By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Lynda DeMoss, left, and Janice Durick, at right, co-chairwomen of the recent golf outing to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness, are shown with Colleen Rafferty, Director of Development, Unity Point Health, Trinity Health Foundation. Photo by Claudia Loucks
The recent Annual Breast Cancer Awareness event, hosted by the Sugar Maple Ladies Golf League and held at Sugar Maple Golf Club, raised a total of 3,319 which was donated to Trinity Health. The donation is part of the League’s $7,500 five-year pledge titled, “Swing FORE the Cure.”
A statement from the Ladies Golf League said, “The funds will support the Unity Point Health – Trinity Cancer Center Expansion Campaign, which will ensure high quality accessible, local oncology care for generations to come. An infusion chair in the newly-expanded Trinity Cancer Center in Moline will be named for ‘Swing FORE the Cure’.”
The Ladies Golf Outing also honored and celebrated the lives of two League members, Sharon VanKerrebroeck and Judy Walters, who lost their battles with cancer in the last year.
There were 42 golfers representing 14 area communities who participated in the 2025 event.
Cancer survivors who partaiciapted in the recent golf outing were recognized and given gifts.
Karen Taylor of Sheffield received a prize for the lowest score of 36.
In addition to the nine holes of golf, the day included a salad luncheon provided by members of the Sugar Maple Ladies League, raffle drawings for gifts donated by members and businesses, in addition to gift certificates donated by local businesses. Money from the raffle drawings totaled $855; money from the 50/50 drawing totaled $281 with the winner donating half back to the event, and $41 was realized from “Mulligans.”
A spokesperson for the Ladies League said their group “sincerely thanks the Sugar Maple Golf Club, the Hwy 6 Supper Club (which remain closed for lunch to the public the day of the event); Sugar Maple Ladies League members, employees of Sugar Maple, and husbands and other men who handled golf clubs and food for League members and guests.”