Palm Creek Fund Raiser

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.

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

(In response, Marion Nelson (Sun Communities) wrote the following to our club)

Paul Burns - Southwest Nominating Committee Chair

The SWPTA Nominating Committee is now taking requests from any USPTA Southwest Member wishing to be considered for the 2022-23 slate for the Southwest Board of Officers. This also includes any current board member who would like to be considered for the future. The nominating committee will interview all interested candidates who are in good standing with the USPTA. If you are interested contact nominating committee chairman, Paul Burns, no later than Wednesday, June 30, 2021 to apply. Paul can be reached at paul@southwestwealth.com or by calling him at 480-734-4915. The committee will be interviewing prospective SWPTA Members throughout the summer.

Once the process is complete the nominating committee will submit a proposed slate of officers to the executive director by October, 2021.

Best Kept Self

by Dr. Greg Prudhomme

Wise and successful people have often said that the only form of failure is giving up. It can be incredibly challenging to make continued mistakes and repeatedly fall short. But instead of interpreting each error as a sign of failure they should be viewed as necessary steppingstones that will eventually lead to success. When we reframe the meaning of our mistakes to important learning moments in our journeys, we will meet our challenges with more optimism, we will be more prepared to grow, and we will reach more milestones. Never give up and you never know just how far you can go!