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OCTOBER 2009
WINNEBA SCHOOL BOOK APPEAL
BIG THANKS!!!!!!
OVER 500 BOOKS!
Throughout Summer 2009 over 500 school text books, subject books and learning resources were donated by various individuals, schools and establishments in the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding area. The books have been shipped and will aid learning resources and fill the empty library at the University Practice Secondary School, Winneba in Ghana to increase learning oppurtunities to African students :D Special thanks to the following for their help and donations.......
Cheam Library Sutton Churches Tennis Club Purley Sports Club
Cheam High School
Aberdour Preparatory School
Mushamp Primary School
Cheam Park Farm Infants School
Hazel Hurst School - Wimbledon
Hall School - Wimbledon
The Sutton Guardian
Radio Jackie
Taysec Constructions Ltd
and the various individuals around town for being cool and bothered to have that book clear out.!...:P Cheers
- St Andrews Lawn Tennis Club, Cheam donate used tennis balls and Aberdour Preparatory School, Surrey donate text books to the Winneba School Book Appeal. Thanks! :)
SEPTEMBER 2009
PeopleTalk radio release the first three episodes of the six part audio book 'The Call of Africa' on their website - written and narrated by Sal Bolton, the story documents the experience of life in Ghana and the inspiration behind the the appeal. :D
- Special Thanks to Cheam High School in South London for their recent donation of GCSE School Text Books for the Winneba School Book Appeal
- Andrew Maidment makes a donation on behalf of Carshalton Lawn Tennis Club of tennis rackets and clothing. As Tennis For Free and California Raisans sponsor tennis balls and sports flasks for the appeal Thanks!
- Cheam Library offers to be a depot for unwanted books to aid the Winneba School Book Appeal (Thanks Ricky :D) After the appeal appears in the 'Sutton Guardian' 300 books have been donated by the local public and special thanks to Muschamp Primary School in Carshalton, South London for their amazing donation. Thanks :D
- Thanks to Sutton general public and supporters of 'Tennis For Free' for donating their own books for the book appeal
AUGUST 2009
- Donated tennis balls from Sutton Tennis Academy, London, UK reach Noah and the clan at Winnneba so they can keep on playing :D
- First shipment of School Books and books from Ghana Learning Project for the Winneba School Appeal arrives at the school! Philip Baah, PE teacher writes......
'I am now sorting the books out for donation, to both the primary, Junior High School and some probably for the
Senior High schools especially the advanced geography and art books.
Thanks very much for the help from everyone and the chance you are all providing for Ghanaian most especially
children and students in Winneba. It is my hope to help them put it to the best use.
Schools are on vacation and would re-open in the first week of September at which time the Presentations would
be made and to give the donated pens out to those who are graduating to the 1st year Junior High.'
Thanks everyone.......
JUNE 2009
- Application to the PTR Foundation in the USA for a grant to re build the war torn Tennis Courts of the CKC school in Bo, Sierra Leone - fingers crossed!
- Donations of tennis balls and over 150 school books are sent to Ghana via Taysec Constructions Ltd for the National Youth Squad and the kids school library in Winneba
- Members of Sutton Churches Tennis Club donate books for the Winneba School Book Appeal - unused books will go towards raising money for Children with Leukeumia. Thanks a Bunch! :D
MAY 2009
- Online Ebay Auction by Tennis for Africa sells Ana Ivanovic's Racket and dress for Euro 1032,49 to be put towards rebuilding the tennis courts at the CKC school in Sierra Leone
- 'Ace' British Tennis Magazine give Ghana Tennis Aid a mention in their May/June Issue :D
- Members of Purley Sports Club and Tadworth Childrens Trust donate over a hundred school books for the Winneba School Library attended by the Winneba Academy students
DECEMBER 2008
- Communities recieve everyones donations via Taysec, Accra - just in time for Christmas 2008! :P
NOVEMBER 2008
- Donations of 5 boxes full of stuff sent to Accra for Global Sports Xperience Tennis Volunteers and for a village in the Akwapem Hills - Thanks everyone :)
OCTOBER 2008
- Wilson Europe have offered support by sponsoring 40 rackets and balls :P
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: October 20, 2008 Laura Nickel (773) 714-6703 Laura.nickel@wilson.com
WILSON GIVES BACK Wilson Racquet Sports provides equipment for underprivileged communities in Ghana, West Africa [CHICAGO] – Wilson has pledged to help underprivileged communities in Africa by donating tennis rackets, balls and training tools for Ghana Tennis Aid. In addition to rackets, Wilson provided training tools such as EZ Play, EZ Pace, EZ Foam, all forms of Wilson’s tennis balls with appropriate weight and size used for learning and developing. “Wilson is proud to provide quality equipment to local school children to give them the chance to play a new activity and the opportunity to develop a game for the future”, said Christian Singer, Business Director of Wilson Racquet Sports for Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Many have never picked up a racket before and may not have been given this chance”. Ghana Tennis Aid was founded by Sal Bolton from Sutton Tennis Academy, London, UK. This project was formed when Bolton went to Ghana, West Africa on project coordinated by volunteer organization, Global Sports Xperience and was an ambassador for UK Tennis Charity Tennis For Free. Bolton was exposed to the lack of opportunities for African Children and the need for equipment and instruction. She began to gather tennis rackets and equipment to donate to the communities in Ghana that are aided by Global Sports Xperience volunteers. Wilson Racquet Sports is a division of Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sports equipment and owned by Amer Sports. Wilson designs, manufactures and distributes sporting goods throughout the world and focuses on making technologically advanced products which help players of all levels perform better. Wilson's core sport categories include: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Youth Sports, Uniforms/Apparel, Golf, Footwear and Racquet Sports (Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton and Platform Tennis). For more information, visit www.wilson.com.
About Ghana Tennis Aid:
Ghana Tennis Aid recently donated a net and tennis balls to an orphanage in Uganda, and teamed up with Rome based charity Tennis For Africa www.tennisforafrica.org. Collections from the appeal were donated to a school in Bo, Sierra Leone to give a tennis program to the school and opportunities for the pupils and community to start playing. The appeal also aims to send more donations out to other volunteer tennis projects co-ordinated by Global Sports Xperience www.globalsportsxperience.com and is promoting charity Right to Dream www.rightodream.com who are in need of raising funds and equipment to build a sports academy in Ghana to offer sports scholarships to deprived talented children. Ghana Tennis Aid’s website: www.ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com # # #
SEPTEMBER 2008
- British Tennis Pro Anna Hawkins donates tennis shoes and clothing to the appeal - Thanks Chick!
- Cheam Field LTC contribute tennis nets for Ghana and for Daniel's Orphanage in Uganda - Thanks!
- Sutton Churches LTC contribute rackets and the LTA National Tennis Centre donate tennis balls to the appeal!
- Donations to the CKC school in Bo, Sierra Leone arrive courtesy of COBA UK... very happy kids...thanks everyone!
- Former British Tennis No. 1 Tim Henman donates a signed tennis shirt - aint he a nice fella!
AUGUST 2008
- Tennis in Surrey Magazine publish a story about the Tennis Project in their Summer 2008 issue
- Ghana Tennis Aid collection at Hartswood Tennis Club, Chisick gets an article in the Kensington and Chisick Borough Sports Newsletter check it out! Cheers Rob
JULY 2008
- Mary Thackray British volunteer with Teaching Projects Abroad sends photos and news of introducing new tennis activity in Ghana:
'In Akwapem Hills, 1 hour north of Accra and since bringing a couple of tennis rackets and tubes of balls with me I seemed to have sparked genuine interest and enthusiasm amongst some of young kids and teenagers in the town where I am staying. None of them had played before and to see them pick up a racket and ball and be able to rally with each other so quickly was fantastic to see! There is an old neglected court in the village of Mamfe, the only one in the whole area and we have been to renovate it' ......ay how cools that?
- Ghana Learning Project give Ghana Tennis Aid a webpage on their website - Thanks!
http://www.ghanalearningproject.com/ghana_tennis_aid.html
- Boxes of tennis donations from the appeal go to Robert Claire to ship to the school in Sierra Leone
- July 6th: Sal and the other Right to Dream volunteers run the London 10K to help raise the funds for the Right to Dream Sports Academy in Ghana.......C'mon!
- Net Manufacturers Harrod UK www.harrod.co.uk kindly have donated a Steel Freestanding Tennis Net and 4 Mini Tennis Nets to the Winneba Tennis Academy, Ghana who we worked with on the Tennis Project! Awesome!
JUNE 2008
- 26th: The Appeals collected donations are sent to go to Accra, Ghana
- Purley Sports Club members donates 6 tennis nets and 12 Rackets to Ghana and Sierra Leone
- STA Coach Paul Fisher donates 12 of his tennis rackets for the communties of Ghana!
- Wilson and Harrod UK pledge to donate Wilson Rackets and a Tennis Net to the appeal
- Sutton Tennis Academy and Tennis For Free donates Prince Rackets and tennis balls towards the School Tennis Project for Sierra Leone
- Surbiton Tennis Club donates Tennis Balls and 30 Rackets to the Sierra Leone School Tennis Project
MAY 2008
- 28th: Sal does interview on South West London Radio Station 'Radio Jackie' to publicise Ghana Tennis Appeal around The London Borough of Sutton www.radiojackie.com
- GHANA TENNIS AID teams up with TENNIS FOR AFRICA volunteer Charles Hubbard to collect tennis equipment for a school project in Bo, Sierra Leone aswell
- Tennis Pro Players ANA IVANOVIC gives a signed dress and racket and ANDRE AGASSI gives a signed ball and photograph - will use to raise funds for Sports in Africa
11th May 2008 - Chisick, London,UK
www.hartswoodtennis.co.uk
ITS SPREADING - Sal goes and visits all the tennis clubs in the London Borough of Sutton to appeal for them to collect rackets
APRIL 2008
- My buddy and fellow tennis volunteer Rob Sadler appeals to his club for tennis equipment in Chiswick and Nick Barrow sets off to round up some equipment in Cardiff!
- Save The Children's Spring 2008 Issue of 'Give Time' mentions the GhanaTennis Placement
- British Tennis Pro Anna Hawkins donates her Babolat Tennis Bag and offers to help with Ghana Tennis Aid! Thanks Anna!
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Stephen Appiah, Captain of the Ghanaian football team donates two t-shirts from his 'Step App' Foundation to raise funds for Sports in Africa on Ebay
- 11th: TENNIS TODAY Magazine March/April publish article about our Tennis Trip to Ghana
MARCH 2008
- 15th: With the equipment the appeal and Ross Brown shipped for Ghana courtesy of PWP and the Junior Clay Registry, Coach Noach organised two tournaments for the children in Winneba and Accra and sent photos....ay...aint that cool :)
- Global Sports Xperience's website activate a Sal's testimonial and interview with Rob and Joey about the motivation and experience of doing their Tennis Placement in Ghana
- Tennis Life UK Magazine (March/April) release interview about Ghana Tennis Aid and Right to Dream
FEBRUARY 2008
- 28th: The Channel 5 FIVE NEWS with Natasha Kaplinsky Show air the Gap Sports Ghana Tennis Volunteers Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5WXp5Qr5bA
- 13th: 'Tennis Life UK' Magazine put an interview with Sal about the Tennis Project
on their website http://www.tennislife.co.uk/
- 9th: Interview in 'British Tennis Magazine' released
- 7th: Boxes of equipment donations from Sal and Ross arrive at the National Sports College! :) Coach Noah plans to do a tournament with the equipment as prizes for the new kids
- 6th: Sal's boxes of equipment clears Ghana Customs to Taylor Woodrow and agree to take it directly to the Tennis Academy in Winneba - wahooh! result!!!!!!!
- 19th: Sal is interviewed by 'TennisLife UK' Magazine about the trip
- 15th: Sal shoots 3 minute film about Ghana Tennis Aid and Right to Dream for Channel 5 News :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74GXGcDwFGw
- Equipment donations from PWP Europe arrives in Ghana - thanks to fantastic Mr Ross Brown
- Appeal sends 3 more boxes of donations from the Junior Tennis Clay Registry to Accra
DECEMBER 2007
- December 27th: Article about Tennis in Ghana and Right to Dream goes live on website of charity 'Tennis For Africa' in Rome, Italy
http://www.tennisforafrica.org/tennisforafrica_page50.htm
- December 18th: Interview on www.tennisforfree.com goes live!
http://www.tennisforfree.com/newsDetails.php/49/0
- December 13th: 'Sutton Guardian' first return story about the Ghana Tennis Project printed
