Sports
Long Beach's Annual Charity Volleyball Event Held For Cancer
The Michelle O'Neill Foundation raises money for children battling cancer and other illnesses.
![A charity volleyball event was held in Long Beach for children with cancer.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/24966732/20220912/030705/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-281829170-1___12150502918.jpg)
LONG BEACH, NY — The Michelle O'Neill Foundation held its annual volleyball charity event over the weekend in Long Beach.
The organization is named after a woman, who lived in Queens and Long Beach. O'Neill was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was 17 and died at age 24.
The foundation raises money for children with cancer and special needs.
Find out what's happening in Long Beachwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The pre-pandemic 2019 event had several thousand players, News 12 said.
As the Michelle O'Neill Foundation website said, they help families alleviate "economic and emotional stresses associated with caring for a child with a catastrophic illness."
Find out what's happening in Long Beachwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.