MARQUETTE, Mich. (WZMQ) – On Thursday, Michigan Veterans had the chance to enjoy some golf at the Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti 26th annual charity golf outing at the Marquette Heritage Golf Course.
Hosted by D.J. Jacobetti, the golf outing on average annually brings about $10,000 to support the “quality of life” experiences for the veterans. Thursday’s outing brought over 30 veteran teams to the course. Organizers commented that even though rain was expected, the veterans always have a great time and enjoy the comradery with the community.
“We’ll see how long it takes, hopefully, the weather holds out but we’ll be out here a few hours, my experience in doing this for the last several years is it’s always a good time and the community really shows up for supporting our veterans,” commented Michigan Veteran Homes Director of Development Ryan Engle
Michigan Veteran Homes (MVH) is that operates the state’s veterans homes on behalf of the Michigan Veterans Facility Authority (MVFA).
MVH strives to ensure that quality long-term care is provided to the veterans and their eligible family members that live within the Homes.
The MVH operates Michigan Veteran Homes at Grand Rapids (MVHGR), Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti (MVHDJJ) in Marquette, and Michigan Veteran Homes at Chesterfield Township (MVHCT).
