Play in May Tennis Tournament

Annual tournament celebrates a Decade of Serving starting with the pre-tournament party at The Country Club of Darien where Norwalk Grassroots Tennis graduate speakers will share their experiences with the program and how it impacted their lives.  The night also includes a Cinco de Mayo themed menu, an impressive silent auction and a live auction emceed by USTA Chief Business and Marketing Officer, Harlan Stone featuring a week at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club with round trip JetBlue airfare to San Diego, a hitting session with Wimbledon Doubles Champion, Jared Palmer, and vacation get-aways to Vermont and Colorado among others. The party is included in the entry fee for players and a guest and additional tickets are available for $75 per person to any non-players interested in supporting the cause. 

About Norwalk Grassroots Tennis:

Norwalk Grassroots Tennis was founded in 1995 to provide economically disadvantaged urban youth of Fairfield County with structure and encouragement in a safe and productive environment.   In addition to top-quality tennis instruction, the program provides participants the opportunity to develop important life skills including confidence, sportsmanship, respect and pride of achievement.  Volunteers also offer year round tutoring to the more 350 participants annually.  Graduates of the program have gone on to achieve success academically and in tennis as well as in other collegiate level sports, including Volleyball and Football.   The program is part of the Southern CT Alliance for Inner City Tennis and Education, founded by Art Goldblatt, Harlan Stone and Alex Seaver which supports initiatives in Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven and Danbury.  In warm weather months outdoor tennis instruction is held daily after school at the Norwalk Housing Authority courts and in the winter at indoor clubs including Kings Highway Tennis Club in Darien, New Canaan Racquet Club, Weston Racquet Club and Four Seasons Racquet Club in Wilton.

All services are provided at no cost to the child and are funded through donations and fundraisers like the Play in May event which has raised more than $450,000 for the charity to date.   For more information on the event including tournament entry forms, party tickets or to make a donation, visit http://www.norwalkgrassrootstennis.com/events

http://www.norwalkgrassrootstennis.com/events

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