Byline: Barbara Wynne

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Arthur Ashe Essay Contest

This was my 20th year as serving as the NJTL Committee Chairman of the Arthur Ashe Essay Contest. Each year, I am amazed by the ten winners, their dreams and achievements. In 2018 Indianapolis had a 14 and under boy’s winner from Perry Meridian High School, Isaac Liam, whose parents were born in Burma. Isaac played in the Jack Bradshaw NJTL Student-Athlete Program at Marian University and played #3 singles or #1 doubles for Perry Meridian this Fall. I am very proud to have founded the NJTL of Indianapolis and extremely proud of Isaac Liam’s accomplishments. Please enjoy the following video of this year’s NJTL Essay Winners Trip to New York City and Arthur Ashe Kids Day.

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2016 Mixed Doubles for Adults Sunday & Wednesday Nights

Matches are held Sunday nights, 5:30-7:00 pm,June 5-August 28, 2016 and Wednesday nights, 6:30-8:00 pm starting June 1-August 31, 2016, at Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center, 1805 East 86th Street.  Cost is $12/player.   Twenty-eight courts will be reserved for this program.

The mixed-doubles are promoted and organized by Frank and Barb Catanzarite.  Players must be age 17 or older.  No memberships required.  Register with a partner or Frank will find a partner of similar ability and age group. You will be assigned a court and new balls will be issued (to be returned) and plan to play three timed matches as winners advance a court each half hour.  Must register by previous Thursday by e-mailing Frank: [email protected]. Only in an emergency call Frank’s cell:   317-679-5062.

Weekly fee: $12/ player cash or check payable to Indianapolis Jr. Tennis Development Fund. No charges.
Adult players are paired by age and ability. All participants must go through the Tennis House and check-in.  Each week, players’ names are added to a drawing for two tickets to the 2015 US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing Meadows, NY for Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Names are added to the contest when court balls are returned to desk.  The drawing will be held on Sunday, August 30th at 7:45 pm in the Tennis House.

Restroom facilities will be available.  All tennis players using the North Central Campus are advised that it is a smoke-free; drug-free campus.  Please bring a water jug or Gatorade to keep hydrated.  Hope for good weather and to meet lots of new tennis players.  Most of all, plan to HAVE  FUN!

This program is endorsed and is part of the Indianapolis Community Tennis Program. This program will support improvements to the Tennis Center.  www.tennisprogram.com for more Tennis Information or call our office: 317-259-5377.

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2014 Kids Helping Kids raises $12,000 Bringing total donated to Riley: $588,000.

Kids Helping Kids has donated $582,010 to Riley Memorial Foundation since 1983. Kids Helping Kids is the official fund raising project of the Washington Township Schools’ Community Tennis Program. The program invites all tennis families and everyone who believes in the worthwhile mission of Riley Hospital for Children to consider making a donation through our program. Barbara Campbell has served as Kids Helping Kids Coordinator for 30 years. In 2014, Sue Brandt and Melissa Fitch served as coordinators. and Barbara Wynne and Steve Wakefield have been co-chairman of our Riley project for 31 years.

Our funds help provide scholarships to special needs children to attend Camp Riley each summer. In addition, our fund provide two WATTS lines directly into the nursing stations for both the special care and intensive care nurseries. This allows worried parents to get direct information without going through the switch board. Additional funds are provided to Dr. Richard Schreiner, Physician in Chief of Riley Hospital for Children, to help fund special projects as determined by his staff.

Friends of the Tennis Program are invited to send their donations made payable to Riley Children’s Foundation to Sue Brandt, 8180 Rosemeade, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Our Tennis Program gives 100% of funds raised to Riley Children’s Foundation. Five fund raisers in the Tennis Program benefit Riley Hospital:

  1. Families participating in a drawing for a trip for two to the US Open Tennis Finals at Flushing Meadows, NY.

2. Playing in the Indiana Junior Open Tennis Tournament July 10-13, 2008. All entry fees go to Riley.

3. Sponsors, Patrons, Benefactors and Donors supporting the Indiana Junior Tennis Open donations all go directly to Riley.

4. Concessions during the Indiana Jr. Open Tournament are donated to Kids Helping Kids.

5. Frank Catanzarite mixed doubles group project

Volunteers for this program are most welcome. Please e-mail Barbara Wynne to volunteer: bb@thewynnes.