Beating the odds, one step at a time.

2018 Golf Outing and Auction

Thank you for another great event!

With another year behind us, we couldn’t be happier with the outcome or more thankful for your support! The 11th annual Kali's Cure Golf Outing and Auction was a huge success! Thanks to the hard work of countless friends, volunteers and donors, we raised over $200,000 to help support some exciting programs, ultimately leading to a cure! 

As we announced during the 2017 event, we continued to work with the DNR and finalized a program where we donated the funds to purchase 5 track chairs! Five State Parks in Michigan, now, provide opportunities for those with paralysis (and other debilitating diseases) to do everything from joining family vacations to hunting, fishing, driving the trails and even using them to continue their physical therapy. Although the chairs are already being used, we are looking forward to working with the State to promote the new track chairs and increase their use so, maybe one day, this program will spread to even more parks! 

We are proud to continue our support of the RIM Fund and have pledged a $50,000 donation so that we can take part in helping with some of their exciting new research, rehab, and morale building activities. In addition to the RIM Fund donation, we were also happy to support University Hosptials’ Diaphragm Pacing Program (DPP). This year, we were honored to have Dr. Onders join us again to provide new details of the DPP as well as examples of the remote places around the world where he travels to implant new patients. Dr. Onders and the DPP were the recipients of our very first donation and, as of right now, we are well on our way to reaching $1 Million in total donations to this life-saving program by next year’s event! Thanks to your overwhelming support of Kali’s Cure and the DPP, we will have reached this milestone in less than 12 years!  

 

Thank You, Sponsors!

A special thank you to our growing list of 2018 sponsors!  Your financial contributions and donations to our silent and live auctions are greatly appreciated.  We can't thank you enough for your support!  Without you, this event would not be possible and Kali's Cure would not be able to help those currently suffering from spinal cord injuries while we wait for and are part of the cure!  We are grateful for your support and apologize for the missing donor names which will be added along with a slide show in the near future.  We apologize for the delay, but being an all volunteer organization causes occasional delays that take longer than expected.  Please know, we couldn't be more thankful for your support and appreciate your understanding!

GOLD SPONSOR- $20,000+
Allegis Group Foundation
Bruce and Mary Ann Becker
Dunmaglas-Mike and Alice Pung, Mike Pung Jr. 
Exhibit Pro-Ed and Lori Miller
 
SILVER SPONSOR- $10,000+
East West Foundation- Gary and Addie Fenchuk
John and Cleo Leppien
 
BRONZE SPONSOR- $5,000+
Cannon Truck Equipment- John and Karley Morgan
Financial Concepts- Pat and Caroline McNamara
Jonathan and Sheri Boos
Lippert Components
 
HOLE SPONSOR- $2,500+
Bandit Industries
Commercial Bank
Craig Frames
Hank and Bonnie Graff
Jeff and Teri Barker
Jim and Naomi Stark
Mike and Dianne Morey
Mike and Kathy Bierlein
The Mike Young Family
 
TEE OR PIN SPONSOR- $1,000+
Benchley Chiropractic Clinic
Bud and Virginia Fisher
Colors of Heroes
Dan and Carol Nester
Doug and Missy LaBelle
Fabiano Brothers
Gail and Gary Knutsen
Jerry and Diane Sprague
Graff Chevrolet Mt. Pleasant-Jim and Lynnette Messick
John and Jeiselle Ortisi
Matt and Nicole Lester
Mike and Nancy Robinson
Pleasant Graphics-Doug and Daun Neff
Shirley Ortisi
Waste-Free
 
PUTTING GREEN SPONSOR- $500+
Alan and Wanda Jones
Bill and Tincy Goggin
Bob Fenchuk
De Saegher Dairy
Frank and Sandy Shoener
Joe and Nancy Olivieri
Tom and Libby Eisele
 
HALFWAY HOUSE SPONSOR- $250+
Anne and Van Varner
Barry and Sue Wiggins
Bart and Kathleen Arrigo
Bill, Diane and Anne Ryckbost
Kevin and Annette Collison
Ray and Linda Barowicz
Sandra Dauch
St. Mary School
Steve, Polly, Anne and Lindsey Fortino
Tim and Jennifer Toohey
 
CART PATH SPONSOR- $100+
Aftan Gibson
Bob Carrigan
Caravan Facilities Management
Fisher-Gentry Eye Care
James and Susan Wheeler
John and Janice Marshall
Lindsay Terifay
Mary Lu Yardley
Meghan O'Keef and Andreas
Mike Kostrzewa
Muscle Mechanix- Mary Knight
Neil and Joan Green
Nichols Financial Group
Pat and Paul Gruca
Pat and Terry DeWinter
Randy and Melanie Lewis
Sharon Johnson 
Terry's Place Staff
The Gunns Family
The Stafford Family
 
GIFT IN KIND SPONSOR
Annie and Zac Winkler
Arnie's Arts 'N' Crafts, Houghton Lake
Brad and Jaime Dancer
Benchley Chiropractic Clinic
Bruce and Mary Ann Becker
Congressman John Moolenaar
Creative Designs by CJ LaGrow
Dan Gilbert
Doug and Marcha Lippert
Ellie and Kim Newson
Fabiano Brothers
Fisher Gentry Eye Care
Frank and Karen Beckmann
Frank's Girls
Friends of Kali's Cure
Jarod and Andrea Lippert
Jeff and Suzie Schreur
Jim and Kathy Grace
John and Bea Cremin
John and Debra Schmid
John and Heidi McDaid
John and Karley Morgan
Julie and Tony Smith
Kalamazoo Country Club
Larry and Joanne DeVuyst
Life Beyond Barriers Rehab
Lippert Components
Michael Grace
Michele Green
Muscle Mechanix- Mary Knight
Patrick Pung
Paul and Beth Lux
Rich Hohman-PGA West
Senator Tona Schuitmaker
Simply Polish Pottery-Garden City, MI
The Beckers
The O'Keefe Family
The Trophy Case-Mike and Nancy Piehl
Willow Gott
Wine Emporium and Market, Boyne City