Fairmont Flyers Ice Bowl raises $16,650 for Soup Opera
Fairmont Flyers turned its Ice Bowl into a $16,650 check for Soup Opera, lifting its donations past $120,000 since 2005.
The Fairmont Flyers Disc Golf Club turned another Ice Bowl into a significant charitable result, presenting a $16,650 check to Marion County Soup Opera at the Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Complex in Morris Park. The latest gift pushed the club’s total support for the nonprofit past $120,000 since 2005, a figure that shows how a local disc golf event has become a steady source of help for people facing food insecurity and other basic-needs challenges.
Soup Opera executive director Misty Tennant said the money will help the organization buy food, hygiene products, clothing and other essentials. That makes the donation more than a ceremonial check presentation. It goes directly into the daily work of keeping shelves stocked and services available for Marion County residents who need them most.
The Flyers’ Ice Bowl has become a dependable fixture because it has outgrown the idea of a one-day tournament. It is now part of the club’s identity, built around repeated volunteer effort and a simple fundraising model that has kept producing. WV News reported that the club donated $15,000 to Soup Opera in March 2025 from the 21st annual Fairmont Ice Bowl, and a 2022 report said the Flyers had already given $90,782 over the previous 20 years. The pace of growth since then underscores how durable the partnership has become.
The club’s mission, to promote disc golf in Marion County through organization, cooperation and competition, fits neatly with that charitable record. A related report also noted a personal link behind the work: Rebecca Burton’s family has supported Soup Opera since 2005 and knew Tennant when she was young. That history helps explain why the relationship between the disc golf club and the nonprofit has lasted and deepened over time.
The Flyers’ fundraising also stands out well beyond West Virginia. The club is ranked fifth in the country among 2026 Ice Bowls for fundraising, a sign that its effort is respected in the broader disc golf charity landscape. The calendar will keep moving at the Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Complex, where the 2026 Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 11-13 as a PDGA A-Tier event in Fairmont. Registration opened March 21 and closes Sept. 7 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, with Joshua Smith serving as tournament director and Phillip Burton as assistant tournament director.
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