{"id":47229,"date":"2026-08-06T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/47229\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:32:29","slug":"waubonsee-community-college-foundation-golf-outing-supports-student-scholarships-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/47229\/","title":{"rendered":"Waubonsee Community College Foundation golf outing supports student scholarships \u2013 Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/waubonsee-community-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Waubonsee Community College<\/a> Foundation invites residents and local businesses to support student success by participating in its 39th annual golf outing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">The event, to be held Monday, Sept. 28, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/aurora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aurora<\/a> Country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Club<\/a>, raises funds for the foundation\u2019s scholarship program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">Last year, the program awarded more than $438,000 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">scholarships<\/a>, according to a news release from WCC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s incredible to see what our community can accomplish when we all pitch in, and that\u2019s exactly what this outing is all about,\u201d Brian Dolan, foundation board member and chair of the golf outing committee, said in the release. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for local businesses and community members to have some fun together while helping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">students<\/a> build a better future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">The foundation said scholarship recipients at Waubonsee are 2.25 times more likely to graduate than non-recipients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">Event check-in begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by a lunch buffet with remarks from Dolan and Waubonsee President Brian Knetl. Golfers will head out on the course at 12:30 p.m., and the event closes with a post-golf awards reception, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">Sponsorship options begin at $300 to be a hole sponsor, while signing up as a foursome costs $1,750, the foundation said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">Registration includes 18 holes of golf, entry for on-course individual and team contests, lunch, appetizers and two drink tickets. A cash bar will also be available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">To register, go to waubonsee.edu\/golfouting. For more information, contact the WCC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Development<\/a> Office at 630-466-2316 or foundation@waubonsee.edu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-xb1qmn-0 gBIiEi body-paragraph\">This article was reformatted from a press release using artificial intelligence. 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