On Friday August 2nd, McKay NAPA Auto Parts hosted their 26th Annual Make-A-Wish Golf Outing at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Godfrey, Illinois.
THANK YOU!!
Where do we even begin? McKay NAPA Auto Parts would like to extended the biggest THANK YOU to everyone that had a hand in making our 26th Annual McKay NAPA Auto Parts | Make-A-Wish Illinois Golf Outing a success!!!
We had 189 registered golfers come out to Rolling Hills Golf Course in Godfrey, Illinois to enjoy a beautiful of golf. An additional 40 McKay employees, friends, family, and volunteers were on hand to make the day a success!!
Katelyn Dissett, from Highland, Illinois, stopped by with her family to tell everyone a little bit about her experience with Make-A-Wish Illinois and her trip to Hawaii!! You can read more on that here: https://www.timestribunenews.com/.../make-a-wish-makes-a.../
At the end of 2023 McKay NAPA had raised over $815,000 for Make-A-Wish Illinois since he partnered with them in 2003. McKay's is projected to reach their goal of raising over $70,000 again in 2024.
In addition to the golfing, McKay's provided lunch cooked but the lovely golf course staff, including hot dogs and brats!! For dinner we had the pleasure of having Fema's Catering from Benld, Il again this year, with a pork chop and fried chicken dinner and of course famous Fema's Tortellini. While everyone was relaxing and enjoying dinner McKay's held their annual LIVE auction. This year we had some awesome donations from some amazing individuals who always step up and make this possible! Everything from a Blackstone Grill, to a Cards VS Cubs Chicago trip for the 2025 Season, a Signed Detroit Lions Sam LaPorta Jersey, a Hand Made Rt 66 Quilt, also a tailgate package that included tickets to the St Louis Battle Hawks, were just a few of the amazing items on the auction block that evening! Also the ever so popular Booze Cooler raffle helped add to the profits for the day!! At the end of the day with everything it is projected that McKay's will of raised $29,000 on that day alone. This does not include that funds that were raised back in the spring during the Annual Strut Your Stuff Crise-In in Staunton, IL!! Final totals for 2024 will be announced the Annual McKay Christmas Party the 1st weekend in December!