Number of Participants: 300
Hours Donated: 4
Value of Time Served: $10,140
Event Amount Raised: $9,548
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Basketball
School: Hauppauge High School
Date: April 5, 2024
Location:
Hauppauge High School
Lincoln Boulevard, Hauppauge
NY
About:
On April 5, Hauppauge High School’s faculty and staff faced off against members of the New York Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department, Hauppauge Fire Department, Hauppauge-Central Islip Volunteer Ambulance Corps. and active-duty military members during the district’s first Hoops for Heroes basketball game.
The Hauppauge community filled the stands of Hauppauge High School’s gymnasium for the March Madness-style game for a good cause. The proceeds raised from the event benefitted the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and Hauppauge High School’s Share and Care charity, a nonprofit that aids students in need of help paying for school related expenses.
Each team was coached by the high school’s students and the varsity cheer team along with teaching staff members cheered the teams on.
Ahead of the game, the entrance to the gymnasium was filled with informational booths, concessions and raffles for visitors to enter and win. The NYPD band performed along with Hauppauge’s pep band made up of students from grades five through 12 to usher in the players. The event was a massive success, raising a total of $9,548 for charity.
Photo captions:
1: Hauppauge High School student Madison Forgione sang the national anthem ahead of the Hoops for Heroes basketball tournament.
2: Hauppauge High School’s varsity cheer team and members of the teaching staff cheered on the Hoops for Heroes players.
3-4: Hauppauge High School staff members teamed up with local police officers, firefighters and members of the military for the Hoops for Heroes basketball game.
5: Hauppauge High School students acted as coaches on the sidelines during the Hoops for Heroes game.
6: Superintendent of Hauppauge Schools Dr. Donald Murphy caught a rebound during the Hoops for Heroes basketball game.
Photos courtesy of Hauppauge School District