The 2025 “Tee it Up for Veterans” Golf Tournament hosted by Leland’s John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 at Magnolia Greens Golf Course is scheduled for Thursday, November 6th, at the Magnolia Greens Golf Course (1800 Tommy Jacobs Drive, Leland). Registration for interested golfers will be announced at a later date. Sponsorships and other opportunities to support this event are still available to community members and businesses.
Sponsorship levels include (but are not limited to) Gold Sponsors ($1,100), Hole-in-One Sponsors ($600+), Honor a Veteran Hole Sponsors ($540), Lunch Sponsors ($500), Hole Sponsors ($290), Goody Bag Sponsors ($290), and Breakfast Sponsors ($120). The Post also accepts Silent Auction items, such as gift certificates and cards, tee opportunities at local golf courses, art items, and wine baskets.
New “Honor a Veteran” signs are also available for $40. Signs from last year’s tournament may be reused for placement throughout the course for $20.
To learn what benefits accrue to each sponsorship level, to place an order for an “Honor a Veteran” sign, or to learn more about how you can participate, contact John Hacker at [email protected] or Denny Birgel at [email protected] for additional information.
Funds raised through the tournament will enable Post 68 to continue supporting local veterans and their families, conducting programs for students in local schools, awarding scholarships, backing the local JROTC, participating in Wreaths Across America, and providing disaster-related relief where needed.
To learn more about how veterans can join the American Legion or what the Legion brings to our veterans and the community, visit https://ncpost68.org/. Post 68 meets at 6 pm every third Thursday in the Blossoms Restaurant Banquet Room (1800 Tommie Jacobs Drive, Leland, NC). For those who want to participate, members gather at 4:30 pm in Blossoms Restaurant for dinner and a social hour preceding the meeting.
