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By Ryan Kaullen, Field Services Manager at Kenton Brothers

Kenton Brothers has always been a faced paced company. Our customers expect a lot from Kenton Brothers. And we expect a lot from our employees who hold themselves to a high standard for completing our work. It is important to balance this fast paced effort with taking the time to have fun together. One of the ways we do this is by giving back to the community in various ways. There is something special and important that happens to relationships when you give your time and resources to a good cause. Recently, we had an opportunity to mix work and fun with one of our industry partners.

Midwest Glass & Glazing held their 2^nd annual Golf Tournament at Minor Park Golf Course in Kansas City in October. This tournament benefits the local Charity Hope is Alive. Their mission is to transform lives impacted by addiction through a holistic approach that includes sober living, a healing center, compassionate support, and personalized recovery.

Kenton Brothers was one of the sponsors for the tournament. We were proud to help support such an amazing cause! We fielded a 4-man scramble team and they had an absolute blast. The day saw beautiful weather, lots of laughs, and memories made.

We love when we’re able to support great causes, support our partners, and have fun at the same time. We’re looking forward to the tournament again next year. We have decided to make this part of our annual events of giving back to the community we live and work in.

Thank you to the Midwest Glass and Glazing team for putting this golf tournament on and inviting us to attend. There are hundreds of details and a lot of communication that has to happen to make an event like this work… we know from personal experience. Good job MG&G! You are helping make a difference!

By Gina Stuelke, CEO of Kenton Brothers

There is a sorrow that words struggle to hold—a grief so deep that it changes everything you thought you understood about life, loss, and hope. That’s the grief that parents endure when a child dies. And it’s exactly the heartbreak that Alison’s Angels GPS (Grieving Parents Society) has set out to walk beside.

The Story Behind the Name

Alison’s Angels was born from unimaginable loss. On March 24, 2013, Alison Elizabeth Reynolds passed away at 24, unexpectedly, due to complications from brain damage sustained from a lack of oxygen. Her parents discovered firsthand how isolating grief can be—and how desperately they needed someone who truly understood what they were going through. Over time, they found solace in connecting with other grieving parents, sharing stories, and offering mutual support. Out of that journey, they created Alison’s Angels: not to erase pain, but to walk through it together.

Their mission is clear: to support newly grieving parents and families, offering emotional care and resources when the unthinkable happens.

What Alison’s Angels Does

When grief arrives, it doesn’t come with a roadmap. Alison’s Angels fills that void with compassion and connection:

• Peer-to-peer support — One of the core principles is enabling grieving parents to speak with others who’ve navigated similar pain. The acknowledgment, empathy, and wisdom gained from those “further along” can offer solace when logic fails
• Stories shared — The organization curates stories from many parents, showing that grief doesn’t look the same for everyone—and that’s okay.
• Whispers of Hope — This book (available at no charge to grieving families) collects real journeys through parental grief. The aim is not to give easy answers—because there are none—but to let readers know: you are not alone.
• Support groups & resources — Locally, Alison’s Angels offers monthly in-person meetings in Independence, MO (for example, part of Eastern Jackson County’s Compassionate Friends) as a place to ground one’s grief in community.
• Resource library — From books on grief to other organizations (e.g. GriefShare, The Compassionate Friends chapters), they help families find tools to sustain hope in dark times.

Their ethos is humble: They don’t promise to “fix” grief. They promise to help carry it—together.

October 6: A Day on the Course for a Greater Cause

This is the third year that Alison’s Angels held its Charity Golf Tournament on October 6, 2025, at Lakewood Oaks Country Club in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The event was designed not only to bring together golfers, sponsors, and donors, but to fuel the mission: ensuring grieving parents and families have access to emotional support, connection, and practical help when they need it most.

Because of generous sponsors, each year’s tournament has been able to expand its reach, host more participants, and make a bigger difference.

Why the Golf Tournament Matters

Someone might ask: why a golf tournament?

• Building awareness — It’s a public, visible way to let more people know about Alison’s Angels and the issue of parental grief.
• Raising funds — Events like these help underwrite the mission: support meetings, resource development, outreach, and free services like the Whispers of Hope book.
• Community engagement — This isn’t just for those who’ve lost a child—it’s for all of us. It brings people into the conversation, into empathy, into action.
• Honoring memory — Each stroke, each donation, each volunteer hour is a tribute: to Alison, to others who have died, and to the lives of the parents who carry on.

A Call to the Heart

If you’re reading this and feeling moved:

• Maybe you’ve walked this road yourself—if so, know your story is not invisible. Alison’s Angels would be honored to walk alongside you.
• Maybe you haven’t experienced this particular pain, but you care about people. Your kindness, presence, or financial contribution can make an immeasurable difference.
• Maybe you play golf, love community events, or work with teams. Then next year’s tournament might just be your chance to bring purpose to play.
• Maybe you’d like to contribute a monetary or in-kind contribution help offset event costs and ensure more of the funds raised go straight into programs for grieving parents.

You can reach out to Alison’s Angels via info@angelsgps.org to ask about playing, sponsoring, volunteering, or giving.

Grief may be relentless, but it doesn’t have to be solitary. Alison’s Angels exists because no parent should feel like they must suffer alone in silence. Thank you to the Reynold’s family for opening your hearts to help others!

To learn more and get involved, please visit the Alison’s Angels website.