Hunterdon Local 188 hoops it up to support
Hunterdon Recovery Center
Hunterdon County Local 188 members shoot hoops to raise $2,000 for the Hunterdon Recovery Center.
Hunterdon County Local 188 ran the Police Support Recovery
Basketball Fundraiser on April 7 at Hunterdon Central Regional
High School to raise awareness and funding for persons with
substance abuse issues who are in recovery.
Local 188 members came out to support the cause and play a
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pickup game of basketball against men and women in recovery.
“We got involved because there is an unfortunate rise in opioid use and overdoses,” acknowledged Local 188 social media
representative Bill Soriano. “This is just one step in helping to
reduce opioid abuse and get more people into recovery.