Golf outings
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June 11
NISRA Foundation: Help fund scholarships for local children with disabilities to attend Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association summer day camps by playing in the NISRA Foundation's 18th annual spring golf outing. This outing on Thursday, June 11, at Foxford Hills in Cary begins with a shotgun start at 10 a.m., followed by 18 holes of golf and lunch on the course. A $10,000 putting contest, $1 Million Hole in One contest, prizes, appetizers & cocktails complete the day. The cost for individual golfers is $125, a foursome is $500, and corporate golf packages and sponsorships are also available. Eagle Sponsor for the day is Team REIL Inc.
Contact Jillian at NISRA at (815) 459-0737, ext. 231, or jgiese@nisra.org for more information or to register. NISRA, a cooperative of 13 park districts and cities, provides year-round recreation including Special Olympics training, for residents with disabilities in McHenry County and parts of Cook, Lake and Kane counties.
June 19
Algonquin Lions outing: The Algonquin Lions Club will host its annual golf outing at 1 p.m. Friday, June 19, at the Golf Club of Illinois, 1575 Edgewood Drive in Algonquin. Cost is $125 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart rental, golf range, dinner and prizes. Contests may include: Beat the Pro, Beat the Long Drive, Straightest Drive, Closest to Pin, Longest Putt, and a putting contest. Business sponsorship is $30. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the blind. Registration is due by Friday, June 12. For details, call Wayne Spielman at 847-658-1030.
Lions Club Golf Tournament: The Hampshire Lions 18th annual Lions Club Golf Tournament will be a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Randall Oaks Golf Club and Banquets, off Randall Road in West Dundee. There will be two flights to the tournament, two-person Handicap Flight, and a four-person Scramble Flight. The entry fee is $100 per golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf, a riding cart, a delicious prime rib dinner, and prizes for everyone. The Handicap Flight must have their entry form, complete with each partner's handicap along with checks payable to the Hampshire Lions Club returned to Hampshire Lions Club, P.O. Box 415, Hampshire IL 60140 by Monday, June 15. Proceeds from this charity event will support Lions charities. For details, call Fred Rackow, chairman, at (847) 683-3729.
July 10
Teresa Schueneman Memorial Golf Outing: On Friday, July 10, CPS Inc. will be sponsoring the fifth annual Teresa Schueneman Memorial Golf Outing. Over the past five years, the outing has nearly doubled in size and last year's donation was the largest yet. Over the past three years, they have sponsored organizations that provide support for breast cancer victims. This year, they have chosen the Breast Cancer Network of Strength (formerly the Y-ME) as the charity. The Breast Cancer Network of Strength, founded in 1978, is a resource for breast cancer information and services, all provided completely free of charge.
The sobering facts are that a woman in the United States has a 1 in 8 chance of developing invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. The risk was about 1 in 11 in 1975. More women in the United States are living with breast cancer than any other cancer (excluding skin cancer). Approximately 3 million women in the U.S. are living with breast cancer: about 2.3 million have been diagnosed with the disease and an estimated 1 million do not yet know they have the disease. In 2008, it is estimated that 250,230 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed among women. In 2006, CPS lost Teresa Schueneman to breast cancer. At that time they decided the CPS Charity Golf Outing would be known as the Teresa Schueneman Memorial Open. It would support organizations whose purpose was to provide support for women diagnosed with this terrible disease.
After golf, join a complimentary lunch, drinks and post-golf activities that include a raffle and auction. The event will again take place at the Links at Carillon, 21200 S. Carillon Drive, just off I-55 and Weber Road in Plainfield. Cost is $110. This includes lunch, drinks (after golf), gift bag and event T-shirt. Make checks payable to CPS Inc. Registration will take place the day of the event from 8 to 8:40 a.m. The event will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. For details, visit www.cpscharitygolfouting.com.
July 24
Hampshire Fire and EMS outing: The Hampshire Fire Protection District and EMS will host its first golf outing on Friday, July 24, at the Marengo Ridge Golf Club, 9106 Harmony Hill Road in Marengo. This fundraising event will go toward an interactive training simulator to be used by firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Included is 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, lunch and dinner and the opportunity to have a good time with a fun group of people. There will be raffle prizes, silent auction items, and several different contests throughout the day. Golf will begin with a shotgun start at noon. It will be under the best ball format, so all levels of golfers are welcome. For information, to register, to sponsor or to donate, contact firefighter Jeanne Maki or Hampshire Fire Chief Curt Kramer at (847) 683-2629.