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USTA HONORS EAST PALO ALTO TENNIS & TUTORING WITH ITS NJTL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD



Palo Alto Group Receives National Award for its Work in Enhancing Children’s Lives

 

ORLANDO, FLA.  – The USTA has announced today that National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) chapter East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring (EPATT) of Palo Alto, Calif., has been honored with its NJTL Chapter of the Year Award. East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring was honored at an awards luncheon involving community tennis leaders during the annual Next Generation Workshop, Oct. 13-15, at the Renaissance Orlando at Sea World in Orlando, Fla.

 

EPATT’s program has been in existence for more than 20 years. Its mission is changing the trajectory of youth in the community through student advocacy, parent coaching, academic tutoring and tennis instruction. EPATT serves as a national model for tennis and education programs and has had a strong, positive influence on the national NJTL network through the capacity building program. EPATT's model of intense tutoring and family involvement, coupled with the tennis, provides a much-needed service for youth in the East Palo Alto Community.

 

“We are proud to honor the work being done by East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring ,” said Kurt Kamperman, Chief Executive, Community Tennis, USTA. “EPATT is an outstanding example of how NJTL continues to impact today’s youth by delivering programs that emphasize not only tennis, but also character and education.”

 

Founded in 1969 by Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell, and Sheridan Snyder, NJTL is a nationwide network of more than 510 nonprofit youth development organizations that provide free or low-cost tennis, education and life skills programming to more than 225,000 children each year.

 

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 715,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series, linking eight summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA’s philanthropic entity, the USTA Foundation, provides grants and scholarships and helps under-resourced youth and individuals with disabilities, and supports  wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and their families. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page, facebook.com/usta, or follow @usta on Twitter.

 

For more information, contact:

Tom LaDue, Manager, Corporate Communications, USTA

(914) 697-2352; ladue@usta.com

 

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