"CELEBRATION OF GIVING"
Kids Tennis Foundation was again a very fortunate beneficiary of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (LMCF) in 2008, recently receiving a much-needed funding boost of $30,000.
Announced at the annual “Celebration of Giving”, a special event hosted by the Foundation’s President Lord Mayor John So in October, this grant was made possible due to the outstanding generosity of Mrs Anne Foote and her late husband, Eldon Foote, who established the Eldon & Anne Foote Trust within the LMCF to distribute its revenue to worthy causes.
Mr & Mrs Foote have always been keen to support innovative projects and causes that are making a significant contribution to society. Kids Tennis Foundation is thrilled that the importance of its work has been recognised through being awarded this grant.
Each year the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation supports more than 400 health and human care organisations delivering critical community support, including organisations dealing with homelessness and drug addiction, public hospitals, services for the disabled, aged, young people and families.
The Foundation’s CEO Mr Andrew Chappell said that the Foundation had increased its fundraising efforts to enable a 100 per cent increase in funds available for distribution from $4M in 2007, to $8.1M in 2008 to over 400 charities.
Kids Tennis Foundation would like to sincerely thank the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation for this recognition and generosity.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHARITY DAY
The Tennis Australia Charitable Fund has once again nominated Kids Tennis Foundation as one of the official charity partners for Australian Open 2009!
Charity Day will be held on Sunday 25th January 2009. You can help raise money simply by depositing your ticket stub into specially marked bins around Melbourne Park on this day.
Kids Tennis Foundation is absolutely thrilled and delighted to be recognised by Tennis Australia in this way.
GARNIER – TAKING CARE OF KTF AT AO 2009
KTF ♥’s GARNIER!
Garnier Ambre Solaire, the official supplier of sunscreen to the Australian Open for the last four years, has enjoyed remarkable success at the tournament and it was announced earlier in the year that this partnership has been extended until 2010.
At the 2009 Australian Open, Garnier will continue to celebrate their message with the wider community, proudly Taking Care of others by giving away mini Ambre Solaire sun protection in exchange for a gold coin donation to Kids Tennis Foundation. Talk about generous!
$30,000 was raised at AO 2008 but you can help boost this amount – so look out for the roaming Garnier Ambre Solaire teams at Melbourne Park and give generously! There will also be a gold-coin donation box living at Garnier World too – so drop by for some pampering in between the tennis action.
Kids Tennis Foundation is ever so grateful to be associated with Garnier once again at Australian Open 2009.
As a result of the wonderful partnerships Kids Tennis Foundation shares with the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, Tennis Australia and Garnier, many more disadvantaged children around Australia will be able to receive tennis coaching on a regular weekly basis, not to mention the boost to their self-esteem and self-confidence too.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Sincere thanks also to the following benefactors for their generous support so far this year:
FREEHILLS Law Firm for invaluable service and advice;
TWB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS for generously donating time to prepare KTF’s financial statements;
UNIVERSAL CIRCLE for website consultation and assistance
REYNOLD’S RACQUET SERVICE for racquet restringing and repairs;
PRELLI RACQUETS for racquet restringing and repairs;
TERRY HARVEY for repairing tennis nets
MARK ROBERTS (AGSMART) for IT consultation and technical assistance
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL COURIERS for donating courier services for special occasions
AND FOR SUBSTANTIAL DONATIONS:
Abbe Corrugated
Amuri Steele
Andrea Evans
Anthony Adair
Athol & Lola Hodgetts
Barbara Birch
Beryl Crusi
Bev Laity
Blue Mountains Tennis Association
Camberwell United Tennis Club
Charles Garrard
City Beach Tennis Club
David Strong
Dixon Kestles
Dr Brian McNamee
Dr James Butler
Gaye Brien
Glen Iris Valley Recreation Club
Golden Grove Tennis Club
Greg Brown
Healesville Tennis Club
I-C-E Global
Ingrid Nygaard
Janet & Rod Spooner
Jenny McComb
Joan Burfitt
Joan Kovacs
Ken Forge
Kevin George
Len Lohan (Rylock P/L)
Louise Higgins
Margaret Quigley
Michael & Joan Bucknell
Michael McNamara
Mr & Mrs Yeats
Mrs Gene Matthews
Norman & Patricia Lovelace
Orr, Martin & Waters
Pauline Wilkinson
Port Adelaide Tennis Club
Professor Michael Quinn
Robert Brian
Ros & John Andrews
Rotary Club of Glen Eira
Ryan Bros Bus Service
Sandra Fenton (Fenton Consulting)
Sandra Willmott
Shades of Australia
Skye Tennis Club
St Leonards Church Tennis Club
Terry Forrest Q.C.
The Hon Justice E.W. Gillard
Upper Beaconsfield Tennis Club
Vivienne Pye
Willison Park Tennis Club
Many thanks are also extended to all those tennis clubs, companies and individuals who have kindly donated tennis balls, court time, racquets, product, time, etc. Every little bit helps! |
