Hauppague, NY - June 6th, 2013 - On May 27th, the Suffolk County Hockey Leagues held a Memorial Day Tournament to raise money and awareness for the One Fund Boston Foundation. This foundation was started by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15th, 2013.
The SCHL and its teams, along with business partners, raised $7,000 from donations, journal ads and an online auction. SCHL Founder and CEO Michael Governara said, “We would like to recognize everyone who participated for helping to make this event so successful. We thank all the teams who played in the event, and our corporate sponsors: Stevens 112 Ford, Ford Lincoln Of Smithtown, P&A Pellarin, Kron Associates, Hands On Event Solutions, Communications Workers Of America, Total Chiropractic Care, Port Jeff Sports, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, the Hockey Depot, BlackBiscuit, Casa Rustica, Mama Lombardi’s, Amity Sports, The Ice Warehouse, Country 96, Party 105, WRCN, Fiesta, LongIsland.com, All The Town Patches, CWA Local 1104, Dr George M Rizos, Molloy College, Howard Beach Apothecary, Exclusive Auto, Suave Threads, FOA Attorneys at Law, Bigtime Signs and Pixel Print.”
The One Fund Boston is an ongoing effort to raise money to help those families most affected by the events that took place during the 2013 Boston Marathon. If you’d like more information, go to suffolkcountyhockeyleagues.com or onefundboston.org.