Golf tournament
scores thousands for Multiple Sclerosis Society Charity event raises $9,611
By Scott Nicholson
From left, Richard and Elizabeth
Padroni present a donation to Derek Hill of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society. Photo
by Scott Nicholson
Those suffering from multiple sclerosis were the beneficiaries
of a local tee party.
Casa Rustica Restaurant and Red Tail Mountain teamed up to host
the second annual Casa Rustica Charity Golf Tournament, raising
$9,611 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Revenues from the tournament and the accompanying auction were
presented to Derek Hill, development coordinator for the society,
on Sept. 11.
“The money will go to our general fund,” Hill said,
adding some of the money would return to the community.
“Over 85 percent of our money goes to research and patient
care.”
More than 120 players participated in the fund-raising event,
buying raffle tickets and hitting the greens at Red Tail Mountain
near Mountain City, Tenn.
The tournament, held Aug. 21, offered a chance to win a home site,
but no player was able to land a hole-in-one on the 13th hole.
The tournament was won by Terry Archer, Ralph Patterson, Doug
Crisp and Jay Younce, with a first prize of $150 in gift certificates
to Red Tail Mountain’s pro shop.
More than 400 raffle tickets were sold, with donations coming
from area businesses.
Corporate sponsors included Bob Rochelle from Sysco Foods, Sue
Ivy from Skyland Distributing, Todd Rice from Blowing Rock Ale
and Gina Ross from Coca-Cola. Casa Rustica owners Richard and
Elizabeth Padroni expressed gratitude to Red Tail Mountain staff
Sam Adams, Kevin Downs, Danielle Cunningham and Josh McWhorter,
as well as the event’s honoree, Jill Dixon. Multiple sclerosis
is a chronic, often-disabling disease that attacks the central
nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and
optic nerves.
Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe,
such as paralysis or loss of vision.
MS affects 400,000 people in the United States and an estimated
2.5 million in the world.
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