SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Actress Karri Turner, best known for her role on the long-running popular television series "JAG” as Lt. Harriet Sims, will be cheering on golfers during the first-ever SemperComm Golf Classic at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club in Alexandria, VA, on Friday, Sept. 15. Turner is participating in the fundraising tournament as a goodwill celebrity ambassador and comes to the event via one of SemperComm's major partners, Stars For Stripes. Stars For Stripes is a nonprofit organization that brings celebrity entertainment to U.S. military personnel both at home and abroad.
"We really appreciate Karri's support of our event. Her participation in the Golf Classic will help us further SemperComm's mission and support our uniformed men and women,” said Lara Coffee, SemperComm executive director. "Karri is well known for her support of the military, and it's great to have a celebrity who really cares about our service personnel help us raise funds for SemperComm.”
Turner will be taking photos with participants and signing autographs at the event. As a second part of her ambassadorial role, dinner with Turner will be raffled off to the highest bidder at the tournament. The winner and a guest will go out to dinner with Turner on Saturday, Sept. 16. "Karri is also bringing along two randomly chosen service members who are recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, from injuries sustained in Iraq or Afghanistan. Her support of our wounded veterans is exemplary, and we know the lucky guys who get to spend some time with her will certainly benefit from her spontaneity and great attitude,” Coffee added.
The SemperComm Golf Classic is a four-person scramble with a 2 p.m. shotgun start. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m., and dinner will be served starting at 6:30 p.m. A $10,000 putting contest is open to all tournament participants, and prizes will be awarded including a grand prize of four round-trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States.
Event tickets are still available; a foursome costs $450, while individuals may enter for $125.
Members of the media are also encouraged to attend and cover this charitable event.
For more information about participating in the event, please contact SemperComm at 703-923-7611 or go to www.sempercomm.org.
About The SemperComm Foundation
The SemperComm Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to supplying morale-boosting communications and entertainment equipment, software and services to small, overseas remote U.S. military bases. SemperComm receives major support from Computer Systems Center Incorporated, a unique defense-oriented software development company; Stars For Stripes, a nonprofit that brings celebrity entertainment to U.S. military personnel; and PC Recycler, an electronics recycling and services company. For information about SemperComm, visit www.sempercomm.org.
For more information, contact:
Steve Rosa, 703.923.7612 Lara Coffee, 703.923.7608
srosa@sempercomm.org lcoffee@sempercomm.org
