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Hot on heels of England's emphatic win in the Cricket World Cup, Gareth talks to the Shelter Island Reporter about the 7th nail biting encounter between the Shelter Island Cricket Club and the “Rest of the World." The match starts around 10am on Saturday, July 27th. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation - more details can be found here www.sicricket.com
The club has succeeded in using the match to raise funds for the Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation, which few people seemed to have been paying attention to seven years ago, Mr. Jones said. “It seemed many people were ignoring this critical piece of infrastructure that had just lost a major source of funding,” he added Mr. Jones was speaking of how the Emergency Medical Services was once funded by the Red Cross, but in 2012 became entirely funded by the town and independent contributions. While the match is free, the club strongly suggests donations during the match. All funds go toward providing financial support to promote the recruitment, training, and retention of ambulance volunteers and to secure new equipment, primarily ambulances. Since its inception, the club has raised more than $100,000 for the foundation.
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