St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Benefit

The HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Foundation invites you to be a part of their 7th Annual Golf Benefit on Friday, July 17 at noon at the Effingham Country Club. The theme for this year’s event is “Keeping Our Community in Rhythm with ‘Holes for Heart Care.’” This promises to be a day of exciting activities, and outstanding golf.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. with a dinner provided that evening. A shotgun start at noon begins the four-person scramble which consists of thirty-two teams of four players. There will be several contests throughout the event including a Hole-In-One Contest. A special feature for this year’s event includes one person in each foursome winning a $100 gift card to a local/regional food or service provider.

Michael Wall, St. Anthony’s Director of Philanthropy, shared the very special history of the Golf Event. “In 2009, Jonathan Kabbes organized the 1st Annual ‘Golf for a Cure’ to benefit St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital. Jonathan wanted to do something to help fight cancer in his community,” he explained. “For two years he volunteered his time to organize the ‘Golf for a Cure.’ He has teamed with the hospital to host the Golf Benefit, which last year netted over $36,000 to support the renovation of our Maternity Unit Postpartum rooms,” Wall said. “The Foundation has been honored to partner with Jonathan over the past five years to continue to make this fundraiser a success.”

Proceeds from this year’s Golf Benefit will support Emergent Cardiac Care at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. St. Anthony’s continues to grow and reach out to the community with early identification as the key. The sooner heart issues are identified, the better. Proceeds will be used to purchase an EMS CAREpoint Workstation, BioStep 2 Semi-Recumbent Elliptical and an AutoPulse Cardiac Support Pump/CPR Board.

There are still openings to register your team for the Foundation’s Golf Benefit. There are also a variety of sponsorships available with many levels to choose from. The HSHS St. Anthony’s Foundation expresses its thanks to Air Evac Lifeteam for their “Listen to your Heart” level sponsorship.

If you are interested in participating, volunteering, becoming a Golf Benefit Sponsor or purchasing a Raffle Ticket to support “Holes for Heart Care” and the HSHS St. Anthony’s Foundation, contact Michael Wall, Director of Philanthropy, at (217) 347-1854 or email at michael.wall@hshs.org. For more information about the Foundation, visit the hospital’s web site at stanthonyshospital.org.