Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament Raises over $12,000 for Local Organizations
Pictured (left to right): Louis Wilson, Public Safety Supervisor, Village of Islandia; Victor Montanez III, Trustee, Village of Islandia and Co-Organizer, Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament; JR Soto, Vice President; Pat Tanzola and Raymond Ruselewicz, Quartermasters, Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars #12144; John Aviles, Participant, Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament; Sonia Murdock, Executive Director, Postpartum Resource Center of New York; Cathy Sciacca, Co-Organizer; Nicha Kaushik, Volunteer; Anna Triebwasser, Co-Organizer; Jeanette Aviles, Participant, Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament; and Allan M. Dorman, Mayor, Village of Islandia.
On September 17, the Village of Islandia presented checks, each in the amount of $6,150, to both the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the Postpartum Resource Center of New York. The money was raised from the 2nd Annual Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament, which took place on September 6.
This year’s tournament supported the Heroes & Heroines: Mental Health Support for Veterans and Women’s Postpartum Depression program. The daylong event raised $12,300.
