Queens Library Seeded To Be Big Winner At NY Empire Mylan World TeamTennis

NEW YORK - July 29, 2016 - PRLog -- Forest Hills sports fans, couch potatoes and everyone in between will celebrate the return of Mylan World TeamTennis (Mylan WTT) presented by GEICO to Forest Hills Stadium At The West Side Tennis Club this summer.

New York's own Mylan WTT team, the New York Empire presented by Citi, will also give library fans a reason to celebrate. Thanks to a new partnership between Queens Library and Mylan WTT, there will be several ways to support the library during the Mylan WTT 2016 season:

• The team with the most aces on each night of the Mylan WTT 2016 season will receive $1,000 toward a local charity as part of the Mylan Aces program. The New York Empire have chosen the Queens Library Foundation and Forest Hills Community Library as their charity.
• Match night attendees can add their name to the Mylan WTT Wall of Fame by donating $1 to support Queens Library. This will automatically enter them into a raffle to win a giant all-star-signed tennis ball.
• Fifteen percent of ticket sales for New York Empire games at the West Side Tennis Club will be donated to the Queens Library Foundation and Forest Hills Community Library when buyers use the ticket code QUEENSLIBRARY.

"When we discover new and innovative ways for people to donate to Queens Library, we help ensure the library's future and the impact it has on the community. We appreciate that the New York Empire and Mylan WTT are investing in that future with this generous commitment to the Queens Library Foundation for Forest Hills Library," said Dennis M. Walcott, President and CEO, Queens Library.

"This partnership with Queens Library helps solidify our connection with the borough and the city," said Colleen Hopkins, the New York Empire's general manager. "Our fans will be pleased to know they can support such an important institution in the community while enjoying world-class tennis in this historic venue."

The Mylan World TeamTennis 2016 season begins July 31, 2016. For more information about Mylan WTT, visit http://2016.wtt.com. To see the New York Empire's schedule of games, visit http://www.nyempiretennis.com.

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