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Golf outing at Crystal Springs raises $200K for wounded warrior homes

| 14 Aug 2017 | 12:37
    From left, Joseph Geiger, executive secretary-treasurer for the New York City District Council of Carpenters; Jared Allen,  former Minnesota Vikings defensive end and founder of Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors; Alex Karalexis, lead project manager for Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors; and John Sheehy, chairman for the NYCDCC Charity Golf Outing and director of jurisdiction, contracts and agreements.
    From left, Joseph Geiger, executive secretary-treasurer for the New York City District Council of Carpenters; Jared Allen,  former Minnesota Vikings defensive end and founder of Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors; Alex Karalexis, lead project manager for Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors; and John Sheehy, chairman for the NYCDCC Charity Golf Outing and director of jurisdiction, contracts and agreements.

HAMBURG — The New York City District Council of Carpenters (NYCDCC) partnered with Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors for its third annual Charity Golf Outing held at Crystal Springs
Resort in Hamburg, on Friday, Aug. 11. This year, the charity event raised $200,000, bringing the total donated to Allen's foundation since the NYCDCC’s first year of sponsoring this event in 2015 to $425,000. Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, the charity’s founder, was in attendance as well as labor and construction industry leaders from the New Jersey and New York areas.
Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors was formed in October of 2009 after Jared returned home from his USO trip to U.S. military bases in the Middle East.
He wanted to say "thank you" to every soldier by making a positive life-changing difference in the lives of those who need it most.
“The International United Brotherhood of Carpenters and the New York City District Council have been amazing partners for my foundation,” said Allen. “We have recently begun work on seven projects across the nation, and if it wasn’t for the support from the UBC and the funds raised at events like this one, we would not be able to do what we do. The support from this organization has been invaluable, and I am grateful for the hard work and time everyone involved has put in making this event and this partnership a success.”
The collaboration began as a partnership with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, the international umbrella organization for the NYCDCC and other carpenter’s unions across the continent, and has extended its reach throughout the country.
Jared Allen’s Homes have embraced the values of building strong and leading the way to assist in the delivery of its mission. In addition to raising money for the foundation, union carpenters from across the U.S. have volunteered to help create homes for these soldiers and their families. The homes feature handicap-accessible elements to ease their forever-changed lives, while honoring their service to America.