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Annual McNair Memorial golf outing benefits Oswegoland Park Foundation · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Annual McNair Memorial Golf Outing benefits Oswegilan Park Foundation. Written
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Speaker 1: by Judy Harvey, This article is being read by an
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Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Oswegelan Park
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Speaker 1: Foundation is hosting its ninth annual Leon McNair Memorial Golf
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Speaker 1: Classic on Friday, September eleventh. Proceeds from the event will
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Speaker 1: benefit area students entering college, as well as funding improvements
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Speaker 1: and projects to public spaces, including the golf course. The
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Speaker 1: outing has funded more than forty thousand dollars in college scholarships,
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Speaker 1: according to a news release from the foundation, Leon McNair
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Speaker 1: passed away at age seventy five and twenty sixteen. He
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Speaker 1: served as the director of golf and manager of fox
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Speaker 1: Ben Golf Course for thirty eight years. He was a
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Speaker 1: member of the Illinois PGA Board for thirty one years
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Speaker 1: and received the Professional of the Year award in nineteen
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Speaker 1: ninety two. McNair was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall
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Speaker 1: of Fame in twenty fifteen. This outing looks to celebrate
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Speaker 1: McNair's dedication to community and service. Registration for the event
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Speaker 1: can be found at the Osweglan Park Foundation was established
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Speaker 1: in two thousand and five as a five hundred and
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Speaker 1: one three charitable organization whose mission is to assist the
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Speaker 1: Osweglan Park District in providing opportunities for a healthy community.
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Speaker 1: For more details on the foundation, visit ww dot greener
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Speaker 1: Oswegland dot org