Number of Participants: 68
Hours Donated: 2
Value of Time Served: $1,149
Event Amount Raised: $6,200
Event Type: Civic & Community
Sport: Boys Volleyball
School: Sachem High School North
Date: September 5, 2019
Location:
Sachem High School North
Smith Road, Ronkonkoma
NY
About:
Matt and I coach the Varsity Boys Volleyball team here at Sachem North. Matt DiStefano is a Sachem Alumnus, Teacher and Coach at Sachem and in February he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney Cancer. The community outpouring of support for him and his family has been incredible and Matt decided to channel that support into a foundation that would in turn help others who are battling cancer. His Foundation, the Dezy Strong Foundation was created and we have hosted a few events already. Most recently, we held a Golf Outing in August to support the foundation and an article in Newsday highlighted the event which raised over 85K. This fall the organizations initiative has been to promote Dezy Strong games to raise awareness and support for the organization. All of Suffolk County HS boys and girls teams are participating as well as collegiate womens teams such as Hofstra, UNC, Duke, Oregon. Hofstra will be hosting these matches on Sep 20 and 21. In addition, Division 1 mens teams Pepperdine and UCLA will also be participation. More information for the organization can be found on our website: www.dezystrong.org.