Community Corner 2 LI Sports Teams Stand With LI Cares To Fight Food Insecurity Strong Island, a roller derby team, and the Long Island Nets basketball team plan to partner with the food bank ahead of the holiday season.
Strong Island, a roller derby team, and the Long Island Nets basketball team are set to partner with Long Island Cares, the food bank announced. (Long Island Cares/Colleen Guirand)
LONG ISLAND, NY — Two Long Island sports teams announced partnerships with Long Island Cares ahead of the holidays.
Strong Island, a Melville-based team in the Strong Island Derby Revolution; and the Long Island Nets, an NBA G League team affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets, are collaborating with the Hauppauge-based food bank, Long Island Cares spokesman Peter Crescenti said. The Long Island Nets are set to collect food at three home games: Nov. 8, Nov. 10 and Nov. 12. The team also offered up to 150 free tickets to Long Island Cares’s neighbors for select games during the season. Additionally, the team is set to volunteer at the food bank’s Adopt-A-Family packing event on Nov. 13.
Fans who donate to the collection boxes will receive a 15 percent Long Island Nets merchandise discount to be redeemed at the team store, said Morgan Taylor, president of the team. Strong Island Derby Revolution invited Long Island Cares to be its Community Partner Highlight on Nov. 2 — the league’s final bout of the 2024 season, said Peter
2 LI Sports Teams Stand With LI Cares To Fight Food Insecurity
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