Team Registration: Serving Miracles Paddle Tournament
Join us as we host our second annual Serving Miracles charity paddle tournament, supporting a cause near and dear to our hearts.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, October 18th
Location: Rowayton Platform Tennis Association (Thank you, RPTA!)
**This event will be an all-day event. Food and drink will be provided. Once the draw is set, we will email out start times, projected final times, etc. Please plan on a morning start similar to league match times with an early to mid-afternoon final.**
Cost: $250 per team with 100% of net proceeds going towards the NewYork-Presbyterian MSCH 7T NICU.
For more information or to donate directly to the NYP MSCH NICU, please visit here: https://give.nyp.org/ServingMiracles
What's our 'Why?'
Last fall, we were overwhelmed by the generosity and support of our incredible community as we hosted our first-ever Serving Miracles Paddle Tournament and fundraising initiative. Together, we raised just over $17,000 in support of the 7T NICU at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital — a place and a team that will forever hold an extraordinary place in our family’s story.
We are thrilled to continue that mission with our second annual Serving Miracles Paddle Tournament on Sunday, October 18th. Along with our men’s and women’s paddle tournaments, we hope to make Serving Miracles an even broader community event this year — a day to come together, celebrate, raise awareness, and continue raising critical funds for the 7T NICU.
Our daughter, Charlotte “Charley,” was born at just 23 weeks and spent the first 196 days of her life at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. Through it all, the extraordinary 7T team fought alongside her and cared for our family with a compassion, skill, and grace we will never forget.
When Charley came home, her first year was rooted in healing and growth. Since our first Serving Miracles tournament, we’ve had the incredible privilege of watching her continue to defy all odds and truly thrive. She approaches the world with boundless joy, curiosity, and wonder — and watching her experience life alongside her sister is a gift we will never take for granted.
While Charley was healing and growing, our community helped us heal, too. The kindness, generosity, and support extended to our family carried us through our most difficult days and have continued to surround us ever since.
We feel incredibly fortunate to have received the care we did at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and to have been held by such an extraordinary community here at home. Serving Miracles is our way of paying that care and generosity forward — helping ensure that the next baby and family facing a similar road receive the extraordinary care, compassion, and support that changed the course of our lives.
Thank you for believing in our mission, supporting this initiative, and continuing to show up for the 7T NICU community. We can’t wait to gather together again this fall for another meaningful day of paddle, community, gratitude, and giving.
In honor of Charley. In memory of Nell, Charley’s twin and our angel. And in support of every tiny miracle and family still fighting.
-Halley & Brian Griggs
Read more about our why: https://www.nyp.org/giving/spotlight/griggs
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Some tournament FAQs:
1. No, this is not for PTI; but the bracket will be seeded by PTI. (Please remember to submit you and your partner's name and emails in the link above!)
2. Matches will be two out of three sets, but the the third set will be played as a 10-point tie-break. Server's choice AD will decide games tied at deuce to keep games moving as quickly as possible.
3. We are hopeful to have 16 teams per draw. There will be a main draw and a back draw. Each team is guaranteed three matches.
4. Matches will begin in the morning with an early to mid-afternoon final.
5. Lunch and beverages will be provided onsite.
6. This is going to be a fun event for a great cause. Grab a partner and sign up! :)