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The McGivney family finds that Egypt Valley has everything they could want in a club, and more.
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For Hunter Stringfellow, Membership Coordinator, working in the private club sphere is an ideal way to apply her skills while building relationships with those in the club community.
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For Matt and Hilary Lapham, Egypt Valley is a beautiful getaway from the crazy parts of their personal and professional lives.
Originally from Brighton, Matt is President of Packaging Compliance Labs, which works in sterile barrier packaging for medical and pharmaceutical devices. Matt’s history with golf goes back to when he was 12, when he decided to leave hockey behind to try [...]
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The Valley Room here at Egypt Valley Country Club has earned the prestigious Certified Green Restaurant® status.
The Valley Room earned 116 GreenPoints™ in the Green Restaurant Association’s rigorous certification program. We are proud to be the first club in Michigan to earn this environmental certification.
The Valley Room implemented over [...]
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As Egypt Valley’s Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, Jordan Silvester helps ensure the dining experience is always a pleasant one for the Club’s members and their guests. Take a moment to learn more about Jordan!
You graduated with a degree in hospitality management. What attracted you to that degree for a college major?
I originally came up to Grand Valley State University to study [...]
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Originally both from the east side of the state, Greg and Erin Kilby met while Greg was an attorney in downtown Grand Rapids at Warner Norcross + Judd LLP.
Before meeting, Greg was brought to Grand Rapids to play soccer at Hope College, while Erin came to the area to teach after graduating from Central Michigan University. The couple joined Egypt Valley in 2009—the year [...]
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Though relatively new to the Egypt Valley team, Andrea Deneweth, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, is energized by meeting new members every day at the Club and getting to know them.
“The energy I get from seeing the members happy is how I get through my day,” said Andrea, who enjoys playing golf in her spare time. “Meeting new members and getting to know them better [...]
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Raised in in Sarasota, Florida, long before air conditioning and Title IX, Barbara Schmid could often be found exploring the woods around her neighborhood, pole vaulting over rain-filled ditches with bamboo shoots and playing baseball with the neighborhood boys.
“I still thrive doing anything active in the outdoors to this day,” said Schmid, who was introduced to golf in high [...]
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On August 4, 2021 during a ceremony at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, The Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame celebrated the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021.
They inducted four new members, including three Grand Rapids area coaches—Ken Bokhoven, Don Lancaster and Brian Telzerow—along with North Farmington’s Bruce Sutton.
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Egypt Valley member Bradley Smithson has experienced great success with golf, and it’s not hard to see why—he’s been playing the sport since he was around age three or four.
A junior studying advertising at Michigan State University, Smithson is also a member of MSU’s golf team and credits his father as the reason he got involved with golf.
“My father [...]
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Lindsay Hams, Assistant Pool Manager at Egypt Valley, discovered the club thanks to her older brother Kyle, who worked here as a lifeguard two years prior.
“I was also approached with a job offer by the pool manager at the time, Katie Clarin, who was my water polo coach,” said Hams, who greatly enjoys being able to work with the children at Egypt Valley. “I always love [...]
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