HARRISBURG, IL. The Fowler-Bonan Foundation’s ninth annual “Clothes for Kids” Junior Golf Day is all set for Thursday / Friday, July 18/19 at Shawnee Hills Country Club in Harrisburg.
The event is open to all boys and girls in southern Illinois. Kids age 4 – 11 will play July 18 while those 12-18 will compete on July 19.
Entry fee is only $20 and all participants will receive a t-shirt, lunch and an award. The event is open to kids of all skill levels, keeping score is not required, and beginning players are welcome.
“It’s a fun-filled day for the children, and an even greater day for the kids we serve,” said co-founder Dale Fowler. Our junior golf event sponsors help us raise significant dollars for our foundation, and we welcome everyone’s support of our mission to clothe underprivileged children.”
Four/five year-olds (as of June 1) will play 4 holes, six/seven year-olds play 5 holes, eight/nine year-olds play 7 holes, ten/eleven and twelve/thirteen year-olds play 9 holes, and fourteen/fifteen and sixteen/eighteen year-olds will play 18 holes. There will also be 9-hole novice divisions in the 14/15 and 16-18 groups. Eighteen year-olds must not have entered college, and age divisions are based on participant’s age as of June 1.
In addition, for players’ ages 10-18 who wish to compete for trophies, the Southern Illinois Golf Association (S.I.G.A.) sanctions the junior event.
To register, call the Foundation at 618-231-3904 as soon as possible.
Sponsorships levels range from hole sponsor ($100) to championship sponsor ($1,000). Fowler said that for every one hundred dollars received, another underprivileged child can have new clothes and shoes to wear to school.
Participants also learn what it’s like to help those less fortunate.
“We tell each and every one of the kids “thank you”, and let them know that because of them we are able to help other children”, Fowler added.
The Fowler-Bonan Foundation provides new clothing and shoes, at no cost, for underprivileged children based on a referral system from area schools. They assist hundreds of area children annually in eleven southern Illinois counties, according to the foundation co-founder Dale Fowler. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
Fowler said their programs are made possible only due to the support of businesses, community groups and individuals throughout the area.
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