Our traditional East Coast symposium was fun and productive. It was wonderful to catch up with our long-time donors and friends like Ron Manilla and meet new members.
The awards banquet night was entertaining. The food was tasteful and the speeches were heartfelt. Dr. Loehr, through a video message, reminded the members about Dennis’s vision, the importance of giving and the foundation’s mission and focus.
Nancy Hoekstra’s tireless work and boundless energy dedicated to the Special Olympics athletes won her PTR Humanitarian award for the second time. Thank you, Nancy, for all you do for the athletes and for the tennis community.
Our board member, Jean. H. Mills was inducted into the PTR Hall of Fame. Lucy Garvin perfectly delivered an award presentation speech. Jean was the first woman in the world to earn the PTR designation of “International Master Professional,” and was the first woman to serve on the PTR’s Board of Directors. Jean, you rock!
A big shout-out to the PTR for donating $2,500 to the PTR Foundation in honor of Jean Mills.
We were excited to have our very own space at the trade show. The PTR staff were a great help from start to finish. Our booth had a mix of interesting items. Helma Cap’s creative book sale idea helped us raise close to $200. We were thrilled to display our enhanced web page at our booth. Thank you to Vinestrat Strategies for getting the web page completed in such short notice. Members who shared their contact information with us had a chance to win a fine bottle of wine. We hope you enjoyed visiting our booth as much as we did. The entire PTRF community is looking forward to meeting more members next year.
During the symposium, our PTR friends helped us raise $1,820 through a silent auction. For the first time we used an app to run the auction and it worked out pretty well. We learned a few dos and don’ts and hope to streamline the process next year. We hope to auction more attractive tennis items and open it to the entire PTR member community for the 2024 PTR Symposium.
Again, a huge tip of the cap to our silent auction sponsors noted below. We couldn’t do it without your thoughtful support year after year….
