Charity Provides College Educations to Children of Fallen Special Operations Personnel

TAMPA — LPGA Tour Golf Pro Angela Jerman announced she is joining fellow LPGA member Catherine Cartwright in her “Operation Birdie” Program raising awareness and funds for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

The Warrior Foundation is a Tampa-based organization (www.specialops.org) that provides college grants, not loans, for the children of Special Operations personnel killed in battle or training. The grants provide funding for tuition, books, fees, room & board.

Both Jerman and Cartwright are donating $25 per birdie this season and hope to bring attention to the Warrior Foundation and its scholarship programs.

“This is something I am very passionate about,” explained the Jerman. “I hope we can raise awareness among the millions of Americans who are golf enthusiasts about the Warrior Foundation and the great work they do providing college educations to children who have lost so much.”

John T. Carney, Jr., President/CEO of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, said, “We are very honored to have Angela Jerman join the “Operation Birdie” Program. Her dedication to make a difference in the lives of children who have lost a parent speaks volumes of her character.”

The Special Operations Warrior Foundation currently has 92 students enrolled in colleges and universities across the country. A total of 539 children are in the foundation’s program.

You can show your support by making a pledge in support of Angela Jerman and “Operation Birdies” online at SOWF/SpecialOps.php

For more information about Angela Jerman, visit her website at www.angelajerman.com. More information about the Special Operations Warrior Foundation can be found online at www.specialops.org

About the Special Operations Warrior Foundation:The Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, provides educational counseling and college scholarship grants, not loans, to children surviving Special Operations personnel killed in an operational mission or training accident since 1980. Currently the Warrior Foundation has 92 students enrolled in colleges and universities across the country and more than 500 students in their program. For more information visit www.specialops.org or contact Edie Rosenthal at (813) 805-9400.