August 2, 2017 at 4:53 p.m.
Northwood's Ladies League goes pink for a good cause
Northwood's Ladies League goes pink for a good cause
It wasn't a tip of the visor to LPGA star Paula Creamer, whose pink-clad persona has earned her the nickname the Pink Panther, rather part of an annual event put on by the league in the fight against cancer - particularly breast cancer.
Carole Zierden has been keeping track of the league's efforts since 2009. During that time, she said the league had raised nearly $9,000 for different organizations, with much of that money staying right here in the Northwoods.
"We just assumed that this is a great thing for us to do and it's something we're going to do to keep more money local to help people here in Rhinelander that are going through the oncology department here in Rhinelander," Zierden said, noting that the league has members who succumbed to breast cancer and others who have been touched by the disease in one way or another.
According to Zierden, between 2009 and 2016, the club has given back $5,950 to the James Beck Cancer Center at St. Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander. An additional $3,000 has gone to prominent breast cancer awareness organization Susan G. Komen, with those monies split evenly between the national organization and the Wausau chapter.
Last year, the league began donating to a new organization, Ties that Bind Us, a peer-to-peer program that links newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients with those who have battled and defeated the disease. Several players from Inshalla Country Club in Tomahawk took part in last year's event and returned this year to support that organization.
"So I hope to give them more money this year depending on how much we take in," Zierden said.
The majority of the funds the league raises surround the night's golfing activities - between two different scramble contests during the round, and raffles following the event. Additionally members of the league held a betting hole contest last Wednesday in conjunction with Northwood men's league play.
Zierden said every little bit the league can raise makes a difference.
"Cancer touches so many and we're so fortunate to have the support of the community and the people that we have that we can help in whatever way we can," she said.
Jeremy Mayo may be reached at [email protected].
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