State of the Heart Hospice will hold the nonprofit agency’s first fund raising event for Corynna’s Wish, a wish granting program for hospice patients, Saturday, October 4 at the Stillwater ValleyGolf Course near Versailles. The event is called “Shine On Corynna Glow Ball Tournament” and will precede a 5K run fundraiser the following Sunday at the Darke County fairgrounds in memory of Corynna Strawser. The golf outing is open to the public.
“This event will provide a fun, competitive evening while raising funds for our new wish granting program established to help our State of the Heart patients and families,” stated Ryan Gathard, Fund Development Director for State of the Heart. “Funds raised will enable us to fulfill a wish for a patient or family when they cannot afford the wish or physically accomplish it.”
Corynna’s Wish was created to provide such funds for patients to realize a dream or wish they might have in their time remaining. The program was named in honor and in memory of 16-year-old Corynna Strawser, a State of the Heart Hospice patient who shared her battle publicly with a fatal disease called Mitochondrial Disease. She believed strongly in “paying it forward” which is the inspiration for Corynna’s Wish. She passed away in December of 2013.
The Glow Ball Tournament Tee off time is 8:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 p.m. The cost is $75 per person, or $225 for a team of four. This price includes nine holes of golf with cart, two glow balls and one glow necklace, pizza, and drinks including beer. The cost for a non golfer who is attending for the food and entertainment is $25 per person. A prize will be awarded to the team finishing first. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Jason Swabb.
Gathard said there is room for 18 teams. Please call him at 1-800-417-7535 or email him at rgathard@stateoftheheartcare.org to let him know of your plans to participate in the nighttime golf outing.
“We are looking forward to filling all 18 spaces,” Gathard said. “Corynna captured the hearts and minds of many people who remember her inspirational story. This will be a way for those participating to ‘carry forward’ the good things in life for others.”