Events

Fundraising Events

All of our fundraising efforts support the Kyle Zuleg Foundation’s mission of providing scholarships to high school seniors and to also support organ donor families by providing blankets at a time of loss in hopes of providing warmth, comfort and support.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SOLD OUT!! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets. We’re so excited to see you on February 18. 
Join us for Trivia Night!

When February 18th, 2023 from 7-11PM. Trivia will start promptly at 7:30PM.

Where Cress Creek Country Club, 1215 Royal St. George Dr., Naperville, IL 60563

Trivia Teams can be made up of 4-8 players. Invite your friends and family. Designate one contact person per team.  This designated person must reach out to Kristen by email or text with their team name and team players prior to the deadline. Don’t have a team? Reach out to Kristen!

Cost is $70 per person  Payments can be made to the following:

  • Venmo: @KristenZu

  • Zelle: 630-336-5634

  • Check payable to The Kyle Zuleg Foundation

Be sure to include the names of all players with the payment. All players must pay before the deadline. We cannot allow walk-ins or exceptions to payment.

Extras Each player will receive two beer/wine drink tickets. Light snacks and desserts will be provided. Wine pull, raffle baskets and more!

RSVP by February 3, 2023 to Kristen at 630-277-3983 or zulegkristen96@gmail.com

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation.  Make a donation here.

Past Fundraising Events

The Kyle Shines On Fundraiser event was a great success and was attended by over 400 people! It was held November 3rd, 2017 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us and to those who made a donation and helped us raise our most funds yet!

We invite you to view our 2017 Kyle Shines On Fundraiser photos and see what wonderful support Kyle’s family, friends and community has given back to us.

A special thank you to our sponsors:
Grove Dental Associates
Mercy Health
Morris Hospital
Opal Enterprises
Rockford Memorial 
Sokol and Company

Thank you to everyone who came to out to this event or made a donation to the Kyle Zuleg Foundation. It is because of all of YOU that our April 17, 2015 fundraising event was a big success! The night was a beautiful tribute to Kyle and the gift he gave to others. We are blessed to be able to continue our mission of providing warmth, comfort, and support to organ donor families and continue our scholarship program to all Naperville High Schools as well as Benet Academy.

A big thank you goes to our sponsors for this event:
Astellas Pharma
Genetech, Inc
Opal Enterprises

We invite you to view our 2015 Kyle Shines On Fundraiser photos and see what wonderful support Kyle’s family, friends and community has given back to us.

Saturday, April 13, 2013
Kick off: 7 pm
Stadium: Bolingbrook Golf Club

Officials:
Dave Savini; CBS Channel 2 News Reporter
Rob Elgas; NBC Channel 5 News Reporter

Invited teammates: Secretary of State Jesse White, Mayor George Pradel and, Connie Payton Most valuable players: Sue and Michael (received the gift of life from Kyle)


We invite you to view our 2013 Kyle Shines On Fundraiser photos and see what wonderful support Kyle’s family, friends and community has given back to us. 

The first Kyle Zuleg foundation fundraiser was held November 19, 2011.

It was huge success with over 350 people attending. Thanks to Dave Savini, CBS News Reporter for being our emcee for the evening. Our special guest Sue, Kyle’s pancreas and kidney keeper, had an amazing and emotional story to tell. This special event was held at White Eagle Country Club. There were over 200 auction items, 17 silent auctions, and 5 live auction items. Thank you to all of you who shared in this special night.

We invite you to view our 2011 Kyle Shines On Fundraiser photos and see what wonderful support Kyle’s family, friends and community have given back to us.

make a difference

In supporting the Kyle Zuleg Foundation you will help to provide blankets to over 180 hospitals for organ donor families and help provide scholarships to high school seniors.

become an organ donor

Gift of Hope, a federally designated not for profit organization, works tirelessly to help promote and educate about the importance of organ and tissue donation. Signing up to be an organ donor gives someone else a chance at a new life and helps to start a new story for that someone. Be a HERO. Be part of the story. Kyle Shines On….Will You?