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Serving Winners: the Overhead Smash Bash
Honorary Chair, Governor and Mrs. Roy Barnes present 2015 Serving Winners at the Olde Town Athletic Club
The Atlanta Youth Tennis & Education Foundation (AYTEF) has announced details on its Serving Winners Gala and Pro-Am Tournament, taking place Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28 2015 at the Olde Towne Athletic Club in Norcross, Georgia. The gala is expanding to include a pro-am tennis tournament featuring an impressive mix of tennis pros and amateurs, local celebrities, and corporate sponsors. USTA Atlanta alum and ATP superstar, Robbi Ginepri, will be one of the pros playing on Saturday’s pro-am. “After 12 years, it is exciting to see the community and our supporters come together to raise funds for such a worthy foundation,” says AYTEF Director of Fundraising, Kristina Felton.
The Serving Winners Gala takes place Friday, February 27, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. and includes dinner, a live and silent auction, entertainment, and an awards program. The People’s Choice Award, which honors a special female community leader, teaching professional, team captain or volunteer, will be announced live during the gala.
For more information, visit www.servingwinners.org. Stay connected on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ServingWinners and on Twitter at @ServingWinners.
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WHAT: 2015 Serving Winners Gala and Pro-Am
WHEN: Friday, February 27th 2015
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7:00 pm – 10:00pm
Dinner, entertainment and silent auction
Saturday, February 28th 2015
8:00 am- 12:00pm
Pro/Am tournament, breakfast, children’s clinic and luncheon
WHERE: Olde Towne Athletic Club
Marietta, Georgia 30068
TICKETS: Tickets cost X available at www.servingwinners.org.
ABOUT SERVING WINNERS:
Serving Winners celebrates women and men who have made an impact on the youth of Atlanta, our community and the sport of tennis. The event features a dinner, entertainment, silent auction and our second annual Pro/Am on the Saturday morning following the event. All proceeds from Serving Winners will support the Atlanta Youth Tennis & Education Foundation (AYTEF). With a mission to promote the physical and mental development of underserved youth through education and tennis, the Foundation develops after school and summertime educational and health & wellness programs for youth at local elementary schools, Boys and Girls Clubs and recreation centers in and around metro Atlanta. Our programs include tennis instruction and competition, educational and life skills curriculums and focus on developing healthy lifestyles. Our instructors and volunteers receive hands-on training and ongoing support to help with the delivery of our programs.
ABOUT THE ATLANTA YOUTH TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION:
The Atlanta Youth Tennis & Education Foundation (AYTEF) is the 501c3 organization under USTA Atlanta. AYTEF provides afterschool and summertime programs that focus on three key elements of tennis instruction, a health and wellness program and Academic Creative Engagement (ACE) curriculum. Formed in 2003, in the past three years alone, AYTEF has reached more than 3, 500 youth ranging in ages five to 18 at 25 sites around metro Atlanta. For more information, visit www.servingwinners.org. Stay connected on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ServingWinners and on Twitter at @ServingWinners.
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