1897 Society

Many of us have special and long time memories of the years we have been members at the Toledo Country Club. These special memories might revolve around the golf course, the club house, the tournaments, special social events, the holiday celebrations, our children’s wedding receptions – the list could go on. What we do know if that Toledo Country Club is a special place and has been for over 100 years. It holds a lot of cherished personal memories for its members.

The Board of Trustees of Toledo Country Club has authorized the formation of a new organization with Toledo Country Club whose mission is to “preserve, protect and enhance” Toledo Country Club for future generations. It is call the “1897 Society” after the year that Toledo Country Club was founded. At its core, it is a voluntary organization open to past, present and future Toledo Country Club members. The society is built around the concept of “voluntary deferred giving”. Membership is open to those who have made or are committed to make a monetary provision within their estate plan on behalf of the Toledo Country Club.

The 1897 Society would meet once a year at the “Gala 1897 Society Dinner” in September to celebrate new commitments and receive members into the society. The only requirement for admittance is a decision to be a member. The decision to enter membership would be memorialized in a written and signed declaration that a provision has been made for Toledo Country Club within the new member’s estate plan. This provision could take many forms and can be at any level (stock, cash, life insurance proceeds). A suggested minimum level would be a provision of at least $15,000. Those provisions would be utilized to “preserve, protect and enhance” the Toledo Country Club and would be undesignated. Designated provisions could be made at the member’s decision. Society members would be recognized at the annual gala dinner in September and memorialized on a plaque that would be displayed at the Club House.

For more information in the 1897 Society, please contactSociety Presidnet Reg Jackson or Society Secretary George Chapman.

1897 Society Inaugural Class

Pictured Left to Right: Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Ann Jane Hileman, Dr. & Mrs. Greg & Helen Emmert, Mr. & Mrs. Bill & Jean Buckley, Mr. Ed Durivage, Mr. & Mrs. Reg & Joanne Jackson, Mr. & Mrs. George & Deborah Chapman, Mr. & Mrs. Lynn & Joyce Olman, Dr. & Mrs. David & Patty Hayes, Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Candy Millon. Not Pictured: Dr. & Mrs. Frederick & Jean Hiss, Mr. & Mrs. George & Patricia Seifried and Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Jan Wilcox