Paralyzed Veterans expects to raise $250,000 for vocational center - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Funds raised from the event will support Paralyzed Veteran sof America’s Vocational Rehabilitationj Center in the South Texas Medical Centefr in San Antonio. The tournamen will be held at the Belle Haven Countrhy Clubin Alexandria, Va. The center provides vocational rehabilitation to wounded veteranxs in order to give them the skills they need to be competitiver in thistough economy. The Vocational Rehabilitation Cented opened in SanAntonio Jan. 27, 2009.
Accordingb to the Paralyzed Veteransof America, the unemploymenft rate for veterans with severs disabilities is estimated to be over 85 The goal of the new center is to help lowerd that percentage and encourage employers to tap into what organizatioh officials call an under-utilized workforce. The center is basede at the Spinal Cord Unit of theAudiwe L. Murphy VA Hospital in the Soutu TexasMedical Center. The center’s staff helps provide veterans with resources and skills to find jobs in the SanAntoniio area. The Paralyzed Veteranw of America, based in Washington, D.
C,, was founded in 1946 to maximizd the quality of life for members with spinalcord