Golf tournament raises $4,607 for cancer research

Published 8:14 am Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Deryl Arnold Memorial Golf Tournament raised $4,607 at this year’s event in support of cancer research for The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota.

The tournament, run by Hormel Foods Austin Plant Enrichment Committee and members of the Arnold family, has raised over $29,500 for cancer research at The Hormel Institute since 2009.

Deryl Arnold, a former Hormel Foods’ plant manager, started the golf tournament as an annual celebration for plant employees.

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He later died from pancreatic cancer and Hormel Foods and the family continue the tournament in his memory in support of cancer research.