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What golfer doesn’t like an excuse to hit the links? Even better if it’s for a good cause.

On May 18 and 19, members of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives and ASAE members from the Chicagoland area, along with their industry partners, gathered at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to relax and celebrate the work of associations at WSAE’s 2014 Spring Outing. Some attendees took part in a golf tournament, golf clinic, or tennis clinic. Others relaxed at the spa. The event raised more than $5,000 for the ASAE Foundation and WSAE Innovation Fund.

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(all photos by Chuck Fazio)

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