Schools tennis gala days 23 & 24 August 2018
- HUGELY SUCCESSFUL
- APPROX 540 KIDS PARTICIPATED
- A WONDERFUL BOOST FOR THE PROFILE OF TENNIS AS A SPORT IN THE MOUNT ALEXANDER REGION
- Thurs PM 11:30am to 2:30 pm = Approx 210 kids from Years 3 to 4 mainly, with a few older ones from smaller schools from wider places
- (Campbell’s Creek, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt Valley, Elphinstone, Taradale, Olivet Christian)
- Fri AM 9:30am to 12:30 pm = Approx 160 kids from Years 3 to 4 from Castlemaine schools
- (Castlemaine North, Castlemaine South, Campbell’s Creek, Winter’s Flat)
- Fri AM 12:30am to 2:30 pm = Approx 170 kids from Years 5 to 6 from Castlemaine schools
- (Castlemaine North, Castlemaine South, Campbell’s Creek, Winter’s Flat)
- FANTASTICALLY WELL ORGANISED BY Carly McGinniskin & a large team from Tennis Victoria - Adam Crameri (Manager), Peter Bertoncini, Susie Dundas, Gabby, + about 3 or 4 others
- OUR COURTS HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO NEAT AND CLEAN AND FREE OF LEAVES, GRASS ETC (Great effort from Marion & Peter Landy to get the courts looking good with much help finishing off by Graham Forbes, Merv Dowling, Peter … )
- GREAT WORK DONE BY SALLY KAPTEIN – biscuits cooked, flowers in clubhouse, water and cups out for kids
- MUCH APPRECIATED 400 APPLES (every one used) BY SALLY KAPTEIN & MARGARET GRANT and these paid for ($150) by tennis Victoria, kindly
- GRAHAM AND SALLY ON HAND THROUGHOUT BOTH DAYS AND JO RHONE ON THE FRIDAY – helping out where we could
- AIDAN FITZGERALD THERE FOR THE START ON THURS & A COUPLE OF HOURS TO “Raise the profile of the Coaching Opportunity”
- We handed out over 400 flyers about the club and coaching & hot shots
- SALLY ORGANISED A DRONE KINDLY PROVIDED BY CPG Property Group which flew over the courts on the Thurs pm and tool a video of it all
Altogether – it could not have gone better
Congratulations and thanks to all involved
