Sporting event raises $26K to support wounded veterans

Pictured are Dale Gargrave, Barrett Breaux, Trey Caylor and Jason Evans, who participated in a recent sporting clay fall event that raised $26,000 for wounded veterans.

Deep Down Inc. hosted a sporting clay fall event Dec. 18, with all proceeds going toward helping wounded veterans and their families, it was recently announced.

More than 20 veterans participated in the event, which raised $26,000 to support wounded veterans.

Impact A Hero, a non-profit organization that provides immediate and ongoing support for our severely-wounded combat veterans and their families have formed a partnership with Deep Down Inc., an oil field services company, to support wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the past eight years, Impact A Hero programs have helped more than 4,000 wounded heroes and their families with emotional support and emergency financial aid including arranging flights home so the wounded could see their families.

Deep Down Inc. is at Westside Sporting Grounds, in Katy.

For more information, call 513-792-4070, visit www.impactahero.org or email info@impactahero.org.