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Volleyball Tournament to Benefit Local Charities

Proceeds will go to Let All the Children Play, whose two-acre accessible park and playground recently opened in East Meadow's Eisenhower Park.

The 30th annual Sunny Atlantic Beach Volleyball Tournament, sponsored by the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, will be held on Sunday, Aug. 19, starting at noon.

This charity event is the longest running volleyball tournament on the East Coast. Proceeds this year will benefit Rock and Wrap it Up!, an international award-winning anti-poverty organization, and the Cedarhurst-based , whose two-acre accessible park and playground in .

The Sunny Atlantic Beach Volleyball Tournament has raised over $42,000 for charities during the past 30 years.  

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“Over the years, we have supported some worthy charities and have had a great day of volleyball for participants and spectators,” said tournament co-director David Weingarten. 

The tournament is organized and underwritten by Howard and Dana Taub of Sunny Atlantic Beach Club. Beer and refreshments will be served. Trophy and prizes will be given to the winners. A $30 donation is required per player to enter the tournament.

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Referees Nat Etrog and Robert Schwartz will once again donate their services to the tournament.


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