Camille Kerlin is set to host the third-annual Racquets For Riley on July 9 at the WCHS tennis courts. (File photo by Mike Deak)

WARSAW – It’s cause is worth the potential of it being a super scorcher.

The third annual Racquets For Riley is set to take place Saturday, July 9, at the Warsaw Community High School tennis courts. Put together by WCHS graduate Camille Kerlin, the tennis benefit raises money and awareness for the Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund as well as Riley Children’s Hospital.

The fundraiser has had an overwhelming success rate in its first two years. Beginning in 2014, the event plus its local sponsorships brought in over $12,000, only to outdo itself last summer by taking in almost $15,500.

Kerlin, a 2015 WCHS graduate and current student at Indiana University, was a member of the WCHS tennis program. Suffering from a nearly fatal heart condition as a child, Kerlin was a patient at Riley and continues to live with health conditions but has made a miraculous recovery. Deciding to give back to the organization that saved her life, Kerlin has been able to donate to Riley’s Children Hospital with the direct intention to help children with the same needs as her.

Registration fee for the event is $25 per adult, whether a singles or doubles player, which affords one hour of court time in play. Children 12 and under are $15 for an hour. All registered participants signed up before July 5 will receive an event shirt. The event starts at 9 a.m. and continues until all players have finished.

For more information on the event, including photos and descriptions on how the money is being used, as well as sign-up forms, visit racquetsforriley.com, or call (574) 267-2120.