Golf Fundraiser Raises $200,000 For At-Risk Youth

BUFFALO GROVE, IL - From the Boys and Girls Club of Lake County: Boys & Girls Club of Lake County (BGCLC) hosted their 15th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, July 31 at the Royal Melbourne Country Club in Long Grove (4700 Royal Melbourne Drive). The Golf Outing welcomed 150 guests and raised more than $200,000 benefitting after-school and summer programs serving more than 1,000 at-risk youth; with generous support from Title Sponsors Garrett Popcorn Shops, Frango, IDEX Corporation, and The Omtvedt Family Foundation.

“The Boys & Girls Club of Lake County Golf Outing is one of our most significant fundraisers,” says Donna Funk, Resource Development Director for the organization. “Funds raised at this event help provide the resources necessary to serve the youth in our community who need it most through positive and productive after-school and summer programs which help provide them with a path for a great future.”Players enjoyed an afternoon of golf, lunch courtesy of Beam Suntory, and on-course beverage options. Registered golfers received access to interactive games with great prizes like ball toss, squares, mulligans and gimme string. The Shotgun Start sounded at Noon on the picturesque 18-hole course, carved into the lush surroundings of wetlands, ponds, prairies and trees. After the eighteenth hole, guests were invited to enjoy a cocktail reception, dinner and program.

Additional sponsors include: Golf Cart Sponsors - Northwestern Mutual; Ace Sponsor ITW; Luncheon Sponsor Beam Suntory; Eagle Sponsors - Denise & David Bunning, Therma-Tru Doors, Leahy Family, and William Blair; Birdie Sponsors - C.H. Robinson, David Delaney, EMKAY Fleet Management, First Bank of Highland Park, FlexPrint Inc., Hall Capital, Huntington Bank, KPMG, Marsh, PwC, SUZOHAPP, Deloitte and Wells Fargo.

For more information on BGCLC visit www.bgclc.com or call Donna Funk at 847-235-6972.

About Boys & Girls Club of Lake County
Boys & Girls Club of Lake County serves youth ages 6 through high school at three sites in Waukegan. The Club serves more than 1,000 youth annually through after school and summer programming. The Club helps youth in need achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens by providing a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles.

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