The Happy Joe’s Kids Foundation is dedicated to benefiting and improving the lives of children with special needs and their families and along those lines, last Sunday, June 9, they held the Happy Joe’s golf outing at Fyre Lake Golf Club in Sherrard, Illinois.  Cost was $100 per player and registration included green fees, a shared cart, a boxed lunch including two (2) drink tickets, and following golf an off-site social at TBK Sports Complex in Bettendorf, IA.  The format is a 4-man scramble (preferred ball).  Sponsors included the following: Dynamic Restaurant Holdings Burke Corporation BayTek Entertainment Betson Games Compeat Restaurant Software.

Proceeds from this event benefit the Happy Joe’s Kids Foundation. Kristel Whitty-Ersan states, “The goal of this foundation is to help improve the lives of children with special needs and their families. We also act as a liaison to groups in our area that can help as well as spread the word in general about the varied capabilities of these very special individuals.  They are amazing and many of them make valuable employees. We hope businesses in our area will consider this incredible talent pool when they are hiring!”

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