In Washoe Valley, Toiyabe Golf Club served as the venue for the Al Porta Memorial Golf Tournament. The event remembers Al Porta, who was a World War II veteran, and raises money for a local veterans charity.
The organizer, Tom Porta, says his friend gave him the idea.
"My father enjoyed golf very much," Porta says, "and a friend of mine called me after my father passed away and said 'let's start a tournament in your father's name.' I said, 'well, that would be really great.'"
Porta says it wasn't hard for them to choose a charity to benefit.
"Since my dad volunteered quite a few hours at the VA and knew a number of people at the Veterans Guest House," he says, "we decided to donate all the proceeds to the Veterans Guest House."
The Veterans Guest House is a local charity that provides temporary housing and food to veterans and their families.
Board member Monk Mann played in the tournament, and he says there's few better ways to spend a weekend.
"Anytime you can help a nonprofit, no matter what the nonprofit is, you're doing a good thing," Mann says.
Veterans are not only benefiting from the tournament proceeds - they're also playing in the tournament.
Kenneth Bickford serves in the Army Signal Corps in 1966 and 1967. He says the tournament is just his latest show of support to organizations that support veterans.
"I support a lot of veterans organizations," Bickford says. "I've been supporting the veterans guest house for, I don't know, 15, 20 years."
Bickford is glad to be out supporting veterans, even if his performance isn't top tier.
"I'm average for my game," he says. "I'm just here to try to hit the ball right now."
A handful of local businesses sponsored different holes along the course. A couple of sponsors at hole 10 say this is their first time sponsoring the tournament, but they've supported Veterans Guest House for years.
"I used to do some delivering of meals and cooked meals for them with the Harley Donor Group of Reno," says Michael "Oz" Oswell, owner of 775 Overhead Doors.
"With our car show last year, we raised over $5,000. Hopefully we'll get to $10,000 here today," says Jason Candler, the owner and president of Jason Candler and Associates.
Porta says the tournament not only honors his father in name, but also by supporting the community through donations.
"[My father] was all about donating time," he says. "He donated over 5,000 hours to the VA. So it just kind of fit real perfect with the [Veterans] Guest House that we do this."
You can learn more about Veterans Guest House on its website.
