BLTCCharity Tennis Day

Charity Day

An Incredible £1,365 Raised and Counting!

Wow. What a spectacular day at the club! Together, our amazing community has raised £1,365 and counting for Thames Valley Air Ambulance, and we could not be more proud of the generous spirit of our members.
An event of this scale takes massive effort, and a huge round of applause goes out to the dream team who worked tirelessly from sunrise to sunset to make it a resounding success:

Our Organising working party: Andy Speight, Val Nicholas-Gibbs, Julie Linwood, Darren Eaton and support from Michelle Eaton.

The Setup & Organizing Crew: A massive thank you to Andy Speight, Val Nicholas-Gibbs, Julie Linwood, Michelle Eaton, Darren Eaton, and Rachel Speight who all rolled up their sleeves early to handle the task of getting the club set up and dressed for the day.

Charity Day Thames Valley Air Ambulance
Charity Day Thames Valley Air Ambulance

The Sweepstake: A big shoutout to Darren Eaton for organizing the US Open sweepstake, which added fantastic extra excitement to the day and boosted our fundraising!

The Speed of Serve: The ever popular speed of serve challenge was back, organised by Jamie Lloyd-Jenkins

The Pizza Crew: Andy Speight and Rachel Speight knocked it out of the park managing the pizzas, with invaluable, non-stop help from Val Nicholas-Gibbs and Julie Linwood.

Pizza at the Charity Day

The Star Bakers: Our legendary cake bakers were amazing, with cake sales alone totalling a brilliant £150! A massive thank you to Alison Hynes, Andy Speight, Norma Bingham, Michelle Eaton, Laura Lloyd-Jenkins, Jen Mati, Nadia Adova, Sally Curry, Rachel Kompfner, Tracy Barnard and Christine Bowes who baked and donated such delicious treats.

The Tournaments: Andy Speight wore multiple hats, successfully organizing and MC’ing a brilliant adult tournament, while our Head Coach, Simon Grassi and Sue Grassi, ran a fantastic, high-energy junior tournament for our younger stars.

Charity Day Tournament
Charity Day Tournament
Charity Day Tournament

Sports Therapy Sessions: Thank you to Faz Mati, who raised a brilliant £100 single-handedly through sports therapy sessions!

A Special Guest Presentation
We were absolutely delighted to welcome Yasmin from the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, who came down specifically to support our event and show her appreciation for the incredible day the club put on. Knowing our efforts are directly supporting such a vital lifesaving service makes the day even more special.
Days like yesterday remind us what a successful, happy, and vibrant club community we truly have. Thank you to everyone who came down, played, ate, and donated.

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