Stanley family gives back to tennis through volunteering

Chris Foster is in charge of the Gifford Park Tennis program and said the Stanleys are a great example of giving back to the community they live in and the positive impact of tennis on their family. 

“The Stanley family has been and continues to be the ‘heart and soul’ of our Gifford Park youth summer tennis program as well as most of our Gifford Park Neighborhood events and activities,” Foster said. “With the Stanley family you won’t find a more hard-working, giving, community-minded, and humble family.”

Although most of the siblings are grown now, they still give back to the program as volunteer coaches who work with the new kids in the program. Dawn believes it’s important to give back early in life, as often as you can. 

“You're not only helping shape the community, but you are truly connecting with the incredible people that live around us,” she said. “I think we are our happiest when we are generous. We absolutely love that look that a child gets in their eye when they are finally able to hit a ball. I will always give tennis lessons because I know how much it meant to me as a child.”

Chris Foster and his sister started the Gifford Park Youth Tennis Program in 1994. To read more about it, click on this link.