
By Russ George
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their June membership meeting Wednesday, June 11, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora.
Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30 p.m. and meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m..
Guest speaker for this month’s membership meeting will be Rita Pennington, Illinois State coordinator, for Quilts of Valor Foundation.

Guests are always welcome! Why not invite a friend, family member or business associate to attend our meeting with you, to learn more about Quilts of Valor, and how they honor our veterans.
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s 3rd Annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing and Banquet, will be held Friday, June 20, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
Why not join radio announcer, Scott Mackay, from 95.9 the River and 60 other golfers already signed up? Only $150 per golfer, which includes a hot dog lunch, golf cart, goody bag, and a great steak dinner! Don’t golf, attend our banquet, enjoy a delicious steak dinner, and win some great prizes! Dinner only $50. Use our website: diabeteshelpnearme.com to purchase golf package(s), banquet dinner(s), banner and hole sponsorships or mail your check to: DCFV, P.O. Box 88, North Aurora, IL 60542.
Please consider joining all the individuals and businesses that have already agreed to put their name or business, on our Friends of DCFV Sponsorship Banner for $100, or have become a hole sponsor: Bronze $200, Silver $300, or Gold for $400.
Hole Sponsors: Gold: Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #14, Re/Max Suburban-Michelle Hoyt, and Volkman Insurance Agency. Silver: Alarm Detection Systems, Cannonball Mechanical-Paul Buddy, Arlene & Richard Hawks, Larry’s Ceramic Tile Setting & Painting, and Superior Beverage. Bronze: Artlip & Sons Inc., Aurora Turners Club, Gourmet Pizza, Progressive Business Solutions, and Reed Machinery & Transportation.
Friends of DCFV Banner: James & Donna Bohr, Alderman Edward Bugg, In Memory of Pat Carroll, In Memory of Don Demeter, Teresa Storr, and Touch of Glass & Mirror.
Hole sponsors will be listed in our annual program and on the Friends of DCFV Banner, which will be displayed at the golf outing, and all of our Club’s events, throughout the summer.
We’re also soliciting donations for our huge raffle that immediately follows dinner.
Have questions about the golf outing, or want a Golf Outing Sponsorship Form, which gives detailed information about our golf packages, banquet dinner, sponsorship banner, hole sponsorships, and donations for our huge raffle, please contact Jenny McCain by E-mail at: jennymccain@sbcglobal.net, or by cell at: 630-204-1197.
Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley work together, to provide diabetes awareness in the Fox Valley area, while raising funds to provide aid and education for diabetics, along with investing in research to find a cure.
Uncontrolled blood sugar (glucose) can cause vision problems, heart problems, nerve damage, dental problems, kidney damage and more.
Eat healthy, stay active and have a yearly blood test, to stay diabetes free!
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, a true grassroots organization, where all monies raised through dues, donations and fundraising is used in our fight against diabetes. Individual dues are $50 per year, corporate dues are $150 per year, which includes a Sponsorship Listing on the club’s website: www.diabeteshelpnearme.com
Interested in joining with us in our fight against diabetes, or have questions about the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, please call, text or send an E-mail to club president, Russ George, 630-205-9065 or send Email: Diabetesclubfv@gmail.com
Please continue to keep informed about our club’s upcoming events, by following us in The Voice, on Facebook, and on our website: diabeteshelpnearme.com
