Tennis
for Africa Charity Tournament at Raes
Creek Club in Augusta - Georgia JULY
5/10, 2005
The
charity tournament had the participation
of 60 people and received the
attention of the local newspaper and the
local cable television (Comcast
Cable), broadcasting 30 second spots
promoting the charity event throughout the
tournament week.
The Club established a committee of ladies
with the goal to promote “silent auction”.
During the week the
group of ladies have also successfully
gotten local restaurants to donate food
for the tournament participants.
The Club has also organized a
collection of tennis items from
members to ship to African children. A
wide report with picutres will be
available soon.
For more information, visit the Club Web
site on: www.theclubatraescreek.com |
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Tennis
for Africa Twinning Program at
Raes Creek Club in Augusta - USA.
The Raes Creek Club in Augusta has
agreed to take part in the Tennis
for Africa Twinning program,
organizing a charity event by this
year.
The club, founded in 2001 by
Richard Cutler, provides hard and
clay courts and future grass
surfaces. The club is growing year
by year on a beautifully landscape
with two 100,000 gallon
pools between the famous Raes
Creek and sport bar and
restaurant.
The club organizes a 25.000 US $
Challenger Tournament in April
every year.
Address and Tel. number: 3206 West
Wimbledon Drive - Augusta,
Georgia; Tel. 001 706.738.4122.
The Project:
Tennis for Africa has identified
some schools inside Africa in
condition to establish a twinning
program based on the direct
contacts with a series of North
American and European sport clubs.
The role of Tennis for Africa:
Tennis for Africa has the role to
coordinate the activities and
partnerships among participants,
to make sure the provision of
updated information and pictures
from the beneficiaries, to control
the provision of aids from the
sport clubs outside Africa.
Expected results:
# sport for every children in
African schools with the provision
of sport equipment
# training of African teachers
# support for building new sport
infrastructures inside schools
# adoption at distance of a group
of children |
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