Nest Golf Club’s 10th Annual Home Base Golf Tournament held in honor of Veteran’s Day at Pelican’s Nest Golf Club in Bonita Springs, Florida surpassed its goal and raised $400,000 for Florida Veterans, Military Families and Families of the Fallen.

The sold out event kicked off with an action-packed Opening Ceremony with all the patriotic fanfare a Veteran’s appreciate event deserves including a performance of the national anthem by Reina Ozbay, an international child singer and actress, color guard, and a bag piper, a visit from Uncle Sam and, for the first time, a Lee County Sherriff’s Office helicopter fly over and ball drop fundraiser.

The 18-hole, shotgun start tournament included a putting and hole in one contest. Immediately following the tournament, there was a sold-out awards dinner with 320 guests that included a 50/50 raffle, live and silent auction and a testimonial from U.S. Airforce Veteran Tyler King, a local Veteran who benefited from Home Base Florida’s services.

Over the last 10 years, this fundraising tournament has raised over $2.4 million to support local Veterans and Military Families affected by PTSD, depression, traumatic brain injury and military service-related trauma.