Jeffrey Speller Foundation 4 Change Golf Tournament held in Holyoke

A golf tournament close to the heart of one of our very own 22 News anchors. Sierra Spelleller was held earlier this morning. 22 News reporter Claire Overton has the meaning behind the Jeffrey Spellellar Foundation for Change Golf tournament. This was always a dream of my dad's and seeing it come into fruition is so meaningful to us. The Jeffrey Spellellar Foundation for Change golf tournament is in honor of 22 News evening anchor Sara Spellellar's father, Jeffrey. He was an avid golfer and passed away in 2023. Since then, Carara and her mother, Mela, have been keeping Jeffrey's legacy and goals alive. We are just really thrilled to be giving back to deserving children who will learn the game of golf. Um, and my dad really credited golf for positively shaping and changing his life. And we just look forward to having other young children have their lives positively shaped through this game as well. 120 golfers and countless others came together for the cause. Some friends and family, others strangers that have turned into family. I was a big fan of Sierra. So he was sitting down sitting down and I asked I said, "Excuse me, Mr. Spelleller, my mom and I are big fans of your daughter. You mind if I have take a picture with her?" He was like, "Oh, sure. Go on, young man. Do your thing." And uh we took the photo and from that point on we we've been family. Many of the golfers resonate with Jeffrey's mission. It's not only, you know, preparing them and teaching them and helping them, but building a generation that can understand that there's lots of other sports out there like basketball, football, but golf is also an option. Even in just the second year, the foundation has already been able to help the area's youth learn golf, donating $5,000 to the Springfield Middle School's golf program. Along with golf, there were dozens of raffle items as well as a dinner. Working for you, Claire Overton, 22 News.