File #: 14-5877    Version: 1 Name: CRYSTAL TREE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/7/2014 In control: Gorman
On agenda: 10/8/2014 Final action: 10/8/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF CRYSTAL TREE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY WHEREAS, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club, located at 10700 W. 153rd Street in Orland Park was founded in 1989 in the spirit of Chicago's finest private country clubs with a focus on the spirit of fun, friendship, and camaraderie that the membership continues to enjoy year after year; and WHEREAS, the centerpiece of the club is the immaculately maintained 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Signature Golf Course which is a style that works in harmony with nature and has a design philosophy of "great risk/great rewards" which continues to challenge golfers; and WHEREAS, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club's dramatic 55,000 square foot clubhouse is a two story structure modeled in the style of a French manor and offers first-class facilities including a restaurant, banquet services, tennis program, swimming pool and fitness center; and WHEREAS, despite many country clubs having difficulty m...
Sponsors: ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

IN HONOR OF CRYSTAL TREE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

WHEREAS, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club, located at 10700 W. 153rd Street in Orland Park was founded in 1989 in the spirit of Chicago's finest private country clubs with a focus on the spirit of fun, friendship, and camaraderie that the membership continues to enjoy year after year; and

WHEREAS, the centerpiece of the club is the immaculately maintained 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Signature Golf Course which is a style that works in harmony with nature and has a design philosophy of "great risk/great rewards" which continues to challenge golfers; and

WHEREAS, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club's dramatic 55,000 square foot clubhouse is a two story structure modeled in the style of a French manor and offers first-class facilities including a restaurant, banquet services, tennis program, swimming pool and fitness center; and

WHEREAS, despite many country clubs having difficulty maintaining membership, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club is at an all-time high with 475 members which can be attributed to a number of factors including its first class staff, family-friendly programs and the surrounding community; and

WHEREAS, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club presented a special silver anniversary plaque in honor of the 44 individuals who have been Crystal Tree members for the entire 25 years; and

WHEREAS, in honor of its 25th Anniversary, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club unveiled a new award to honor exemplary members of the organization and recognized two long-time members to receive the inaugural award: Mr. Jack Daley, a "founding father" of Crystal Tree who contributed in the development of the golf course and surrounding community, and Mr. Larry Hickey, who has helped 28 Crystal Tree caddies obtain college scholarships; and

WHEREAS, Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club has been very successful in preparing its caddies for their young adul...

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