Carmel Rotary Club's Annual Basketball Challenge is ON!

 The 14th annual Community Basketball Challenge sponsored by the Carmel Rotary Club is set for April 24, 2021 from 9AM to 3PM (rain date April 25) at the ShopRite Plaza parking lot, Route 52, Carmel, NY - NOTE the NEW LOCATION.

While COVID-19 has made it a little more complicated in organizing this community fundraiser, the Carmel Rotary Club’s goal is to create a safe and CDC compliant event that will be as successful and fun as it has always been.

This year’s Basketball Challenge is being held outdoors in the Carmel ShopRite Plaza parking lot; and all participants are required to register online, in advance. The CDC and Putnam County Health Department’s COVID-19 guidelines will be followed: everyone attending must wear a mask, social distance and follow the directions of the Rotary volunteers at the event. 

The Rotary Community Basketball Challenge is a popular annual event that offers Putnam County’s local non-profit organizations the opportunity to raise funds to support their mission and enhance their fundraising efforts. Basketball Challenge Chairman, Sal Gambino and the Carmel Rotary Club invite organizations, adults and youth to take advantage of this fun and easy fundraiser for your favorite organizations. Now more than ever, our community non-profit organizations need the community’s support.

Since 2008, the Community Basketball Challenge has raised over $453,000 with 91 different community-based organizations benefitting from the proceeds. “This year we’ve set our goal to raise $50,000 at the Basketball Challenge,” according to Sal Gambino. “We are confident that this goal is attainable with our nonprofit organizations and community’s participation and will help continue a wide variety of vital programs and services in Putnam County and beyond.” It’s a very easy way to raise money for your organization and you don’t have to be a basketball player to participate. For information on how to participate in the Community Basketball Challenge call the Carmel Rotary Club at 845-225-2122, or visit the Carmel Rotary Club Website www.carmelrotary.org and click “Basketball Challenge Files.”

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Submitted by Brewster, NY

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