Larry Olsen Memorial Golf Tournament
The Larry Olsen Memorial Golf
Tournament is held annually in August at a golf course in Central Illinois. The profits
from the tournament are the sole means of providing funds for the Scholarship Fund. The
amount of money raised for the scholarship fund has increased annually. Due to the
improving financial success, the Illinois Jaycee Charitable Foundation has been
able to increase the number of scholarships awarded and increase the scholarship
amount from $500 to $1000 per recipient.
There are several ways in which local Jaycee chapters, region organizations, JCI Senate organizations, local businesses or individuals can contribute to the success of this worthwhile event. Naturally, participation in the golf tournament is one but the main source of revenue is through hole sponsorships and individual donations.
Any donation of $100 will qualify the donor as a hole sponsor and a $20 donation as an individual sponsor. All donations are made through the Foundation which is credited towards qualifying the donor as a Contributing Member of the Illinois Jaycee Charitable Foundation. Contact the Executive Director for details.
For the past several years, the President of the Illinois Jaycees has offered extra Parade of Chapter points to chapters that either sponsor a hole or enter a team in the tournament.
As the result of the successful Larry Olsen Memorial Golf Tournament, a total of 38 scholarships have been awarded in the amount of over $28,000 on behalf of the Illinois Jaycees since the inception of the scholarship program in 1986. Scholarship competition is conducted for any high school student in Illinois who will be attending their first year of higher education the following year.
The Scholarship Application Form is available for download from this web site. The submission deadline is December 1st each year.
