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Merrill-Lynch 3 on 3 for Community Basektball Tournament Raises $12,000 for CYFS
On Saturday, April 8, 2006, the Second Annual Merrill Lynch 3-on-3 for Community Basketball Tournament was held in the Walker Upper Elementary School Gym in Charlottesville. The event was originally scheduled to be held outside at Washington Park, but inclement weather pushed play indoors.
“The rain certainly didn’t dampen the players’ and spectators’ enthusiasm,” said Kate Kaminski, Co-Chair of the event. “We were treated to some fantastic basketball today.”
Isaiah Michie, Lewi Malnowski, Dre Carter and Thomas Holsapple, collectively named “Dynasty”, won the general open division for the second consecutive year. Joe Jasper, Lee Hill and Ira Smith won the over 30 division.
The event raised over $12,000 for Children, Youth and Family Services of Charlottesville. “We are grateful that Merrill Lynch has again chosen CYFS to be the beneficiary of this wonderful event,” said Jackie Bryant, Executive Director of CYFS. “The support of Merrill Lynch and all the businesses who have signed on as sponsors help us meet critical needs for our community’s children.”
"Merrill Lynch was proud to sponsor this basketball tournament” said Michael Kaminski, Resident Director of Merrill Lynch’s office in Charlottesville, “We are especially privileged to support the work of the dedicated staff of CYFS. Their day-to-day efforts make such a difference in the lives of thousands of children and families in our region.”
Other event sponsors included Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates, Pepsi, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Blue Ridge Rotary and NBC 29-TV.
“We are feeling quite bullish about the growth of this tournament in just its second year!” explained Kaminski. “We understand at Merrill Lynch that to be great we must do some good…we are confident the funds we helped raise for CYFS today will do a lot of good.”
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