Minigolf Event In Delco To Honor Victims Of Tick-Borne Diseases

NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA — A miniature golf event in Delaware County will help raise awareness and honor victims of tick-borne diseases.

The Lily Bennett Memorial Miniature Golf Event for Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Awareness will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 3 at Valley View Golf in Newtown Square.

This event is named to remember Lily and others who have died, or been severely impacted, by Lyme and related tick-borne diseases.

The community event is a fundraiser for Pennsylvania communities so that we can continue to help educate and protect you from Lyme Disease and other debilitating tick-borne diseases.

Tickets are available online here or at the event.

The cost is $7 per child, $10 per adult, or $25 for a ticket and swag bag.

Donations are accepted online here, as well.

According to the Pennsylvania Lyme Resource Network, Lily was an active 2-year-old who loved gardening and butterflies.

In 2014, after playing in her yard, a tick was removed from her forehead.

Within a few days she developed body aches, Bell’s Palsy symptoms and a rash.

Doctors were informed of the removed tick, but did not attribute Lily’s worsening symptoms to it.

Fifteen days later, just one day after her third birthday, Lily died of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, a tick-borne disease.

Valley View Golf is located at 4600 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square.

Email Amy at delcolyme@palyme.org with questions.