Always Caring Pickleball Tourney Raises Funds for United Helpers
POTSDAM – A Potsdam-based group of pickleball enthusiasts from around St. Lawrence County recently hosted the Always Caring Pickleball Tournament, helping the organization raise more than $10,000.
The tournament included more than 60 players from four different divisions battling it out on the courts. A silent auction featuring more than 50 different gift baskets, a 50/50, and a bake sale was also held.
Leading up to the event United Helpers secured more than $7,600in sponsorships with gifts coming from Barclay Damon LLP, Financial Quest, SeaComm Federal Credit Union, Kinney Drugs Foundation, SymQuest, AmericCU Credit Union, One Group, One Digital, NAHEC, Victory Promotions, St. Lawrence Supply, Rochester Regional Health, Carlisle Law Firm PC, Latham Auto LLC, and the Clipper Inn. Volunteers from United Helpers also ran the bake sale that day, which raised more than $500.
The North Country Pickleball Group’s donation to United Helpers came from registration fees, the 50/50, and silent auction. The group’s gift to United Helpers totaled $4,310.
“We are grateful to each of our sponsors as well as the North Country Pickleball Group for helping to make this event a tremendous success,” said United Helpers Assistant Director of Corporate Services Jordan Downing-Duke. “There were also a large number of businesses and individuals who made donations to the silent auction or provided baked goods – far too many to mention, but many of them were United Helpers employees and board members.”
