Vested Metals Charity Golf Tournament Raises More Than $75k For Local Charities
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (May 1, 2025) – Hosted by The Vested Community Foundation and presented in memory of John Mark Leach, The Southeast Coil Classic is more than a charity golf tournament. It’s Viv Helwig’s tribute to the community and the team that he loves. The tournament kicked off on April 28th at Marsh Creek Country Club, with a field of 128 golfers. Helwig and his team are proud to announce they raised more than $75,000 for these local charities: K9s for Warriors, United Way of St. Johns County, THE PLAYERS Championship Boys and Girls Club, Safe Families for Children, Adaptive Superstars, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Flagler College Athletics.
“It’s wonderful when we can bring people together to enjoy a great day of golf while supporting charities that make a critical difference in the community,” said Viv Helwig, President and Founder of Vested Metals, a specialty metals and steel supplier with locations in St. Augustine, Florida and Fort Wayne, Indiana. “This year’s event brings our total giving to over $206,000. With the largest fundraising numbers to date, we’re steadily working toward a $1 million goal over 10 years.”
The tournament first took to the links in 2023 to honor the life of John Mark Leach, a beloved Vested Metals team member. Highlights of The Southeast Coil Classic included a putting competition, a live cigar rolling experience, midround ice cream sandwiches, long drive competition, and hole-in-one contest with a chance to win a free car, sponsored by Hyundai of St. Augustine. The tournament also introduced a new element, a Silent Auction, featuring items like a stay at Great Wolf Lodge, LIV Tour tickets, Jacksonville Jaguars tickets, local St. Augustine experiences, and jewelry from Nettles Fine Jewelry. Wrapping up the evening was a reception featuring a moving conversation with a Warrior and Service Dog from K9s for Warriors.
The Southeast Coil Classic would like to sincerely thank its generous sponsors: President Titanium, Dominium Inc., The Leach Family, Hyundai of St. Augustine, Flagler College Athletics, Florida Blue, The NOC, Sims Aluminum Construction, Carpenter Technology Corporation, SouthState Bank, Matthews | DCCM, Neville Wainio, CPAs, Clukey & Tebault, Advanced Machining & Materials, LLC, Tembo CPAs, Noah Bailey Group, Zapp Precision Metals, Service Steel Aerospace, Vermeer Corporation, Shorewood Advisors, and the sisters of John Mark Leach: Annette Morgan, Diane Dunn, Kathy Forsyth, and all in-kind and silent auction sponsors.
ABOUT VESTED METALS INTERNATIONAL – Vested Metals was founded in 2014 by Viv Helwig, a Jamaican native who grew up in Palm Bay, Florida, and graduated from Flagler College. The fast-growing distribution company is headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, with a sales and service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Vested Metals sources hard-to-find alloys, grades, and sizes for niche applications and markets such as medical, defense, aerospace, industrial, and power generation. Photos by Monarch Studio to accompany this release can be found here. For more information, visit vestedmetals.net. Follow along on social media @vestedmetalsinternational
