Palm Creek Tennis Club Cancer Event Raises $2600 Dan Hopkins (USPTA Master Professional) Director of Tennis Palm Creek Tennis Club / Palm Creek Resort and Residences, Casa Grande, Arizona
Palm Creek Tennis Club, Casa Grande, Arizona, is an all volunteer club that has existed just over twenty years. One of our main events each year is our Cancer Awareness Fundraiser. Yearly, this event is held in February on our eight court facility. In spite of the Covid-19, significantly curtailed play, social activities, and the absence of half our normal membership, our club continued to be a significant supporter of the annual Cancer fundraiser. Our annual event is normally centered around our tennis Superbowl Tournament and a membership dinner and auction. This year we limited the tournament to one day and held a silent auction during the same time. Our prime contributor was Babolat, who donated three racquets and a beautiful quilt donated by Chris Hopkins. The final result was $2600 donation to the Palm Creek Resort and Residencies. Marion Nelson accepted the check, pictured, by members of the Palm Creek Tennis Club. (In response, Marion Nelson (Sun Communities) wrote the following to our club) Hello Tennis Club, I am writing to thank you for your generous contribution to our Cancer Awareness Fundraiser in February 2021. Through our collective efforts, we were able to raise $15,500+ for the Alliance Cancer Support Center in Casa Grande. In a recent telephone conversation with the Center, our donation is critically needed, especially during the on-going pandemic. They never imagined that we would be able to have the fundraiser this year and were overjoyed with our amazing results. For your club specifically, I want to recognize the tremendous energy and effort you put forth in raising $2,600. You always “tip the scales” with a large contribution for this annual event, but this year was particularly noteworthy with a significantly reduced membership and COVID restrictions. You are definitely the rock stars of our fundraiser. Thank you again for being valued members of our Palm Creek family and making a difference in our local community. With warm regards, Marion Marion E. Nelson Event Manager Palm Creek Resort & Residences
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