Golf tourney benefits children, arson victims

A benefit golf tournament will be held Friday, Aug. 28, at the Mount Prospect Golf Course, 600 S. See Gwun Ave., for three local children in need.

Proceeds from the Lance Meyer Memorial Golf Tournament will benefit Jimmy Meyer and Bridgit and Pierce Finnerty.

The event tees off at 11:30 a.m. with a day of golf, followed by dinner and drinks at 5:30 p.m.

The Lance Meyer tournament was started in 2007 by a group of Prospect High School graduates to honor their classmate Lance Meyer, from the Class of 1984. Meyer had adopted his nephew, Jimmy, from a sister who died in early 2007.

But then Lance Meyer died later that year in a drowning accident. As a result, Jimmy Meyer is being cared for by Lance's fiancee, Alicia Cushman.

Originally, this tournament was formed to help Jimmy Meyer but has grown to include other area children.

This year, it will include the Finnerty children, Bridgit and Pierce, who survived the June 3 fire in their Arlington Heights home that killed their parents Patricia and Kevin, and brother Garrett. The children are being cared for by their aunt, Jennifer Murphy.

The cost to golf is $125 per golfer, which includes the cart and dinner. The winning foursome receives a commemorative trophy.

Those who want the dinner only pay $40. After dinner, there will be a raffle and auction for a variety of prizes from local merchants.

Make out checks or donations to the Lance Meyer Memorial Fund; send them to 402 N. Russel Ave., Mount Prospect, IL 60056. For more information, call (847) 346-9094.