A retiree has established a golf tournament to benefit Arlington Charities and Taste Restaurant. The tournament in Mansfield also honors his late daughter
Jim Reeder, shown with his wife Faye and their daughter Becca, led the charge in organizing a golf tournament that will help battle food insecurity in the area along with honoring Becca’s memory.No doubt Becca Reeder would be proud of her father, Jim, for doing what he does best — helping others. He’d love nothing more than for her to be here to tell him that in person.
Becca was a vice president for Celanese, a worldwide chemical company based in Irving. She died May 30 from a sudden illness while on vacation with some friends in Greece. “I was visiting last spring with Arlington Charities not long before our fundraising golf tournament and was telling them about it. One of their people mentioned to me ‘I wish someone would do a golf tournament for us,’” Jim said. “That stuck in my head that possibly MSG could do a fundraising golf tournament dedicated to hunger and food insecurity.”
Jim said Celanese pledged $25,000 to cover the cost of the tournament, so all funds raised from sponsorships, players, donations, auctions etc. will go to the two agencies that focus on food insecurity. Meanwhile, the agencies are also out soliciting sponsorships and players, etc. to also help.Men Serving God is serving as the host and operator of the tournament at no cost.According to The Food Project, 18.1% of the residents in Tarrant County experience food insecurity, 2.
“As community needs have changed Arlington Charities continues to innovate to meet those needs, seeking out under-served, food insecure areas of our community. AC is excited to partner with Men Serving God and the Celanese Foundation on the Becca Reeder Memorial golf tournament,” executive director Deborah Coppola said.
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