Photo: First-place Team Kyle Owens (members Kyle Owens, Z. Brown, R. Phelps, and M. Carten), along with Abby Medley, Morning Pointe Senior Living regional vice president of operations; and Crystal Sutton, executive director at Morning Pointe of Athens
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Former Morning Pointe Foundation scholarship recipient Chris McConkey and a group of more than 60 other dedicated golfers broke out the bottled water as they teed off on Wednesday, June 25, for a cause higher than the summer temperatures: nursing scholarships.
A Great Tournament
And what an impact they will make! The Seventh Annual Mastering Memory Care Golf Tournament, organized by Morning Pointe of Athens Assisted Living, raised just over $17,000 for the Morning Pointe Foundation to fund scholarships at local partner schools. These include TCAT Athens, Tennessee Wesleyan University and Cleveland State Community College.
Winners of the tournament, held at Springbrook Golf & Country Club in Niota, Tennessee, were:
- First place: Team Kyle Owens (members Kyle Owens, Z. Brown, R. Phelps, and M. Carten)
- Second place: Hospice of Chattanooga team (members B. Price, G. Dalton, J. Roberts, and T. Propst)
- Third place: Starr Regional Hospital team (members J. Haynie, J. Bree, J. Coffman, and M. Goodner)
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All About Community
Citizen’s Bank was the Presenting Sponsor. Other sponsors included Cart Sponsor East Tennessee Pharmacy Services (ETPS); Hole-in-One Sponsors Hearth Hospice, Jacky Jones Ford of Sweetwater and Hospice of Chattanooga; Marketing Signage Sponsors Starr Regional Medical Center, Tennessee Wesleyan University, H&B Healthcare Technologies, LLC, and Adoration Hospice; Team Sponsors The Weston Group, AccentCare, East Tennessee Properties, LLC, Cory Rollins and Darrin Villa; and Tee Box and Game Sponsors Caris Healthcare, Life Care Center of Athens, Helen Stagnaro and Tupper Baker.
“Once again, our community really showed out to support local educational opportunities,” said Crystal Sutton, executive director at Morning Pointe of Athens and tournament organizer. “Thank you to everyone who came out, brought your sunscreen and brought your enthusiasm during this summer heat, and to everyone who gave as sponsors to make this event happen. Because of you, more local students will be able to afford to pursue their education.”
Miranda Perez, executive director of the Morning Pointe Foundation, shared, “The monies raised today represent more than just a dollar amount – they represent real local students with real dreams that our golfers and sponsors are making possible. Thank you to Morning Pointe of Athens and the greater community for your support once again this year.”
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About Morning Pointe
Morning Pointe of Athens, located at 1025 Crestway Drive, provides assisted living services with licensed, clinical or care staff available 24 hours a day; a full life enrichment program; nutritious meals; and on-site physical, occupational and speech therapies available. Services also include individual care plans coordinated by licensed nurses and additional healthcare providers, as well as a 24-hour emergency response system.
The Morning Pointe Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living. Founded in 1997 by Tennessee healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and Franklin Farrow, Morning Pointe Senior Living operates 42 assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states, including several in the Chattanooga and Knoxville areas. For more information, visit morningpointe.com.
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