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Small & Gutsy
Points for Patriots provides the foundation for Patriot Fellows to build an athletic fundraiser in their community alongside Veteran Mentors to raise money for military families in need. Listen below!
Restoring Honor for LGBTQ+ Veterans: A Matter of Life & Death
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
How many military veterans do you know personally? For the longest time, I only knew one: my grandpa. My grandpa landed at Normandy on D+3, June 9, 1944. Three days following General Eisenhower’s successful efforts on Utah Beach, my grandpa had landed and was tasked with liberating Nazi concentration camps… Read more >
Student organization hosts tournament to benefit vets, military
The Chicago Maroon
The Maroon Veterans Alliance (MVA), a new student organization, seeks to give the UChicago community a new way to show its stripes with service and support for veterans and active duty personnel. Nearly 150 people attended the first Points for Patriots tournament… Read more >
Teens Host Points for Patriots Fundraiser for Vets
Long Island Tennis Magazine
The previous two Points for Patriots events raised $30,000 and gained major support from Suffolk County officials, local celebrities and dozens of neighboring businesses. The biggest honor, according to Schumer who founded the First Annual Points for Patriots event in 2011, was welcoming the Gabreski Air National Guard’s presentation of the colors prior to the start of the 2012 games…. Read more >
Teenager Holds Fundraiser For Troops
Southampton Press - 27east
Michael Schumer has a passion for two things: tennis and supporting U.S. troops. So when he was trying to come up with an event to raise money for America’s heroes, he could think of no better way than a round-robin tennis tournament. Read more >
Michael Schumer: A Different Kind of Hero
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
He started by launching a tennis tournament called Points for Patriots to benefit the mission of Intrepid’s sister organization, the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund: building Intrepid Spirit Centers to treat the Invisible Wounds of War: Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress. Over the span of 3 years, his tournaments raised nearly $40,000 for IFHF. And he was just getting started. Michael and Points for Patriots have raised $100,000 to-date. Read more >