Demetrius Ephraim, a rising Port Chester fourth-grader playing with the Beyond the Game Connection team, weaves through opponents on the Frenji Sports Academy team during a basketball game at Unity Day on Saturday, Aug. 10. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Erickson Lujan, a Port Chester resident who will be in the eighth grade this fall, races by Greenburgh-based opponents to shoot a layup during a Unity Day basketball game at Columbus Park on Saturday, Aug. 10. The annual summertime event serves as a reunion for current and former Village residents by bringing folks together for a cookout and to watch basketball games. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Stamford, Conn., 8-year-old Maliah Armstead happily attends the booth her mother Alecia, a Port Chester native visiting home for Unity Day, set up to sell crafts and handmade essential oils. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Keeping cool in the heat, 1-year-old Traverse Avenue resident Jayden Morel posts up in a shady spot in the park with his family. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Adding a touch of regality to his sailboat, 3-year-old John Cunningham paints his new toy purple that he built with the help of his mother Colleen Kane at The Home Depot arts and crafts station. Kane is attending the festivities with the Carver Center as the non-profit’s chief advancement officer. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
A Port Chester native visiting from North Carolina for the event, Karon Martian says “what’s up” to his friends and former neighbors. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Decked out in fun, colorful merch from various vendors, Port Chester resident Eva Pachero and her children Christian, 10, and Ashley Hernandez, 6, enjoy some family bonding. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Sitting on a shady hill at Columbus Park, George and Rita Gordon described themselves as proud residents of Purdy Avenue, who are even prouder to be enjoying 37 years of love. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Lou (left) and Derek Vincent, the founders of Unity Day, flank Benjamin Carter to pose for a photo after honoring him between tournament games. Carter of Greenburgh is a “longtime friend and supporter” of Unity Day who founded the Westchester youth basketball program called the Frenji Sports Academy, Derek said. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Coaches and players with the Pitch Gladiators Soccer Academy, a Stamford, Conn., organization that also runs clinics at the Columbus Park field, stop by Unity Day to grab lunch after practice. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Playing for Beyond the Game Connection, Bentley Davis, a rising freshman who lives in Port Chester, drives the ball down the court during a match against Greenburgh players. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
