Swing for Josh Sweet in Memorial Golf Scramble at Mill Creek

Play to Benefit Sweet Scholarship Fund – Hole in One Wins a 

Mercedes-Benz

On
Sunday, September 29th, 2013, the Mill Creek Golf Club hosts the

“Josh Sweet” Memorial Golf Scramble, a benefit golf event in support of the

Josh Sweet Memorial Scholarship Fund. Open to the entire community, the

scramble honors the life of Josh Sweet.

Josh Sweet’s life was cut short on August 1, 2013.  But he touched so many lives in his seventeen
years; his memory will live on in the hearts of all who knew him. The “Josh
Sweet” Memorial Golf Scramble was organized to raise money for the scholarship fund established in Sweet’s name.

 “Josh was a great friend,” says Alex Schreiber, a senior and member of the golf team at Geneva, who came up with the idea for the Josh Sweet Memorial Scholarship Fund. “He was always volunteering, and had a positive impact on many GHS
students with his friendship and energy.”

Check-in for the “Josh Sweet” Memorial Golf Scramble at the Mill Creek Club on
Herrington Drive in Geneva begins at noon, followed by a putting contest at
12:30PM. A shotgun start will mark the scramble’s beginning at 1PM. The $60 per
person cover includes greens fee, cart, driving range, meals, and gifts. A raffle and prizes at the clubhouse at 7PM are possible thanks to the contributions of BrandWeavers
for Health, Fox Valley Orthopedics, SternbergLighting, New Wave Lacrosse, Mercedes-Benz of St. Charles, and the Geneva Vikings German Club. Separate donations from those not attending the event is also deeply appreciated.

Schreiber wanted to do something special to remember and honor his friend, and to highlight how many people Sweet touched in his life. Together, with input from his father Peter Schreiber, they came up with the idea for the scholarship and supporting golf scramble. Moved by the gesture, the Sweet family enthusiastically support the scholarship honoring their son.  

An all around athlete, Sweet’s true passion was lacrosse, which he’d played since his freshman year at Geneva High School, as well as during the last two summers with the New Wave Summer Travel Team. Sweet was slated to play at defensive end this year for the Geneva Vikings having played football for seven years with the Tri City Chargers Youth Football Association, for three years at Geneva High School, and two years in middle school at Geneva North.  

Sweet’s giving nature led him to doing outreach work with the Christ Community Church’s Kids World Tech Team for six years. In addition to being involved in several youth ministries, Sweet volunteered his time to the Geneva All Sports Booster, Marklund, and the Tri City Chargers.

 For more information on the “Josh Sweet” Memorial Golf Scramble or the Josh Sweet Memorial Scholarship Fund, contact Peter Schreiber at 630-699-9394 or email him at pschreiber24@gmail.com.