increased 20% since the onset of the pandemic, and in Lee and Collier counties, one in four adults suicides is a veteran.

Bill Starr, president of the Copperleaf Charitable Foundation, said the event is a gesture of gratitude for the sacrifices men and women have made for the United States.

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