Second annual golf outing June 20 to benefit paralyzed mother

Golf "fore" a good cause at the second annual Eileen Strong Golf Outing event to honor a paralyzed local mother and wife Eileen Reedy on Monday, June 20, at the Golf Club of Illinois, 1575 Edgewood Drive in Algonquin.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Cocktails, dinner and auction events will round out the event beginning at 4:30 p.m.

A fall in 2014 left Eileen paralyzed from the chest down. With the community's support, the determined mother of three has regained some movement in her arms and legs and can walk with a walker for a short distance. Proceeds from the second annual golf outing will be collected through the nonprofit HelpHOPELive to help cover the uninsured expenses associated with Eileen's injury, which exceeded $800,000 in 2015 and will continue to exceed $200,000 annually.

Learn about Eileen and register for the event online at helphopelive.org. Registration ends June 13. Admission is $175 per player or $700 for a team of four. Cocktails and dinner only is $75 per person.

For sponsorship information, contact Martha Davis at (847) 590-5100, ext. 5035, or mdavis@tollbrothers.com.

Unable to attend but would like to help? Donations can be made to a fundraising campaign in honor of Eileen at helphopelive.org or by calling (800) 642-8399. Checks can also be mailed "in honor of Eileen Reedy" to HelpHOPELive, 2 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 100, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, and all funds raised will directly benefit Eileen's medical expenses through HelpHOPELive's North-Central Spinal Cord Injury Fund.

HelpHOPELive is a national nonprofit that specializes in engaging communities in fundraising campaigns for people who need a transplant or are affected by a catastrophic injury or illness. Since 1983, campaigns organized by HelpHOPELive have raised more than $115 million to pay patient expenses.