International Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians
Rotary Ace Score an ace with Rotary‌ for a winning service !
Monday, May 19, 2014
Newsletter no. 39
Rotary was founded on fellowship. Rotarians come together from different countries around the world to share common interests and become friends.
ITFR exhibits at the RI Convention in Sydney
Visit us in the Billabong House of Friendship at ITFR booth - Nr.71 !
10 th ITFR World Championship will be held in
San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy August 23-30, 2014
Come and join us! Register at www.itfr.org
Look forward to seeing you soon in Sydney!
Dear friends,
Mladen Novakovic ITFR Chairman
It is my pleasure to inform you that we have again ITFR booth exibition place at the Convention.
2. ITFR SUDAMERICANO DE TENIS held in April 1– 5,
Come down under, join us in Sydney and feel spirit of Rotary. The beautiful sceneries of Sydney, one of the most popular destinations in the world, lot of fun and warm welcome of host Rotarians promise unforgettable stay. We will have perfect opportunity to meet old friends and make new ones as well.
2014 in Asuncion, Paraguay
RI Convention and especially House of Friendship is the perfect place where we can meet together and share new ideas with you, in order to further develop and strengthen our Tennis Fellowship. The Sydney Convention will be the good place to meet many new friends from Australia and Asia, and I hope some of them will be interested in tennis as prospective members of ITFR. I intend to invite them to join us in ITFR and one day we will come back to Sydney or other destination in Australia to attend at first ITFR tournament or even at ITFR World Championship. Of course we will have a lot of fun and friendship at the RI Convention in Sydney, as every year we do. Come and visit us from 1-4 June, in the Sydney Showground Dome - in the Billabong House of Friendship.
Dear ITFR friends, It is my pleasure to see how nice ITFR is developing in South America. Second South American tournament is recently completed in Asuncion, Paraguay, again with the big success. My sincere congratulations to the successful organization to District Governor Ann Marina Neumann and Tournament Director (& CTD) Marta E. M. Fernandez ! See the report on the next page. Mladen Novakovic ITFR Chairman
As the members of the Tennis Fellowship we have common interest in tennis and additional reasons to stay interested and active in Rotary. At ITFR tournaments we are involving our family members as well, spouses and children. We are actively supporting local service projects while playing tennis at local tournaments and enjoying fellowJoin us and Score an ace with Rotary ... ship. for a winning Service!
Report from the 2. ITFR South American tennis tournament held in Asuncion, Praguay
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10th ITFR World Championship - Italy, San Benedetto del Tronto The World Championship Tournament this year will be held again in Italy, in Marche - Central Region, at Adriatic See, less then 200 km from Rome. San Benedetto del Tronto as beautiful touristic town, with fine sandy beach , promenade full of palm trees and oleanders, " is considered as one of the main tourist areas of the Adriatic, ideal for a family holiday. Championship is organized by three Rotary clubs: Ascoli Piceno, San Benedetto del Tronto and San Benedetto del Tronto Nord. Tournament Director is our ITFR experienced member Andrea Gentili and they have prepared reach program, published at www.itfr.org .They guarantee us a lot of tennis, fun and friendship, as well as sightseeing, visiting museums, art galleries, historic theaters, churches and archaeological sites. Championship starts on August 23 and lasts up to August 30, 2014. Come and join us in San Benedetto, you will enjoy the friendship of ITFR fellows and of course hospitality of our Italian friends leading by Andrea. They are working hard to provide us with unforgettable week of tennis, friendship and enjoyment.
As a Tennis Fellowship, our main goal is to organize tennis tournaments around the globe and encourage as many members as possible to participate in them. By taking part in tournaments, Rotarians meet new friends, share their service projects and have fun. Attending different tournaments around the world, ITFR members have an ideal opportunity to explore new cultures, traditions and customs. It is the perfect way to foster and enhance the internationality of Rotary
ITFR Fact sheet : 1371 members 71 countries and all continents! Multilingual website — ”Everything" is online: Registration, Members database, Tournaments calendar, Financial reports, Documents, Board members, Newsletters, News, mailing lists etc. ITFR can join Rotarians, their spouses and Rotaractors who love tennis and fellowship "NO membership fee ! www.itfr.org
ITFR upcoming tournaments: June 7, 2014 3rd Governor’s Cup District 2100 , Salerno Italy November 12-16, 2014 2nd Brasileiro Petropolis Brazil
Look forward to seeing you soon in San Benedetto del Tronto!
August 23 – 30, 2014 10th ITFR World Championship San Benedetto del Tronto
Score an ace with Rotary… for a winning Service !