10/07/2026
What a day! Yesterday, we traded our desks for the course and courts at Preakness Hills Country Club for HFC’s 2026 New York Golf & Pickleball Day!
With sunshine overhead and plenty of friendly competition, our community came together for a day full of great shots, good laughs, and even better company. Most importantly, we were reminded of why we show up: to support children and families and help prevent and treat child abuse in New York.
A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors who helped make the day possible:
Anchor Sponsor: SS&C
Event Sponsors: Highvern, EY, ECI & IQEQ
Contest Sponsors: Arcesium, Balyasny, Globe Tax, Grassi Advisers, HS Financial Technologies, JTC & Weaver
Pickleball Rally Sponsors: Tannenbaum Helpern, Goldman Sachs Gives & Two Sigma, who made sure everyone had a set of paddles!
And a big congratulations to our golf winners, the Align team, and second place team from CohnReznick!
There are so many people behind the scenes who helped make this event such a success, and we couldn't possibly name everyone. But we have to give a special shoutout to our incredible co-chairs, Bonni Pesner Pactor and Glen Dailey, and a huge thank you to our entire event committee: Gary Berger, Zachary Bird, CPA, MBA, Joshua Blumenthal, Stephanie Camp, Brandi Gatlin, Nate Goodman, Michele Itri, Len Lipton, Vinod Paul, Kevin Roan, Michael J. S., Dawn Schoppner, Tom Zita.
And now for the number we're really celebrating:
Over $167,000 raised!
That’s well above our goal and a powerful reminder of what happens when the alternative investment community comes together with purpose. We are so grateful to everyone who sponsored, played, volunteered, cheered from the sidelines, and helped make yesterday one to remember.
Thank you for being part of the HFC community and for showing up for children. We’ll see you on the course and the pickleball court next year!
