Long Island Region Collects Clothing to Help Tennis Players in Need
Local tennis players are encouraged to start cleaning out their closets and removing unused and unwanted tennis clothing. Beginning on Jan. 15, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region will be collecting new and gently used tennis clothing to help athletes in need.
The new community service initiative will take place for one month, and all club members and member organizations are urged to help. Most Nassau and Suffolk tennis clubs will be setting up on-site locations to will be collecting donations of new and gently used tennis clothing to be given to tennis players in need. All donations will be given to tennis players from the Shinnecock Indian Nation and the Community School in Westbury operated by United Way of Long Island.
Any gently used tennis attire for men, women and kids, in all sizes, is welcomed, as is new clothing. The following clubs will be setting up collection sites:
Nassau County
â–ºBethpage State Park Tennis Center in Farmingdale
â–ºBoys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay in East Norwich
â–ºCarefree Racquet Club in Merrick
â–ºGlen Head Racquet in Glen Head
â–ºHempstead Lake Indoor Tennis in West Hempstead
â–ºHicksville Community Tennis in Hicksville
â–ºJericho Westbury Indoor Tennis in Jericho
â–ºLong Beach Tennis Center in Long Beach
â–ºPoint Set Racquet Club in Oceanside
â–ºPort Washington Tennis Academy in Port Washington
â–ºRobbie Wagner Tennis Center in Glen Cove
â–ºRockville Racquet in Rockville Centre
â–ºSportime Lynbrook
â–ºSportime Massapequa; and
â–ºTop Spin Tennis & Fitness in Syosset
Suffolk County
â–ºDeer Park Tennis
â–ºEastern Athletic @ Blue Point
â–ºEastern Athletic @ Dix Hills in Huntington
â–ºEastern Athletic @ Melville
â–ºHuntington Indoor in Huntington Station
â–ºSportime Kings Park
â–ºSetauket Tennis & Fitness in East Setauket; and
â–ºWorld Gym Setauket in East Setauket.
Those with questions about where to drop off their tennis clothing or who want to help collect, sort and distribute the donations can contact Ronni Klein, Region Clothing Donations Coordinator, at ustaonlongisland@gmail.com.
