Lynbrook tennis team nets big results with fundraiser

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The varsity tennis team at Lynbrook High School raised money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society on Monday Sept. 23, to help find a cure and aid in medical research for multiple sclerosis — a brain and spinal cord disease that causes numbness, impairment of speech and muscular coordination, blurred vision, and severe fatigue. 

“My sister suffers from MS so this is an organization that is close to my heart,” said Shari Bowes, the varsity tennis coach. “Fundraisers like this bring us together as a team and helps us to work in unison for a common goal.”

Every year, as a part of the team’s initiative to reach out to the Lynbrook community through their slogan, “A community that cares,” the varsity tennis team will choose an organization to raise money for. This year, they chose multiple sclerosis and participated in a bake sale during the final class period, after school and during their tennis match at South Middle School. Team members sold baked goods and orange bracelets for $1, and by the end of the day, they raised $400 for the MS Society. 

Many of the team members found that helping with the fundraiser brought united them.

“Not only did it bring us closer together, but, it helped us to realize that we can help other people,’ said Hayden Bloomberg, alternate 5th or 6th doubles player on the team. “When you fundraise, it brings awareness to light.”

Arpie Bakhshian, the first singles player on the team, said she learned a lot about MS during the fundraiser.

“This fundraiser opened my eyes to the severity of MS and how it affects so many people in America and worldwide,” she said. “Raising money for MS united our team as well as many different families in our community to raise awareness and funds for such a good cause, which was heartwarming to me.”

“It is nice to have something we can all be passionate about,” added Jacey Stock, first doubles player on the team. “The feeling of knowing that we can work together to do good for our community just shows how strong our team is and makes us better people and players.”