ELMONT, N.Y. — New York State Lawyers will hold an ice hockey game Sunday night at UBS Arena to benefit the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, according to a news release.
Plaintiff's attorneys will battle with defendant's attorneys after the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders' game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m., after which Lawyers will take the ice.
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Tickets are currently sold out and for $75, a donation will be made to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a charity that provides mortgage-free housing to families of fallen first responders with Gold Stars and young children. include.
“As lawyers who represent victims of negligence and abuse, including the elderly and construction workers injured on the job, we find ways to give back to our communities while having fun and playing the sport we all love. “I wanted to do that,” the lawyer said. John Dali told Patch in a statement:
Although the legal group considered several charities, Dalli said Tunnel to Towers had a positive impact on the families of many 9/11 victims.
“We wanted to honor our first responders because many of them are our customers.”
Sunday's game will be Lawyer's second. The first event was held in 2019 and was suspended due to the coronavirus, but Dali said the group intends to restart it as an annual event.
“We appreciate and appreciate the support of our sponsors, the New York Islanders, Lexitas (court reporting service), and the firm of Dali & Marino,” he said. “Tickets sold out this year and we hope to sell out next year as well. The response and support from the entire Long Island community has been overwhelming.”
Tunnels to Towers builds specially adapted smart homes for critically injured veterans and first responders.
“We are also committed to ending veteran homelessness and helping America never forget September 11, 2001,” the foundation said on its website.
UBS Arena is located at 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont.
