Annual Golf outing and dinner in memory of Lynn Panici and others touched by cancer to be held at Odyssey and Ravisloe Country Clubs
OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL – June 8, 2011 –Franciscan St. James Community Foundation will hold its annual St. James Health Classic golf outing on Wednesday, June 22.
Golfers will have the option to play at Odyssey Country Club in Tinley Park or Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood. Golf will be followed by dinner at Odyssey Country Club.
This event is held in memory of Lynn (Baumgartner) Panici, a Chicago Heights native and Mokena resident who lost her life to breast cancer in 2000. It funds support services for children who lose parents to cancer and equipment for the early detection of breast cancer.
The Lynn Panici Courage Award, which is presented to an individual or family who embodies the courage and spirit demonstrated by Lynn Panici, is awarded at the St. James Health Classic. This year’s Courage Award will be presented, posthumously, to Natalie Bauer and to the Bauer and Barnes families.
“As a wife and devoted mother, Natalie fought courageous battles against four life-threatening illnesses, which ultimately took her life,” said St. James director of development, Michelle Jimenez. “Although her medical complications were demanding, her love and passion for the world remained, and was mirrored by the love of her family.”
As part of the hospitals Centennial Celebration, Anthony Panici, of Mokena, will also be recognized for his vision in initiating this important fundraising event.
“To date, the St. James Health Classic has netted almost $500 thousand for the Comprehensive Cancer Institute at St. James Health,” Jimenez added. “More than 12,000 digital mammograms are performed each year using equipment obtained with these funds.”
sponsors of the St. James Classic include JDM Steel Service, Inc.; Vitas Innovative Hospice; the Bauer family; and Chicago Office Technology Group.
This event is open to the public. Call 708-747-4000, ext. 5470, to obtain tickets or additional information.
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Media contact:
Michelle Jimenez, 708-747-4000, ext. 7424
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