35th Annual Silver Cross Charity Golf & Pickleball Classic

Monday, June 22, 2026

Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club - Orland Park, IL

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Crystal Tree CC

Golf Foursomes & Pickleball Pairs are limited, so don’t wait!

Sponsorship & Participation Opportunities

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To secure your participation or for more information about the event, please contact Kelly Baltas, Corporate Giving & Events Coordinator, at (815) 300-7105 or kbaltas@silvercross.org.

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GOLF SCHEDULE

6:45 a.m. Morning Golf Check‑in, Grab‑and‑Go Breakfast Buffet, Driving Range & Putting Green Open

7:15 a.m. Morning Golf Shotgun Start

11:00 a.m. Afternoon Golf Check‑in, Buffet Lunch, Driving Range & Putting Green Open

1:00 p.m. Afternoon Golf Shotgun Start

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

7:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner & Awards Presentation including honoring J.L. Adler Roofing & Sheet Metal as the 2026 SilverCross Corporate Citizen Award Recipient

DAY INCLUDES
  • Grab‑and‑Go Buffet Breakfast for early arrivals
  • 18 holes of golf (morning or afternoon, scramble format)
  • Cart & forecaddie
  • Participant gift, golf balls and tees
  • Buffet lunch
  • On‑course refreshments
  • Cocktail reception
  • Buffet Dinner & Awards Presentation
  • Cash prizes for the top 3 pickleball and golf teams (AM and PM) plus a random winning team in each round
PICKLEBALL SCHEDULE

11:00 a.m. Pickleball Check‑in, Lunch & Warm‑Up

1:30 p.m. Pickleball Tournament Begins

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

7:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner & Awards Presentation including honoring J.L. Adler Roofing & Sheet Metal as the 2026 Silver Cross Corporate Citizen Award Recipient

Day Includes
  • Participant gift & sleeve of pickleballs
  • Buffet lunch
  • Courtside refreshments
  • Cocktail reception
  • Buffet dinner & awards
  • Cash prizes for top 3 pairs

Pickleball is limited to the first 16 pairs.
All teams will play a minimum of four games, including round‑robin and bracket play. Games to 11, win by 2.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor

  • Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service

AM Course Sponsor

  • Power Construction

PM Course Sponsor

  • SageView Advisory Group

Hole-In-One Sponsors

  • Alden Estates
  • AON
  • Block Electric
  • Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates, S.C. (CTVSA)
  • Compass Healthcare
  • Czerkies Properties
  • Dr. Thomas Hurley
  • EM Strategies
  • Farpoint Development
  • HSA Primecare
  • Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
  • Impact Advisors
  • Jensen & Halstead
  • Leopardo Construction
  • Lewis University
  • Midwest Respiratory
  • PFS Group
  • Redesign Group
  • Reed Construction
  • Sentinel Technologies
  • Silver Cross Medical Staff
  • Village of New Lenox
  • Impact Advisors

Birdie Sponsors

  • Eckenhoff Saunders
  • Edward Jones Financial Advisor – Nicholas Tyrell
  • Leopardo Construction
  • NAI Hiffman – Perry Higa / Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd.
  • Neuroscience & Spine Institute
  • RSM
  • Smarter Dx
  • Voorn, Preston & Carlasare, PLLC

Pickleball ACE Sponsors

  • Smith Painting Services, Inc.
  • Teresa Andrea & Family

Awards Dinner Sponsor

  • Huron Consulting Group

Golf Cart Sponsor

  • City of Lockport

Breakfast Sponsor

  • Allied Anesthesia Associates

Reception Sponsor

  • Shaw Media

First Aid Cart Sponsors

  • Michael & Nancy Mutterer
  • Trace Ambulance
  • UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

Participant Gift Sponsors

  • Busey Bank
  • Leopardo Construction

Driving Range Sponsors

  • Gas N Wash
  • Van Bruggen Signs, Inc.

Putting Green Sponsors

  • Fidelity Investments
  • Pavilion Healthcare

Pickleball Refreshment Sponsor

  • Essence Healthcare

Green Sponsors

  • ExxonMobil
  • IMEG (x2)
  • Low Voltage Solutions
  • Matt Renn
  • Midland States Bank

Tee Box Sponsors

  • ACSI Mechanical Group
  • Corsetti Structural Steel
  • First Secure Bank – Mark Griglione & Mike Rittof
  • Gould + Ratner – Jean Kenol
  • Harrah’s Casino & Hotel - Joliet
  • IMEG
  • Joliet Junior College
  • Lincoln Financial Group
  • Marsh McLennan Agency
  • PDM Plumbing, Heating & Cooling (x2)
  • Stromsland, DeYoung & Prybys Architecture Group, Inc. (2)
  • Tee Jay Service Company
  • Turk Furniture
  • Wintrust Bank

Pickleball Lob Sponsor

  • Surgikal Assistants

$10,000 Hole-In-One Sponsor

  • Kathy Miller - State Farm Insurance Agent

2026 Auto Hole-In-One Sponsor

  • D’Arcy Buick – GMC

Diamond Earrings Hole-In-One Sponsor

  • David Nelson Exquisite Jewelry

In-Kind Donations

  • Berkot’s Super Foods
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes – Mokena & Orland Park
  • Pepsi Co.
Committee Members

Kelly Baltas
Laura Czerkies
Scott Czerkies
Judy Hageman
Robin Hartney
Julie Mahoney
Rudy Mahalik, Chair
Kathy Miller
Scott Paddock
Scott Pickands
Jesse Rojo
Jim Roolf
Tracy Simons
Brian Staniszewski
Kristen Stuckwisch
Carol Zier

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Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care. These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.