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Golfers participate in the Waubonsee Foundation’s golf outing at the Aurora Country Club.
The Waubonsee Community College Foundation will host its annual golf outing fundraiser on Monday, September 28, 2026, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Aurora Country Club, and the community is invited to make a difference while enjoying a day on the course. Proceeds from this event benefit the Waubonsee Foundation Scholarship Program, which aids hundreds of Waubonsee students each year in achieving their educational and career goals.
"It's incredible to see what our community can accomplish when we all pitch in, and that's exactly what this outing is all about,” said Brian Dolan, Foundation Board Member and Chair of the Golf Outing Committee. “It's a chance for local businesses and community members to have some fun together while helping students build a better future."
The Golf Outing is a signature event for the Waubonsee Foundation, raising critical funds for scholarships. Scholarship recipients at Waubonsee are 2.25 times more likely to graduate than non-recipients. And when they graduate, they don’t just succeed personally—they contribute meaningfully to our local workforce, economy, and neighborhoods.
The Foundation’s goal is to raise sufficient financial resources to provide scholarship opportunities and to equitably award those scholarships to students to help them achieve their educational goals. For the 2025-26 academic year, the Foundation awarded 426 scholarships totaling $438,305.
Event check-in begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by a lunch buffet with special remarks from Dolan and Waubonsee President Dr. Brian Knetl. At 12:30 p.m., golfers will head out on the parkland-style course. The event will close with a post-golf awards reception.
Members of the public are invited to support this fundraiser in whatever way works best for them. Sponsorship options begin at $300 to be a hole sponsor, while the cost to participate as a foursome is $1,750. New this year, interested sponsors that register by Saturday, August 1 will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to a Chicago Cubs game, valued at $1,000.
Registration includes 18 holes of golf, entry for on-course individual and team contests (longest putt, closest to the pin, longest drive, hole-in-one, overall lowest score for women, men, and mixed team categories), lunch, appetizers, and two drink tickets. A cash bar will also be available. To register, visit waubonsee.edu/golfouting. To learn more about this and other Waubonsee Foundation initiatives, contact the Development Office at (630) 466-2316 or foundation@waubonsee.edu.
