Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament raises over $12,000 for local organizations

On Wednesday, September 17, the Village of Islandia presented two 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 Saturday, September 6 at the Village Pickleball Courts on Old Nichols Road in Islandia.                                                                                                        

This year’s tournament supported the Heroes & Heroines: Mental Health Support for Veterans and Women’s Postpartum Depression program. Forty people participated in the daylong tournament, which raised $12,300.

For more information about the Village of Islandia and upcoming events, please visit www.newvillageofislandia.com.