$15K Raised at Inaugural All Charity Day Polo Match
Portsmouth, RI (July 20, 2016)….It was all good times for a good cause on Sunday, at Newport Polo's first annual All Charity Day Match. The venue was alive with over 1,500gleeful attendees present to support the nine nonprofit organizations that the match funded, including Boys Town New England, Brain Injury Association of RhodeIsland; Bruno United FC; Community String Project; Greenlock Therapeutic Riding Center; Junior League of Rhode Island; Portsmouth Dog Park; Newport County YMCA Adapted Physical Activity and Special Olympics, and the San Isidro Stolen Polo Horse Fund.
Throughout its 25-year history, Newport Polo has raised over $650,000 for civic andcharitableorganizations. At this match, spectators were not only privy to watching a closely contested match played between the Newport team and the Twin Paddock team, but were also able to engage inactivitieshosted bythenonprofits involved. Everyone wanted to join the Brain Injury Association's raffle to win apicnicbasketfilled with goodies, and thespectatorsapplauded and cheered when PortsmouthDogPark ran its Dog Parade across the field at half-time. There was so much to do and see, and for most it was their first time witnessing a polo match.
It was a game to remember with Suleman Iddrissu, Laurel Howe/Stephanie Boyer, Jenna Davis and Minnie Keating playing for Newport. And Amy Rice, Stephanie Still, Alexander King, and Micheal Nseir playing for Twin Paddock. Two goals were scored by Newport in the first Chukka, while Twin Paddock only scored one.
DuringthesecondChukka however, it was Twin Paddock that scored two while Newport Polo only scored one. The third Chukka continued Twin Paddocks lead with them once again scoring two goals and Newport only scoring one. It seemed like Newport'sinitiallead had just been luck, when out of the blue they started scoring goals point for point with Twin Paddock.
It was during the final Chukka though (Twin Paddock one point ahead of Newport) that the tables really turned. Newportwhippedout threesuccessivegoals, one after another to place themselves ahead of Twin Paddock. Twin Paddock put up a good fight butunfortunatelythey couldn't match these goals from Newport, and so it wasduring the final Chukka that Twin Paddock fell from their throne and Newport rose to victory. Final score; 9 to 11, Newport wins.