Our year-end fundraiser

To toast one of our nation’s oldest volunteer service organizations, Holly Club of Joliet—and support its year-round efforts in Will County to find and fill gaps for those in need—please plan on joining us for our biggest fundraiser of the year:

Party With a Purpose

WHEN exactly is this fundraiser?

  • Friday evening, November 17, 2023
  • From 6 to 11 p.m.
  • Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails (cash bar) begin at 6 p.m.
  • Dinner (not a sit-down) begins at stations at 7 p.m.
  • Dancing begins at 7 p.m.

WHERE will this fundraiser be?

  • At the Mistwood Golf Club
  • 1700 W. Renwick Road, Romeoville

WILL THERE be entertainment?

  • Of course! We will have live music.
  • 28 Days will be playing.

AND A RAFFLE, too?

  • Yes—for a 14-karat yellow gold diamond .25-carat total weight paperclip earring set, courtesy of Paolucci Diamond Center.
  • The retail value of these earrings is $1,200.
  • Raffle tickets are 1 for $10, or 6 for $50. Use this button to choose either option.
Raffle Tickets

HOW MUCH is a ticket to this fundraiser?

  • $150 per person

HOW can I purchase a ticket?

  • You have the option of writing a check or paying online.
  • To purchase a ticket by check, please make the check payable to Holly Club of Joliet with “Party with a Purpose” in the memo field. Please mail this check to Holly Club of Joliet, P.O. Box 3169, Joliet, IL 60434
  • To purchase a ticket online, please use the following button.

Meal Preferences/Messages

BY WHEN do I need to purchase a ticket to this event?

  • October 20, 2023

HOW ELSE can I support this fundraiser?

We have the following sponsorship opportunities.

As is the case with ticket purchases, you have the option for writing a check for a sponsorship, or you can pay online using one of the following buttons.

Please also note that Holly Club of Joliet is a 501(c)3 organization. Your contribution’s deductible amount is limited to the excess over the fair market of the dinner tickets received, which is $75 per ticket. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your donation.

  • Dinner Sponsor(s):  $3,000 includes 10 reserved seats, printed recognition at the event, and a full-page ad in the program book.

  • Program Sponsor(s):  $2,000 includes 6 reserved seats, printed recognition at the event, and a half-page ad in the program book.

  • Entertainment Sponsor(s):  $1,500 includes 4 reserved seats, printed recognition at the event, and a quarter-page ad in the program book.

  • Hors d’Oeuvres Sponsor(s):  $700 includes 2 reserved seats and recognition in the program book.

  • Table Captain:  $1,500 includes 10 reserved seats and recognition in the program book.

  • Dessert Sponsor(s):  Your $500 donation includes recognition in the program book.

  • Friend of Holly Club:  Your donation of $100 or more includes recognition in the program book.

WHOM do I contact if I have any other questions?

ARE YOU SURE that Holly Club of Joliet is one of the oldest volunteer organizations in the United States?

  • Yes, we certainly are. Holly Club of Joliet—the oldest service organization in Joliet, Illinois—was founded in the same decade as the Red Cross and United Way, six years before Rotary Club, and more than a decade before Kiwanis International and Lions International.
  • Please see details of our founding – in 1889 – here.