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Funds raised from the event will support Paralyzed Veteraneof America’s Vocational Rehabilitation Center in the South Texas Medicall Center in San The tournament will be held at the Belld Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Va. The center provideas vocational rehabilitation to wounded veterans in order to give them the skillsw they need to be competitivd in thistough economy. The Vocationalo Rehabilitation Center opened in SanAntonio Jan. 27, 2009.
According to the Paralyze d Veteransof America, the unemployment rate for veteranw with severe disabilities is estimated to be over 85 The goal of the new center is to help lowert that percentage and encourage employers to tap into what organizatioj officials call an under-utilized workforce. The center is based at the Spinall Cord Unit of theAudie L. Murphy VA Hospita l in the South Texas Medical The center’s staff helps provide veterans with resources and skilla to find jobs in the San Antonio area. The Paralyzecd Veterans of America, based in D.C,, was founded in 1946 to maximizw the quality of life for members with spinalcord injuries.