

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Semper Fi & America's Fund Charity Blind Draw
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: More volleyball? Yes, please! It has been a long, dark, COLD winter and nothing cheers me up like having fun people from our little volleyball community come together for a charity blind draw! This time, Matt is raising funds for Semper Fi &amp; America's Fund (https://thefund.org/ - caring for our Nation's critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families) as he sets his eye on completing yet another marathon. 

If you are not able to play and you have been tagged below, please let me know ASAP. If we have chatted but your name is not on the list, your spot is not confirmed. Check in is 6pm and play will start promptly at 6:30pm.

**Jim has once again generously agreed to donate 10% of all sales for the night to Diveheart (MY favorite charity, also supporting veterans) ? ?? so bottoms up, my friends! ? There will also be some baskets up for grabs in a raffle. I might bake some cookies - you'll just have to come and see.

Entry fee is $25 (unless you are a veteran, then THANK YOU and you get in free). Payment is welcome in cash, Zelle/QuickPay to me at 630-901-3672, or Venmo @Valerie-Perona. If you prefer to donate directly to Matt's fundraising page via Facebook, I can get you that link and just show me a screen shot of your $25 donation. I'm just too overstimulated to put it in this text right now...

Details are as follows:
- You will be randomly placed on a team of 4. Each team is guaranteed 4 games of pool play (one game to 21, win by 2, no cap) followed by an automatic playoff birth - either to the “gold” bracket or the “silver” bracket, based on your team’s overall record and point differential.

- We are aiming for competitive play, so follow at least BB level rules (no open hand tips, sets on a soft driven ball must be super clean... so probably just don't do it unless you are pretty amazing). Sets otherwise must be reasonable because we are respectable people - please call your own nonsense. If there is a disagreement that cannot be easily resolved, the point will be replayed.

If volleyball isn’t your thing, I would still love for you to come by and say hello - heckle the players, get lucky by winning yourself a raffle basket, listen to some music, or have a drink (…or 5)?

Please let me know if you think of fun people that would be a good fit - if they are interested in playing, I can either add them as space allows or I will throw them on a wait list. Can’t wait to see your faces!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downers-grove/semper-fi-and-americas-fund-charity-blind-draw/200029688530413
- **Event Categories**: charities, nonprofit, sports, marathons
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029688530413?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=downers+grove-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Downers Grove
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Downers Sand Club Sports Bar & Grill
- **lat**: 41.833186183019
- **long**: -88.017452966163
- **full address**: Downers Sand Club Sports Bar &amp; Grill, 1201 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1073, United States

## Event gallery

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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Semper+Fi+%26+America%27s+Fund+Charity+Blind+Draw&date=20+Feb

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Downers Sand Club Sports Bar &amp; Grill, 1201 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1073, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** charities, nonprofit, sports, marathons
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Semper Fi & America's Fund Charity Blind Draw ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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