MONROE — The Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation’s “Little Golf” and Grill event, held on June 11, was an afternoon of mini golf that led into a night full of generous giving for a great cause.
“Little Golf” and Grill is held annually at Swissland Miniature Golf in New Glarus, WI, with dinner following under the tent at Chalet Landhaus Inn.
The event raised a record-breaking more than $79,600 from countless heartfelt donations provided by community members and businesses. This brought the total raised over the event’s 32 years to over $1,005,000.
“Three decades of commitment from our healthcare team and the community to support and grow local hospice care is an incredible achievement,” shared Jane Sybers, Executive Director of Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation, a member of SSM Health. “I have the privilege to share gratitude stories with donors whose loved ones walked through hospice with us. To surpass one-million-dollars is such an incredible milestone and shows how much our community values this meaningful service.”
The evening program walked attendees through the hospice patient journey. During the program, different staff members shared their role in patient care and the impact their patients have on them. To round out the evening, a silent and live auction, that featured popular items such as a pie a month for a year and Adirondack Chair and mini-corn hole games created by Monroe High School’s Manufacturing-2 and Advanced Woods Manufacturing classes, brought forward the competitive spirit of many.
A special thanks goes to the event’s Founding Sponsor, Hans Lenzlinger and family, for all their generosity. The Lenzlinger family, along with Chef Mike and Shawna Nevil, graciously underwrote the entire event, resulting in all the dollars raised going directly to local hospice services. Gratitude also goes to this year’s Diamond Level Sponsors, Kalscheur Family Foundation, Epic, Only in Wisconsin Giving, Incorporated and Deb Thompson.
To learn how you can support the Monroe Clinic & Hospital Foundation, please visit givetossmhealth.org.
