Spectacular Tennis Fundraising Event to Be Held in London Saturday

Written by: on 17th November 2011
Spectacular Tennis Fundraising Event to Be Held in London Saturday  |

London’s Savoy is the site for this year’s Tennis Ball on behalf of the Council of International Clubs.

Thanks to the generosity of everyone who attended the inaugural Tennis Ball in 2009, the organization has been able to support many more much needed programs in the UK and around the world than originally anticipated.

The goal is to improve the lives of disadvantaged young people in the UK and internationally through the sport of tennis.

The Council of International Clubs is extremely grateful to those who came to The Tennis Ball in 2009 and to those who are attending in 2011.

The money which was raised in 2009 provided the catalyst to launch development programs in Vosloorus, near Johannesburg, South Africa and in Leon in the centre of Mexico, both of which are managed by the International Clubs (ICs) of those countries and in supporting an existing program in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia, which is overseen by the IC of Germany. In order to ensure that these programs are sustainable we insist that the money provided by the Council is matched by funds raised in the country of the sponsoring IC.

With the help of the Banque of Luxemburg we also supported a program in Burundi with equipment which we were able to source from the International Tennis Federation. In addition we are working on setting up a program to be overseen by the IC of India.

The committee is hopeful that as a result of the evening they will be able to extend the number of projects which are designed primarily to give disadvantaged young people the chance of learning to play tennis through which they will acquire self-discipline and skills which may lift them out of poverty.

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Two auctions will be held for the benefit of the program. The live auction, to be held Saturday includes vacation stays at an Aspen penthouse, a Mallorca villa, Portugal’s Algarve villa, house in South Africa overlooking the Indian Ocean, plus 4 tickets to the Monte Carlo semis and finals, a shirt and racket signed by Roger Federer and special package to the 2012 WTA Championships in Istanbul.

The silent auction, for which bids are being accepted now, includes such items as

LOT 5 ••••••••

TEA FOR TWO AND A TOUR OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Here is your unique chance to have a rare glimpse into the life of Parliament and to have tea for two on the terrace with Lord and Lady Hunt of Wirral.

Kindly donated by Lord and Lady Hunt of Wirral

LOT 6 ••••••••

A COLLECTION OF TENNIS MEMORABILIA

Memorabilia package including twenty five tennis ties (some outrageous); Boris Becker signed racket; Canadian Open Tennis Programme and newsletter from 2010 and The Tennis Ball newsletter all signed by Chris Evert; a framed, signed photo of the

participants in the Cup of Legends in Frankfurt in May 2011 (Ivan Lendl, Pat Cash, Henri Leconte, Mikael Pernfors, Michael Chang, Nicolas Kiefer and Carl-Uwe Stieb) and the famous Mansour Bahrami DVD.

Kindly donated by John Beddington

LOT 7 ••••••••

ONE WEEK IN SEA VIEW APARTMENT IN CANNES

Wonderful sea view apartment, fifty metres from La Croisette, the new port and Hotel Martinez. Available for one week in March 2012, exact dates to be arranged through the owners directly.

Kindly donated by Marco & Cristina Gilardeli/IC of Italy

LOT 14 ••••••••

ULTIMATE VISIT TO THE DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

A fabulous opportunity for the tennis fan; Two season tickets to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2012, either for the WTA week (February 20-25) or for

the ATP World Tour week (February 27- March 3), including two invitations to the player party (either WTA or ATP week – February 21 or February 28)) and four

nights accommodation (inclusive of breakfast) in the official tournament hotel, where the players stay. (NB: Does not include flights or F&B apart from breakfast).

Kindly donated by Sinead El Sibai & Salah Tahlak of Dubai Duty Free

LOT 19 ••••••••

‘ADVANTAGE CANADA’ BOOK SIGNED BY THE LATE FRED PERRY

The history of the first 100 years of the sport of tennis in Canada which hosts the third oldest championship in the world, signed on the cover by the late Fred Perry.

Kindly donated by John Beddington

LOT 21 ••••••••

DOUBLES AT WIMBLEDON WITH FORMER BRITISH DAVIS CUP STARS JEREMY BATES AND NICK BROWN

Play doubles at Wimbledon with another friend and former British number one, and 9 year Davis Cup veteran, Jeremy Bates. Jeremy was Wimbledon and Australian Open Mixed Doubles Champion, Davis Cup Captain, and Nick Brown, former British Davis Cup player, and current top coach, who had victories at Wimbledon over both Goran Ivanisevic and Michael Stich – followed by a famous Wimbledon afternoon tea in the clubhouse. (Dates to be mutually agreed in 2012).

Kindly donated by Nick Brown and Jeremy Bates

LOT 23 ••••••••

A SIGNED, FRAMED PHOTO OF THE TOP EIGHT BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS

Signed, framed photo of the top 8 singles players in the world at the end of the 2010 season, participating in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena.

Kindly donated by Barclays

LOT 25 ••••••••

PLAY GOLF WITH VIRGINIA WADE AND ANDREW CASTLE

A unique opportunity for two people to play a round of golf at the Berkshire Golf Club, one of England’s premier golf clubs, with tennis and television celebrities Virginia Wade and Andrew Castle. Lunch included. This exclusive offer is available for golfers with 18 and under handicaps at the Berkshire Golf Club.

Kindly donated by The Berkshire Golf Club, Virginia Wade and Andrew Castle

“DAILY TENNIS NEWS WIRE”

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