Thanks John & the United States Tennis Association
Category: Art of Conservation (AoC), Sports for Gorillas, USTA | Date: Nov 10 2008 | By: Julie
I walked to the nearby post office and found a box waiting for me sent by John Terpkosh - a member of the United States Tennis Association / Missouri Valley. Inside the box I discovered cool USTA pens, balloons, and little soaps John picks up along the way. “Yep, these gifts will go over just fine with the kids!” I thought to myself.
Please click here and here for previous Sports for Gorillas blogs and learn how this little tennis club of 13 kids came to be - with the generous support from John and Coach Bunny Bruning.
Sure enough, the young tennis players and Coach Tony are very pleased with the pens!
Coach Tony models the team t-shirt and gives the thumbs up to the USTA gifts.
Gentille and Clementine, such darling girls, are happy!
Sports for Gorillas Tennis Team - Musanze - Rwanda.
Coach Tony and I will be speaking with Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth. We must find support to improve the tennis club and make the sport more accessible for all Rwandans. I constantly hear children calling out to me, “Julie, tennisi.” I wish I could give every child a racket, tennis shoes, balls, and Coach Tony!
Thank you again John!
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