Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament Raises over $12,000 for Local Organizations

Pictured (left to right): Islandia Village Public Safety Supervisor Louis Wilson, Village Trustee and Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament Co-Organizer Victor Montanez III, Col. Francis S. Midura VFW Post #12144 Vice President JR Soto and Quartermasters Pat Tanzola and Raymond Ruselewicz, Bridges of Hope Participant John Aviles, Postpartum Resource Center of New York Executive Director Sonia Murdock, Bridges of Hope Co-Organizer Cathy Sciacca, Volunteer Nicha Kaushik, Participant Jeanette Aviles, and Mayor Dorman. Not present: Gon Gonzales and Laura Cudia.

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 on September 17.

The money was raised from the 2nd Annual Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament, which took place on September 6.

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