TENNIS NEWS FROM LAS VEGAS IT’S TRULY AMAZEBALLS BRAVO RYAN WOLFINGTON

Written by: Staff on 16th January 2015

TENNIS NEWS FROM LAS VEGAS IT'S TRULY AMAZEBALLS BRAVO RYAN WOLFINGTON |

FOUNDATION VISION

The Foundation’s goal is to provide the ultimate environment for a child to become their best in all areas of their life, including academics, athletics, interpersonal skills, leadership, and character development. We hope to arm children with a variety of ways to grow intellectually, emotionally, physically and in their relationships with themselves, their family members and others.

Our program is designed to go deeper into the subjects of life, excellence, success and the pursuit of happiness. In the end our long term goal is to help our youth to become professionals in life and to find peace of mind, so they can share this wisdom with their families, friends and communities as leaders and examples of extraordinary living and happiness.

FOUNDATION THANKS

We are proud to be a USTA NJTL and a chapter of the National Tennis Foundation. We are honored to be associated with the #1 doubles team in history as part of the Bryan Brothers Foundation through our renowned TEAM BRYAN program. Thanks to Windsong Trust, Wolfington Family Foundation, Taylor Family Foundation, Laurie Steed’s Granello Bakery, Neal and Nicole Tomlinson and many of our donors, we have been able to significantly impact the lives of some extraordinary young people.

FOUNDATION

BY THE NUMBERS

$14.5 Million Dollars earned in College Scholarships

1,700 Mentoring sessions with youth & families

1,500 Hours of free or discounted fitness/tennis

260 Children received Tennis, Mentoring & Education

95% Have earned college scholarships

80 Received Tournament/Travel Assistance

75 Youth Received College Scholarships

50 in Elite Leadership – Volunteer Program

40 Leadership talks

30 Parent Volunteers

25 Alumni come back to volunteer

18 Jobs provided through our jobs placement program

10 Internships provided

7 Players earned Top 10 USA Rankings

3rd Place at National Championships – Nicole Kalhorn

#1 College recruit in America – Kimberly Yee

* These numbers only partially reflect the significant impact the foundation has had on the inner life of a child in the areas of: seeing the benefits of doing the right thing, being honest, kind, appreciative, hard working, helpful, and the confidence and peace of mind that comes with this.

2014 HIGHLIGHTS

1. Interns Helped Create the Gatsby @ Wimbledon Gala

Raising $130,000

Special thanks to Neal & Nicole Tomlinson

2. Taylor Family West Coast Leadership Tour

3. Alumni Leadership Retreat Sponsored by Laurie Steed and Granello Bakery

4. National Tennis Foundation supports Team Bryan at

Necker Cup

Special thanks to Rem Reynolds, Trevor Short and Mike Richards

5. Kimberly Yee

Stanford University

(click here to read full article)

6. McKay Novak

Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania

7. Nicole Kalhorn

Princeton University

8. Aphrah Brokaw &

William Elmore

Villanova University

9. Tennis Warehouse donates $15,000 in Clothing, Shoes & Tennis Rackets

10. Kimberly Yee Placed into International Tennis Hall of Fame

11. Wayne Bryan Davis Cup Leadership Tour

12. Nicole Kalhorn wins Richard Branson’s Necker Cup

13. Foundation Youth Win National Video Competition

Thanks to singer and songwriter Molly Bergman and Foundation youth editor Nikki Newell

(Click HERE or below to watch video)

14. Foundation Youth featured by HBO & Tennis Channel commentator Mary Carillo

(click here to watch interview)

15. Nicole Kalhorn wins USTA National Scholar Athlete Award

16. Interns Create 1 Day “Amazing Race”, raising $16,000

17. Interns help at Bryan Brother’s Foundation Gala and Pro-Am Featuring Yee, Azerenka & Bryan Brothers

18. Ivy League College Tour

20. 75th Child in College on Scholarship

(click here to watch video)

Donor Spotlight:

Laurie Steed

Laurie Steed has been a supporter of the Foundation from day one and is always rallying support in the community for our organization and annual event. Laurie also supplies our tournaments, events and retreats with incredible assortments of food from her Granello Bakery. Laurie sponsors the annual Alumni Leadership Retreat, allowing 75 alumni and current players the opportunity to develop their leadership and mentoring skills during the 6 day retreat held at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas.

Child Spotlight:

Mario Arguayo

Mario Arguayo literally showed up at our doorstep 18 months ago from a small town in Mexico. He was so inspired from alumni Ed Ureta’s story on how he came from nothing from Chile and earned the opportunity to play college tennis after successfully completing the Foundation’s Leadership Program. Mario is currently a senior at Odyssey Charter High School and is looking to pursue a post-graduate year next Fall. He is training in the Full Time program at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy and is volunteering 5 hours per day by watching the shop, interning and teaching tennis to the younger children.

Alumni Spotlight:

Marvin Leo Pagayonan

(click here to watch Marvin’s story)

Marvin entered the Foundation as a junior in high school. His grades were average and he struggled with his weight. In 3 years, Marvin lost 50 lbs and earned a scholarship to play tennis at The Citadel. Here is a video on Marvin’s story.