LAKEWOOD, Wash., October 2026: The clubhouse at American Lake Veterans Golf Course (ALVGC) is where Veterans gather before and after a round, reconnect with friends and find a place to belong. This fall, six new high-performance heating and cooling units replaced its failing systems, keeping the clubhouse comfortable in every season for the Veterans who count on it.
Carrier and Ferguson HVAC donated the equipment, and Home Comfort Alliance donated the installation as part of Comfort Counts, its community program that gives back through donated heating and cooling. ALVGC shared the news in its own story, A Lasting Gift of Comfort for Veterans at ALVGC.
A course built on service
American Lake Veterans Golf Course is a Jack Nicklaus Signature course for the Veterans of the Pacific Northwest. More than 230 volunteers help run it, and it receives no federal or state operating funding.
When the clubhouse’s aging equipment began to fail, the 8,500-square-foot building became hard to keep comfortable. Replacing the equipment was a large expense for a nonprofit that depends on community support.
“The course helps Veterans through transition and rehabilitation, and the whole operation runs on volunteers who want to give back. A community built on service felt familiar to us, because our work is about showing up, fixing the problem and bringing comfort to the places people live and work.”
Ryan Rastetter, president of Home Comfort Alliance
Two days to restore comfort
Home Comfort Alliance installed the new units Oct. 20. Over two days on site, the crew also serviced the clubhouse’s existing systems so the whole building starts the heating season in good working order.
What it means for the course
The new energy-efficient systems are expected to lower the clubhouse’s heating and cooling costs. For a course that runs on volunteers and community support, every dollar saved on utilities can go back into the course, its facilities and the Veterans it serves.
ALVGC General Manager Sam Williams said the donation keeps the clubhouse a “comfortable, year-round sanctuary for hope, healing, and brotherhood.”
How to support ALVGC
To learn more about the course and its impact, read ALVGC’s full story and visit its Mission and Impact page. To help, see ALVGC’s Support the Mission page for ways to donate, partner or volunteer, or simply come out and play a round.
Our thanks to Carrier, Ferguson HVAC and the staff and volunteers of American Lake Veterans Golf Course for the chance to be part of this project.
Source: American Lake Veterans Golf Course, “A Lasting Gift of Comfort for Veterans at ALVGC” (October 21, 2026). Top photo: American Lake Veterans Golf Course.