Redeemer hosts more than 60 disc golfers in memorial charity tournament
More than 60 disc golfers gathered to play in support of local 911 telecommunicators and those suffering from Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD).
Jeff and Mike Sisson Memorial Disc Golf Tournament
Metro 911 Employees’ Association and dementia association benefits from great turn out
Early Saturday morning more than 60 disc golfers gathered at Redeemer Disc Golf Park at Redeemer Lutheran Church to tee off in support of two non-profits impacting the local community.
The tournament is named in memory of Jeff Sisson, a Kanawha County Metro 911 telecommunicator, who died unexpectedly in October, 2021 and Jeff’s father, Magistrate Mike Sisson who died September 1 of this year. Proceeds from golfers’ registration fees and “mulligan” tokens were donated to the Metro 911 Employees’ Association. Metro 911 employees who played in the tournament were sponsored by members of Redeemer Lutheran Church who payed those golfers’ registration and “mulligan” fees.
The Metro 911 Employees’ Association is a non-profit organization chartered to support the needs of telecommunicators and other employees working in the service of the Metro 911 call center in Southridge.
Also benefiting from the proceeds is The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life of people affected by Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) and to drive research to a cure. FTD is the most common form of dementia for people under age 60 and is also frequently referred to as frontotemporal dementia, frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), or Pick’s disease.
Magistrate Sisson’s sister-in-law and retired Redeemer secretary Kim Booten died from FTD in October of 2020. Kim was also wife of Redeemer Music Director Ed Booten.
Redeemer Disc Golf Park is a 54-hole professional-level disc golf course located on the campus of Redeemer Lutheran Church off the Paula Road exit of Corridor G in Charleston.
