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$250,000 raised for cancer care at inagural Kennedy tournament.


The Kennedy Funding Invitational, destined des·tine  
tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines
1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic.

2.
 to become one of the most popular tennis tournaments in the metropolitan area, took place at the Dellwood Country Club in New City from July 9 through the 16.

The inaugural event was a resounding re·sound  
v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds

v.intr.
1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children.

2.
 success, and featured top tennis professionals from around the world.

Tournament organizers Kevin Wolfer, James Miller James Miller may refer to any of the following individuals:
  • James Miller (architect), Scottish architect
  • James Miller (businessman), former Ford Motor Company executive, and former CEO of Mazda
, and Mitch Klein are committed to the continued growth of The Kennedy Funding Invitational, and this opening event proved to be a rewarding one to everyone involved, raising $250,000 for the Breast Care Center of Englewood Hospital.

The hospital was selected as beneficiary after Leslie Simon, a beloved friend of Kennedy Funding's Wolfer family, lost her valiant battle with breast cancer.

For several years, Simon was treated at the Breast Care Center of Englewood Hospital. In honor of her remarkable life, her friends and family decided to do something that would both serve as her legacy, and help breast cancer research and treatment progress.

Paul Goldstein Paul Herbert Goldstein (born August 4, 1976, in Washington, D.C.) is a tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1998.

The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on April 24, 2006, when he became the # 58 player in the
, the tournament winner, wore a pink lace on one shoe, signifying his support for the tournament's charity his championship match against No. 2 Kevin Kim Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American tennis player of Korean descent. He was accepted to UCLA as a tennis player and dropped out of UCLA to pursue a career in tennis. He is currently 110th in the ATP rankings. .

Goldstein also wrote out a personal check to Englewood Hospital Breast Care Center, adding to the $250,000 the Invitational had already raised.
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