Swing for a cause. Play for the kids.
The inaugural Kicks for Kids Golf Tournament, to benefit Brown's Shoe Fit in Macomb and Macomb's Noon Rotary, local shoe fund program for Macomb elementary school students, will be held June 19 at Gold Hills Golf Course in Macomb.
The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Registration is $75/golfer or $300/team, and includes golf, a cart and meal. All proceeds go to Kicks for Kids. Register by calling (309) 837-2930 by DATE.
Payment can be made the day of the tournament at Gold Hills.
Last year, the Macomb Noon Rotary teamed up with Brown's owner Jimmie Koller to provide funding and support for Kicks for Kids, which Koller created almost five years ago.
The fund was established after an anonymous donor approached him and provided $2,000 to buy 50 pairs of tennis shoes for children in Macomb. Edison School Social Worker Chandler Adkisson identified students in grades K-5 who were in need of new shoes, and from there, the program was off and running.
In 2025, the Rotary agreed to contribute $500 each year for the next five years, and serve as the repository for donations toward the program. The goal is to raise $2,000 (or more) each year.
To donate, checks, payable to the Rotary Club (mention Shoe Fund in memo), can be sent to Rotary Club of Macomb, PO Box 213, Macomb, IL 61455.
