St. Jude golf outing with new name, other changes

Posted on May 16, 2016

Jennifer Wilkes is committee chairperson for the McLean County Golf Classic. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – An annual fundraiser in McLean County is retooling in hopes of getting a record turnout this year.

The renamed McLean County Golf Classic for St. Jude will held in late June, this year in back-to-back days. For the men it will be on the June 20 and the women will play on the 21st at Crestwicke Country Club in Bloomington.

Committee chair Jennifer Wilkes told WJBC’s Scott Laughlin that’s not all that’s new.

“We’ve got almost an entirely new committee,” Wilkes said. “We’ve got a few members that have been on this before and a few helping in the background but we’ve got a lot of new people that are bringing new sponsors, new food and new auction items.”

Registration has been extended through Sunday.

Wikes said the goal is to raise $100,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Registration can be done via message on Facebook or by email at [email protected] or at St.Jude.org/McLeangolfclassic.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].
Blake Haas contributed to this report.

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