JOHN COFFELTEditor

Coffee Cares, a nonprofit organization that provides support to individuals and families burdened by the costs of medical treatment, held the second annual Coffee Care Golf Tournament Monday, Sept. 9 at WillowBrook Golf Club.

“There’s a lot of people who can’t afford to pay for medical care here in Coffee County,” Coffee Cares President Anjali Mukherjai Doria said.

“It’s important to all our board members to make sure healthcare is available to everybody in our county and that nobody is worrying about how they are going to afford how to live their own life and have good healthcare.”

The tournament, a four person scramble, was made possible by presenting sponsors Unity Medical Center, JAVA Medicine, Rural Health Consultant, Dava Health Nonprofit and TruBridge. Twenty-five teams of four attended as well as 20 other sponsors. The event garnered close to $30,000 according to Doria.

“So far we’ve been able to help 10 people completely remove their medical debit in our inaugural year,” she said.

The winner of the tournament was the Make Manchester Great Again team, made up of Craig Johnson, Braid Reed, Hayden Profit and Doug Cook.

John has been with the Manchester Times since May 2011. John has won Tennessee Press Association awards for Best News Photo and placed in numerous other categories. John is a 1994 graduate of Tullahoma High School, a graduate of Motlow State Community College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middle Tennessee State University. He lives in Tullahoma, enjoys painting, dancing and exploring the outdoors.