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A golf tournament to raise funds to help send Southeast Community College students to state and national SkillsUSA events is set for June 9.

Four-person teams will tee it up at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start in the Lincoln Charity Classic at Pioneers Golf Course, 3403 W. Van Dorn St., Lincoln. Check-in is 7:15-7:45 a.m. Awards and a raffle will begin around 1 p.m.

The 18-hole tournament is a four-person scramble. Cost is $360 per team if registering by June 1 and $400 per team if registering after June 1. Can't find enough for a team but still want to play? The individual registration cost is $90. Individuals will be paired into teams.

Entry fee includes lunch and a cart. Lunch will be served during play. Mulligans and raffle tickets for will be sold the day of the tournament.

To register, go to https://bit.ly/3p3QscH.

The Southeast Community College Educational Foundation SkillsUSA Charity Classic will fund scholarships for SCC trades and industry students attending and competing in SkillsUSA conventions and competitions.

SkillsUSA is a national student organization serving individuals enrolled in career and technical education programs at high schools and colleges in the United States. SkillsUSA's mission is "to develop our members into world-class workers and entrepreneurs, as well as responsible American citizens." SkillsUSA complements technical skill training with the development of employability skills that make a well-rounded employee and citizen.

Persons with questions are asked to contact Michelle Birkel, executive director of the SCC Educational Foundation, at 402-323-3411 or by email at mbirkel@southeast.edu. A second contact is Charles Hildebrand, tournament organizer, at childebrand@southeast.edu.