Golf outing raises $185,000 for CASA Kane County

Posted September 19, 2013 11:27 am

Submitted by CASA Kane County

CASA Kane County’s 10th annual Golf for a Child Invitational was held Aug. 26 at the Royal Fox and St. Charles Country Clubs.

The event attracted 264 golfers from throughout the Chicago area and raised $185,000 for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Kane County that serves children who have been abused or neglected.

The organization honored Gary Hansberger of St. Charles for his long-standing and generous support of the organization.

The golf outing featured two hole-in-one cars from Gerald Auto Group and Fox Valley Buick GMC along with a grand raffle and a “Tin Cup” silent raffle. The first place team at St. Charles Country Club included Adam Hansberger, Ed Arnieri, Eric Soderholm, and Randy Spring.

The winning team at Royal Fox Country Club included Dick Masters, Val McPeak, Fran McMahon, and Johan Sjorgen.

Gary Hansberger won the first prize in the grand raffle, a full set of PING golf clubs and bag.

The event’s main sponsors included AlphaGraphics — St. Charles; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; FONA International; Jewell & Randy Meridith; Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Alpine Landscape LLC; Proven Partners Manufacturing; Wells Fargo Advisors; Dolan & Murphy Inc.; GEBERIT; Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick Inc.; Doris Hunt; KCT Credit Union; Kellenberger Electric Inc.; Meyers & Flowers LLC; Nestle Water North America; Premium Concrete Inc.; St. Charles Bank & Trust Company; Schramm Construction Company; Valley Fire Protection Systems LLC; Vertex Resource Group; and Wight & Company.

CASA Kane County is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children within the juvenile court system. Last year, the agency’s 264 volunteers served 556 children throughout Kane County. For more information, visit www.casakanecounty.org.

More than 260 golfers raised $185,000 for the Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Kane County, including, from left, Scott Mackay of 95.9 The River, Susie Mackay, Kyle Witt of OnPath Financial LLC; and Michael Stengle of Sequoia General Contracting Corp. Courtesy of Alex Claney Photography

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