Fox Valley golf outings
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August 2
Golf for Education: On Aug. 2, join the "Golf for Education" outing to benefit West Aurora schools. Come join in the fun with School District 129 supporters at Bliss Creek Golf Course in Sugar Grove. The shotgun scramble event will begin at 1 p.m. Dinner and the awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. The total cost is $100 per golfer. The proceeds from this event will help fund scholarships for graduating seniors, enhancements for all district schools, and educational program grants for teachers. The Alumni Association and The Foundation for West Aurora Schools are co-hosting the event. The groups are seeking sponsors for the golf outing. Sponsors will be recognized by more 140 school staff, teachers, administrators, alumni, and District 129 community supporters. For information, contact Stan Rayford (Class of 1991) at (630) 853-4596 or Randi Ochsenschlager (Class of 1964) at (630) 897-6785 or e-mail foundationalumni@sd129.org.
August 6
Anvil Club golf outing: The Anvil Club's 2008 annual golf outing will be held Aug. 6 at the Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin. Proceeds will benefit the Ecker Center for Mental Health. Registration is set for 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. tee off for the scramble. Cost is $155 per golfer and includes the use of the driving range, a golf cart and lunch.
The 19th Hole will open at the Anvil Club at 3:30 p.m. as drinks and hors d'oeuvres are served to the sounds of Elgin Attorney Loren Golden's Jazz Ensemble. The Anvil Club's signature steak and lobster dinner is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Cost of dinner-only is $65. Exciting golf contests, plus three hole-in-one contests, are scheduled.
Sponsorship opportunities are available and reservations for golf and/or dinner can be made bycalling Mary Ann Stephens, PR & Development @ the Ecker Center at (847) 695-0484, ext. 303.
The Ecker Center for Mental Health has served the northern two-thirds of Kane County and Barrington and Hanover Townships for 52 years, providing outpatient and residential crisis, psychiatry, nursing, case management, vocational support, psychosocial rehabilitation and therapy to adults and a few children and adolescents.
August 25
Franks Foundation outing: The Michael Franks Foundation, founded by Michael Morawski and Frank Constant, has announced its second annual golf outing, hosted by the Elgin Country Club. The golf outing will take place on Aug. 25. Check-in is at 11 a.m. at the Elgin Country Club. Lunch will be provided before the game, followed by dinner and an awards presentation.
The Michael Franks Foundation was recently created to supply educational assistance to young adults who would otherwise not receive this type of support. Each year the Michael Franks Foundation holds two fundraising events, a golf outing and a motorcycle event, to fund a scholarship program for local area graduates entering college. The program provides funding for books and other essential needs for high school graduates entering college.
In addition, Michael Franks also has partnered with Fellowship Housing Corporation to transform the lives of homeless or at-risk single mothers and their children. For more than 18 years, Fellowship Housing's mission has been to provide housing and holistic mentoring to guide single mothers from a crisis to long-term stability and independence. For information or to request a registration form, visit Web site mffoundation.golfreg.com.
August 27
Geneva Community Chest: The Geneva Community Chest will hold its annual golf outing fundraiser will be held on August 25 at Mill Creek Golf Course in Geneva. The cost is $150 per golfer and includes lunch and dinner. To sign up for golf or for information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Andy Crance at (262)-442-8007 or by email at acrance@gflesch.com.
August 27
Marine Corp League outing: Golfers and sponsors are being sought for the The Fox Valley Marine Corps League's first annual golf outing to benefit veterans on Aug. 27 at Tamarack Golf Club in Naperville. The outing will begin with a shotgun start at noon followed by a one-hour open bar and dinner. The cost for dinner and golf is $95. Dinner only is $50. Tamarack Golf Club is located at 24032 Royal Worlington Dr. in Naperville. The following business sponsorships are available: presenting sponsor, $1,000; bar sponsor, beer cart sponsor, lunch sponsor, registration sponsor and prize sponsor, $500 each; and hole sponsor, $100. For more information or to sign up to golf or as a sponsor, call Hal Withey, (630) 377-5811 or (630) 220-4389.
September 20
Frazier Memorial Golf Outing: The Central Rockets Athletic Booster Club will be sponsoring the sixth annual Staff Sgt. Jacob Frazier Memorial Golf Outing on Sept. 20 at the Hughes Creek Golf Club in Elburn. Frazier graduated from Central High School in Burlington in 1997 and gave his life in the service of our country in Afghanistan in 2003.
All proceeds will help support the SSgt. Jacob Frazier Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Central High School Athletic Booster Club and the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. They are expecting a large turnout.
Call Tom or Cheryl Hartwell at (847) 742-7606 if you would like to provide a charitable contribution for the event or if you have any general questions regarding the event.