The Butterfly Effect of Maddox J. LoPriore Foundation

08/14/2026

Calling All Golfers, Sponsors, Donors, Volunteers.

8th Annual Maddox Golf Outing September 19th.

Sign up, email me, [email protected].

Getting close and need your help. Come on out, support anyway you can. Help us continue on our journey.

Golfers:

https://butterflyeffectmaddox.org/golfer-registration-form/

Sponsors

https://butterflyeffectmaddox.org/golfsponsor/

Thank you,

Ralph

Golf Sponsorship Signup Business / Family Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Phone(Required)Business / Home Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State Zip Code Country What level of sponsorship would you like to purchase? Platinum - $1,000 Gold - $500 Silver - $250 Hole Sponsor - $100 P...

08/07/2026

The 8th Annual Maddox Butterfly Effect Golf Outing is just around the corner on September 19th.

It's hard to believe that Maddox has been gone for eight years. This year marks the point where he will have been gone longer than he was with us, and that's a difficult milestone to put into words.

Our golf outing is our largest fundraiser of the year, and thanks to all of you, the first seven events have been an incredible success. This year, we're hoping to make it our biggest one yet.

We truly couldn't do this without your love, support, and generosity. While nothing can make losing Maddox any easier, knowing that his legacy continues through the lives we are able to touch brings our family comfort. We believe that's exactly what Maddox would have wanted.

This year we're excited to announce a new venue:
Valley Ridge Golf Course
40150 N. Illinois Route 59
Antioch, IL 60002

Right now, we're behind our goal for both golfers and sponsors, and we could really use your help.

Here's how you can support the outing:

Golf with us! Register using the link below.

Become a sponsor. We'd love to have your support.

Donate a raffle item or a bottle of alcohol for our putting contest.

Share this email with your family, friends, or coworkers if you're unable to participate directly.
And if you're able to do more than one of these—thank you. Your generosity means more than you know.

Golf Registration:

https://butterflyeffectmaddox.org/golfer-registration-form/

Sponsorship Information:

https://butterflyeffectmaddox.org/golfsponsor/

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm always happy to help.

Also, as you can see, I finally have my email address back! If you need anything or just want to talk, I'm only an email or phone call away.

Thank you, as always, for helping us honor Maddox's memory and continue making a difference in his name.

With love,

Ralph

Golf Sponsorship Signup Business / Family Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Phone(Required)Business / Home Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State Zip Code Country What level of sponsorship would you like to purchase? Platinum - $1,000 Gold - $500 Silver - $250 Hole Sponsor - $100 P...

07/09/2026

8th Annual Maddox Golf Outing
September 19th, 2026
Below are the links to sign up to play and to sign up as a sponsor
(You can do both)
Golfer Signup
https://butterflyeffectmaddox.org/golfer-registration-form/
Golf Sponsor
https://butterflyeffectmaddox.org/golfsponsor/
I am still having issues with my Foundation email so if you need to get in touch with me, please use:
[email protected]
This is hopefully temporary.
If you have anyone yo know who wants to golf and/sponsor, please share these links. LikeI have said, I have lost all access to my sharepoint (all files gone) and emails. If you have sent me an email, Ihaven't had access since the middleof June.
Thank You
I hope see you all on 9/19

04/09/2026

Just a couple of the awesome items we have for the Bash.

04/08/2026

03/07/2026

No plans yet for Saturday April 11th? Well, got a great idea. Come on out to the 4th Annual Maddox Bash @ the Antioch VFW. This year, Deuling Pianos, food provided by Mexican Paradise. Grab your friends and come on out and enjoy the evening. Great Cause, you will see and hear.

10/19/2025

“At some point today, they will be coming in to run some tests to confirm death. They will run the tests, remove him from the ventilator, confirm, and then put him back on it and he will be taken care of by Gift of Hope nurses” we were told today.
We waited all day for this horrific time.
After an excruciating wait, they came in about 7:45 PM.
They told us we should leave the room. “go f**k yourself was my response”.
This was my last effort to ask for the miracle. I told the nurses every day, if we ever needed a ‘Hail Mary’ this is the time.
The tests they did on him were some of the worst torture I have seen in real life.
They bent his thumb all the way back, nothing. They pushed big syringes of water into his ears, nothing. They opened up his eyelids and scratched his eyeballs, nothing. When they went to work his big toe, I said, ‘Maddy this is it, if you ever wanted to kick someone in the balls, now is the time bubba’. They bent his big toe back so far, it hurt my foot, nothing.
When they turned that ventilator off and we saw that f**king straight line and that horrible noise, Holy F**k.
‘Time of death’ they actually had to say those words, I will never ever be able to explain the pain we had, ever.
For 2 days I begged Maddox to open his eyes. I begged for Maddox to say, ‘Hi Daddy’.
Nothing. Now, at that moment, nothing, no words. Just bent over crying and holding my family.
That ended the worst 3 days of our life.

This, this is something I would never ever wish on any parent.

We miss you so much Maddox that it actually hurts. Physical pain.

The next couple of days we were just numb…..

10/18/2025

7 years ago, Maddox spoke and smiled for the last time. He closed his eyes forever. It’s a movie that plays over and over in my head and for some reason hurts like f**king hell this week every year. It’s like it was 3 hours ago.
This whole week will suck.
Everyone’s continued love and support helps get through each day so thank you from the bottom of my heart.

10/13/2025

Our Biannual Road Cleanup was a huge success
— thank you to everyone who came out to help!
It’s always awesome seeing our community come together, working hard, laughing, and making a difference.
Big thanks to everyone who gave their time to keep our road looking great. You guys are the best, we couldn’t do it without you!
Can’t wait to do it again soon 💚