Vol. 7 Issue 3 4Th

VOLUME 7 ★ ISSUE 3 ★ 4TH QUARTER 2007

From Patrick McEnroe More “Aces for Kids” Grants Awarded 2007 has been quite an exciting year! After trav- at Year-End eling the globe with the U.S. Davis Cup team and At year-end 2007, 23 outstanding nonprofit organizations, including two working in broadcast booths, I’m looking forward Adaptive Tennis programs, were awarded USTA Tennis & Education to spending quiet holidays with my wife and Foundation “Aces for Kids” grants to support their efforts. This brought the total daughter. I’m a lucky man to work at jobs I enjoy amount of 2007 funding to $760,760 for 40 programs, with one other program and go home to a wonderful family. It doesn’t get receiving a grant from federal government funds. any better than this! Great things are planned by our funded programs. National Farm Workers I also consider myself fortunate to be able to call Service Center is receiving funding for their Si Se Puede! Learning Center at upon friends to help the USTA T&E Foundation. Glenbrook Terrace, an affordable housing community in Phoenix, Ariz. This A big thank you to the players at this year’s US Open. The matchups were program provides after-school programming—including homework assistance, thrilling and provided top notch entertainment for the fans. Kudos to the structured math and literacy programs, leadership development and technology USTA staff for producing tennis’ greatest show and thanks also to our access, and education—for low-income resident children. They will be adding a special guest, Martha Stewart. QuickStart Tennis program at the site and are working with the City of Phoenix My thanks to the Pros for coming out to the USTA Billie Jean King Parks & Recreation Dept. and the USTA Southwest Section to do so. There are National Tennis Center early in the morning on Sept. 8 and hitting the about 200 children at the property, and given their personal circumstances, courts for the 5th Annual USTA Tennis & Education Foundation Pro Am many of the children are considered at risk for delinquency and involvement Presented by Tom Golisano—Katrina Adams, Pat Cash, Gigi Fernandez, with the justice system. Mary Joe Fernandez, Henri Leconte, Iva Majoli, Hana Mandlikova, Todd A grant was awarded to Reach for College!, Inc. in Washington, D.C., to Martin and Ilie Nastase. Most deserving of a round of applause are the tal- support programming for more than 200 children in its after-school college- ented “Ams” of the Pro Am—Elaine Crocker, John Gunn, David preparatory and tennis program. Currently they work with four high schools and one community-based program. Plans call for them to expand to eight Humphreys, Michael Kraft, Luis Maluf, Andrew Saunders and Mary high schools and two community-based programs. Each site serves an average Wilson—champions all. David and John bested the competition and took of 25 students per after-school session. Funds will be used for textbooks, edu- the first place and finalist spots. Congratulations! cational materials, teacher training and stipends, college-related field trips, and U.S. Davis Cup teammate James Blake is high on my list of “thank tennis equipment. yous” because of his generous support of the Foundation for the second We congratulate all of these fine programs for their continuing efforts in consecutive year through the sale of his Nike J-Block merchandise during developing outstanding citizens and tennis players for the future. the US Open Series and the US Open. 1) 15-LOVE (Capital Region Youth Tennis Foundation), 14) *Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Langhorne, PA, We’ve all heard the saying, “There is no ‘I’ in team,” which has a great deal Albany, NY, $10,000 matching grant $20,000 of truth to it. While the origin of the quote is unknown, what is understood 2) Atlanta Community Tennis Foundation, Inc., $15,000 15) Reach for College!, Inc., Washington, DC, $24,000 3) Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake, 16) Recreational Innercity Sports and Education (RISE), is the mnemonic Together Each Achieves More, which emphasizes that by Salt Lake City, UT, $5,000 New York, NY, $8,500 4) Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County, Rutland, VT, $10,000 17) Selma-Montgomery-Tuskegee Tennis, Inc., valuing the individual skills, strengths and life experiences of the players on 5) CHAMPS Afterschool Enrichment Program, Montgomery, AL, $3,100 a team, exceptional results are possible. The School District of Erie, PA, $25,000 18) Southeast Tennis & Learning Center (Recreation Wish 6) Community Development Recreation, Fall River, MA, $22,000 List Committee), Washington, DC, Looking back at 2007, the concept of “Team” holds special meaning for 7) Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area, $30,000 matching grant Charleston, SC, $20,000 19) United Neighbors, Inc., Davenport, IA, $25,000 me. I’ve been afforded the tremendous honor of serving as Captain of the 8) Greater Baltimore Tennis Patrons, Baltimore, MD, 20) University of Akron, Dept. of Sport Science & Wellness U.S. Davis Cup team—the 2007 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas champions. $15,000 matching grant Education, Akron, OH, $15,000 9) Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program, Inc., 21) *University of Akron, Tennis AllStars, Inc., Akron, OH, Working with Andy Roddick, James Blake and Mike and Bob Bryan has New York, NY, $25,000 $20,000 been an incredible journey, and they have more than proved themselves as 10) Hebni Nutrition Consultants, Orlando, FL, 22) VCU Foundation (Lobs and Lessons), Richmond, VA, $15,000 matching grant $25,000 exceptional athletes and gentlemen. 11) Hoops Express, Newburgh, NY, $10,000 23) Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, 12) InnerCity Tennis, Minneapolis, MN, Washington, DC, $30,000 matching grant As Captain (or actually President) of the USTA T&EF team, our Board of $15,000 matching grant Directors, the Foundation staff, you—our donors—and I are working 13) National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc., * An Adaptive Tennis program Los Angeles, CA, $25,000 together to deliver quality after-school and out-of-school services with positive messages about academics, healthy nutrition and lifestyles, and tennis to Portland After School Tennis Receives Grant children across the country. Your generosity helps make dreams come true for thousands of potential young champions. from the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation As we all prepare for the holiday season, I hope you’ll remember the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation Executive Director Karen Eliezer Foundation on your gift list. A donation envelope is enclosed in this (second from right) presents a check for $10,000 to Matt Felton, Chairman of newsletter. And, if you haven’t already done so, add your name to the the Board of Portland After School donors on our “Avenue of Aces.” You’ll find your paver waiting for you at Tennis (PAST) (second, from left), the 2008 US Open. as Danice Brown of PAST (left) and To all my teammates, best wishes for a happy holiday season! Bill Leong of the USTA Pacific Northwest Section look on. PAST was the recipient of an “Aces for Kids” grant from the Foundation awarded in coordination with the Patrick McEnroe Davis Cup Final. From the Desk of News from our funded programs Karen Martin-Eliezer Latin American Youth Center, Washington, DC “LAYC uses strong local outreach to demon- As we embark on a new year and say farewell to strate our commitment to increasing youth’s the past 12 months, it’s time to take stock of how we awareness of tennis and providing them free and made a difference in society. With your help, the convenient access to tennis play…In January USTA Tennis & Education Foundation funded 41 2007, LAYC Tennis began its in-school program programs and awarded 95 scholarships and player at a middle school, serving 40-70 students in incentive awards. If we add our numbers for the past each weekly session; in March we expanded our Karen Martin-Eliezer seven years, that signifies thousands of children services to an elementary school. By June, we had USTA Tennis & Education holding tennis rackets in their hands, achieving in served 142 youth through our tennis and enrich- Executive Director school and improving their physical fitness. A young player at Pancho ment programs, with a student retention rate of Gonzalez Youth Tennis Academy, We have a wonderful story to tell: individuals 94 percent.” around the country having the foresight to galvanize others to develop Latin American Youth Center, Washington, DC —Lori Kaplan, Executive Director tennis/education programs that benefit children, that reach out to school programs, that create an after school and summer safe haven, that build stronger Mills College, Oakland, CA and more physically fit youngsters—all in all, people making a positive differ- “Our numbers have stayed fairly constant over ence. Congratulations to the four USTA/NJTL programs in Boston, the past year. After a significant expansion last Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Tallahassee selected to participate in the Ford year, our primary goal during this academic year Foundation “Community Building Through Tennis” initiative, which we antic- has been to maintain the quality of our program ipate growing even stronger in 2008. Congratulations to First Serve New while adjusting to the larger numbers of students. Mexico, a program that we nurtured from a fledgling site at a single school in Our ‘core participants’ are the children who par- Santa Fe to an organization receiving recognition from its state’s early childhood ticipate in our twice-weekly after-school program, leaders and governor. Congratulations to Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring which runs for 12-15 weeks each Fall and Spring.” Association in Wilmington, Del., for their implementing best practices and —Marc Weinstein, Program Director becoming an “Aces for Kids” success story. These programs understand the value of a good story and perseverance. Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association, Teachers, coaches and parents, following the concept of best practices, cor- Wilmington, DE rectly remind their students that winning is not enough; the game must be Exercise is an important part of the program at Mills College, Oakland, CA “The USTA T&EF grant enabled us to hire played right. The programs we help support incorporate honesty and fair play, qualified tutors to work with our children, rang- preparing youngsters for the future and possible situations they may face later in ing from first grade to college students. Our year-round tutoring program sched- life. There is a desire to improve—to win—but that desire must be wedded to ule began in September and runs through June, operating Monday through an ideal, an ethical way of life. An underlying goal that we look for is the abil- Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m…Our tutoring program works hand in ity of a program to develop outstanding members of their communities who rec- hand with our tennis program. Many students who utilize our tutoring assis- ognize the value of “giving back.” tance end up becoming part of our tennis program in the summer and winter.” “There is a destiny that makes us brothers; None goes his way alone; —Harry Shur, Executive Director All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.” —Edwin Markham, American poet And so, as we begin the new year with goodwill in our hearts and with peace in our minds, surely, together we will make a positive difference and cooperate Online Giving Goes Live with each other to build a better world. “Snail mail” isn’t the only way to get your donation to the USTA Tennis I would like to acknowledge the contributions of two gentlemen who have & Education Foundation. In the coming weeks, you can make an online made positive differences with the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation and donation or purchase a paver on the “Avenue of Aces” by going to are now transitioning into different roles, D. Lee Hamilton, outgoing USTA http://foundationgiving.usta.com. In addition, the Foundation is registered Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, and his successor USTA T&EF with the American Express Giving Express (americanexpress.com/give) and Board member Gordon A. Smith, who was on the USTA Board of Directors as Good Search (http://www.goodsearch.com) and will benefit from donations well. Lee and Gordon are held in high esteem by all of us for their wisdom, ded- at those sites. ication and good humor. On behalf of the Foundation, I wish them both great success and much happiness. My sincere thanks to all of you for your continued generous support of our mission and best wishes for a wonderful new year! Board of Directors Patrick McEnroe, Jane Brown Grimes Missie Rennie President André Hawaux Alan G. Schwartz Katrina M. Adams Cheryl J. Haywood Fred Shen Matthew Bronfman John B. Hess Pam Shriver Howard B. Cowan Franklin R. Johnson Tiina Bougas Smith USTA Section Foundations Benefit Anne Marie Davis Robert H. Lessin Donald L. Tisdel from T&E Foundation Partnership Gary L. Davis, Esq. Julia A. Levering Bahar Uttam David N. Dinkins Karen Martin-Eliezer Rosalind P.Walter When you renew your USTA membership online, you have the option of Lucy S. Garvin Elizabeth L. Mathieu, Esq. Mary McLean Wilson making a contribution to the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation, with 50 Michael Goldstein Richard J. Phelps Barbara S. Wynne percent going directly to the USTA Section Foundation in your community. Lawrence A. Rand The final numbers for 2007 are not yet complete, but as of the third quarter of the year, USTA Membership Check-off Contributions generated approxi- Professional Player Advisory Council mately $40,000, which will be divided among the Section Foundations. James Blake Billie Jean King Chanda Rubin This is a wonderful way to make a positive difference in the lives of children Mary Carillo Todd Martin Pam Shriver across the country as well as right in your own backyard. We encourage you Jim Courier Patrick McEnroe Alexandra Stevenson to support our efforts and those of the Section Foundations. Thank you for Mary Joe Fernandez Andy Roddick MaliVai Washington helping us to “change lives through tennis and education.” Campus Notes Avenue of Aces—Donor Recognition List from our College Scholarship Students The following individuals donated to the “Avenue of Aces” project between June 1, 2007 and Whitney Hay, senior, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire November 15, 2007 “My undergraduate college experience is coming to an end in the near future…It has been more than I could have ever hoped for…I will be applying Founder’s Court to graduate school at Colorado State University. My goal is to earn a Masters in BRONZE ACES ($15,000) Exercise Physiology with a Nutrition emphasis. This will allow me to pursue a Sy and Laurie Sternberg and Family career in cardiac rehab. Thank you again so much for this scholarship. It has Henry Talbert and Family helped me a great deal and I am very appreciative.”

Paul Quintela, senior, University of Notre Dame Pathway Pavers “I am majoring in finance and have enjoyed every minute of my studies. SILVER SUPPORTERS USAA, a bank and insurance company, asked me to come back this past sum- ($5,000+) mer and I was assigned to the Strategic Cost Management division…I cannot Benjamin Doller stress enough my appreciation for this scholarship. Notre Dame has nurtured The Scherr Family my education and my growth as a person.” BRONZE BENEFACTORS BRICK BUILDERS ($1,000+) Mariana Salmon, sophomore, University of Texas at Austin ($2,500+) Ambrose W. Benkert “Academically, I maintained a 4.0 average during the fall and spring semes- Ann D. Brach, Lynda J. Brach, Fontel Foundation, Dr. K. Hashimoto ters…outside of the classroom, I completed an internship for Texas State Rep. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Berlinger and Mark Strama’s campaign office and was elected an officer in Project Max and Rusty Family Opportunity, a volunteer-based organization. Adding to this fulfilling year has The Poppell Family, John Mary Brady, Robert E. Jacobson been my work with Big Brothers-Big Sisters, where I have a little sister in the 6th Jimmy MaryK Anna Anna Palumbo Cann, Alexander G. Cann grade who I meet with once a week. It is so rewarding to be a part of her life and Janice Miller Thorpe perhaps make some difference for her as others have done for me.” Jan Lenore Bernstein and Family Benjamin, Rachel and Genevieve Griffin Andrew Davy, sophomore, Lewis & Clark College “As far as academics are concerned, my GPA for freshman year was 3.636. I Thank You to Our have now decided to major in economics with a concentration in public policy and to minor in political science. I was also lead alto saxophone in a jazz band Team of Aces with several other freshmen. In addition to music, I also participated on the Volunteers Terry Dreyfus, Lewis & Clark men’s varsity tennis team…While the competition was much Kristen Bell, Theresa Bruno, Eric more difficult than anything I had previously encountered, I was not discour- Chiu, Sharon Cohen, Chris aged. Associating myself with more experienced players taught me many things Cooper, Dennis Delee, Herb about the game and about myself. Through it all, I feel that I became a more Dorsey, Will Doyle, Lynn confident and positive person.” Edelstein, Cora Foston, Andres Gallo, Nakesha Foston, Adriane Getz, David Owens, Bill Schoen, Martina Navratilova and her paver The US Open Was the Place To Be Patty Sidnam, Lily Wong, Beverly Zimmerman, Lynda Zimmerman, Bobbi Zorn were terrific ambassadors on our “Avenue of Aces” during the U.S. Open. We are grateful for their enthu- siasm in greeting visitors on the “Avenue” and are certain that many of the individuals listed above donated to the project as a result of their efforts.

Champions Pam Shriver and Martina Navratilova join Executive Director Karen Martin-Eliezer, special guest Martha Stewart and USTA Chairman of the Board & President Jane Brown Grimes at the Foundation’s OPENing Night Gala; Foundation President Patrick McEnroe with Foundation college scholarship recipient Luxi (Lucy) Zhang, who spoke at the OPENing Night Gala

Pros and Ams between matches (Left to right) Iva Majoli; Mary Wilson, Foundation Board member/Am; and Mary Joe Fernandez Donor List Unrestricted Contributions From June 15, 2007 Through December 15, 2007. The USTA Tennis & Education Foundation is grateful to the following individuals and corporations for their generous support of our mission. If you should notice inaccuracies, please contact the Foundation’s office at (914) 696-7223 or [email protected].

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Aberlin Ms. Elaine Crocker Hon. & Mrs. Thomas Griesa Ms. Ann Layden Ms. Marian Page Mr. & Mrs. Martin Silfen Ms. Andrea Wolkenberg MassMutual Matching Gift Center Ms. Allison Accurso & Ms. Jacque Croft Ms. Jane Brown Grimes Ms. Jennifer Lazor Mr. Rallis Pappas Ms. Polly Silverman Mr. Ron Woods Netknacks Tennis Awards Ms. Nancy Cunningham Ms. Diane Crosby Ms. Bobbi Guidicelli Mr. Stuart Lederman Mr. & Mrs. John Parker Mr. & Mrs. Fred Simon Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Woolard Paramount Packaging Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Adamek Ms. Anne Marie Davis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Guss Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lerner Ms. Lorraine Parker Ms. Tracy Simonson Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Woolford Party Planners West, Inc. Ms. Katrina Adams Mr. & Mrs. Gary Davis Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hamilton Mr. Bob Lessin Ms. Carolyn Partan Mr. Martin Skala Mr. & Mrs. John Wynne Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Mr. & Mrs. William Adams Ms. Andrea Dellechiaie Mr. & Mrs. John Hanrahan Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Lev Mr. & Mrs. James Patterson Ms. Janet Slaughter Mr. Frank Zimbaro Tyler LLP Mr. Farhan Ali & Ms. Kim Flodin Ms. Cinta Delmonaco-Kemp Mr. Cecil Harris Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Levering Ms. Jean Paulsen Mr. & Mrs. Alden Smith Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Pilot Pen Tennis Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Alvarez Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Denning Mr. & Mrs. John Harrison Mr. Richard Levine Mr. & Mrs. Howard Penn Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Smith Feld LLP Quad Graphics Mr. & Mrs. Victor Amand Dr. & Mrs. David Dines Mr. George Hausser Mr. Brian Levy Mr. Cliff Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Renny Smith Arnold Worldwide, LLC SHOP.COM Ms. Rozlyn Anderson Mr. Daniel Dolan Mr. Andre Hawaux Dr. Daniel Libby Ms. Lila Peterson Ms. Lynn Sochon Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Smith Engineering Company Dr. Denise Andreski Mr. Benjamin Doller Mr. & Mrs. George Haywood Mr. & Mrs. Robert Liberman Mr. Joseph Polizzotto & Ms. Mildred Southern Caris/Choen DX—Cohen Staples Mr. & Mrs. Rick Antle Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Donnally Mr. John Hess Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Light J. Aspen Polizzoto Mr. Ted Sperry Dermatology PC The Kohlberg Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Fred Applebaum Mr. Doug Drotman Ms. Nicole Hewitt Ms. Susan Light & Ms. Carol Pooser Ms. Lynn Spevack ConAgra Foods Foundation The Phileona Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steve August Ms. Gail Dudack Mr. Robert Higgins Mr. Robert Weiner Mr. John S. Poppell, Jr. Ms. Jennifer Stach Dermatology of Cape Cod Woodbridge & Cusano Inc Mr. & Mrs. David Babin Mr. Fred Dunbar Dr. & Mrs. Sidney Hiller Mr. & Mrs. Roy Lindburg Ms. Tanya Priber Ms. Jodi Starkman Doughty Family Realty Trust Wyndham Glenview Suites Mr. Michael Baker Mrs. Henry B. duPont III Mr. & Mrs. Sam Himmelrich Mr. & Mrs. Scott Livermore Ms. Janet Prindle Seidler Mr. Meyer Stender Drotman Communications Wyndham Lisle Mr. Vic Barber Mr. Joseph Earthman Ms. Marcy Hirshberg Mr. Daniel Lombardo Mr. Doug Proudian Mr. & Mrs. Sy Sternberg Goldman Glatt & Weiss Wyndham Peachtree Mr. & Mrs. Rick Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Marc Eiger Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hoffstein Mr. Robert G. Lovell Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rand Ms. Natalia Sullivan Jeffers & Ireland Conference Center Dr. W.H. Barnwell Ms. Alberta Eiseman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Holland Hon. Edmund V. Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rantas Mr. & Mrs. John Swan Martha Stewart Living Wyndham Sugar Bay Ms. Anne Bartlett & Mr. Jay Eliezer Dr. & Mrs. Milt Hollander Mr. Anthony Lyle Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Rapaport Mr. & Mrs. William Omnimedia Resort & Spa Mr. Robert Alexander Mr. Leonard Elmore Mr. Jeffrey Horn Mr. & Mrs. Alan Mack Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Raskin Tatlock Mr. & Mrs. Jay Beberman Ms. Elizabeth Elsaesser Mr. David Humphreys Mr. & Mrs. John Malley Mr. & Mrs. Ershel Redd K.M. Tenney & Mr. Robert Bellairs Ms. Diana Everard Ms. Barbara Hurley Ms. Danyel Manley Ms. Missie Rennie T.N. Loring Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Beninati Ms. Lois Ferrell Ms. Celia Hurley Mr. Jon Mann Ms. Valerie Richardson Mr. & Mrs. William Thorpe Mr. Ambrose W. Benkert Mr. & Mrs. Gary Fisch Ms. Melissa Ingram & Mr. Terry March Ms. Adelaide Riggi Ms. Gianna Tierney Last chance to take Mr. Jerome Berlinger Ms. Nora Fischer Mr. Terry Rains Ms. Marilyn Denise Marietta Ms. Eve Robinson Mrs. Kelley Treece Ms. Barri Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fishbein Mr. Thomas Irvine Ms. Elizabeth Mathieu Mr. & Mrs. Jay Rohrlich Ms. Christiane Tsakis advantage of Tax-Wise IRA Dr. & Mrs. Michael Bihari Ms. Stacy Fisher Mr. Matt Jacobson Mrs. Anne Matolyak Mr. Dan Romanow Ms. Doris Tulcin Mr. Daniel Billig Mr. & Mrs. George Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jacobson Ms. Johnna Maytin Ms. Lyn Rosenweig Ms. Barbara Tuss Charitable Rollover Benefits Ms. Anita Blomberg Mr. Michael Fiur Mr. & Mrs. David Janis Mr. & Mrs. James McCabe Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Rosmarin Ms. Dagmar Unhoch Dr. Jane Blumenfeld Ms. Priscilla Flanary Ms. Barbara Jeremiah Ms. Michell McCallion Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rubin Mr. Bahar Uttam & Tax year 2007 will be the final opportu- Ms. Alice Bogard Mr. Robert Foran Ms. Axzareena Johnson Mr. Harold McCollum Ms. Stacey Rudbart Ms. Kathryn Soderberg nity for taxpayers over 70.5 years of age to Mr. & Mrs. Rick Boike Mr. David Ford Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Olen McCutchen Ms. Patricia Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Chet Vogel Ms. Thea Bournazian Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frank Ms. Patricia Jones Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McCutcheon Ms. Julie Salamon & Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Vos donate money to charity directly from Mr. Thomas Boyd & Ms. Anita Frazer Mr. & Mrs. Grady Jordan Mr. Patrick McEnroe Mr. William Abrams Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Wade their IRA account, according to the federal Ms. Oralee Wachter Ms. Ann Freedman Mrs. Amy Kajca Ms. Sarah McIntyre Ms. Deborah Sale Ms. Carol Wait Mr. & Mrs. William Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fuchsmann Ms. Laurie Kamhi Mr. Donald M. McKenna Mr. Andrew Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wallace Pension Protection Act. The distributions Ms. Lynda Brach Ms. Mary Ella Gabler Mr. Kenneth Karole Ms. Maryann McLaughlin Ms. Margaret Scarpelli Ms. Joanne Wallace will be tax-free and avoid the penalty on Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brady Ms. Barb Gadient Ms. Jamie Katz-Sussner Mr. & Mrs. Edward McTiernan Mr. & Mrs. Y. David Scharf Mr. & Mrs. James Walsh Mr. Mayson Brooks Mr. & Mrs. John Gantz Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Kennedy Ms. Norma Meador Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Schauman Mr. Andrew Walter early withdrawals. Taxpayers are allowed Mr. Leo Bruette Mr. & Mrs. John Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kersting Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Meyerson Ms. Teri Scheinzeit Mrs. Rosalind P.Walter to donate up to $100,000 per year from Mr. & Mrs. James Buckley Drs. Henry & Dr. & Mrs. David Kessler Ms. Margaret Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bud Scherr Ms. Lydia Weber Ms. Deborah Buell & Michele Gasiorowski Mr. Donald Kiel Ms. Martha Miller Mr. Jonathan Schiller Ms. Sue Ann Weinberg their IRA. There is not an income tax Mr. Charles Henry Mr. H.E. Gerretti Mr. & Mrs. Jim Killpatrick Ms. Ruth Miller Mr. & Mrs. David Schlecker Mr. Steven Weiner deduction for the transfer; the amount is Dr. Janice Burns Ms. Barbara Gettinger Mr. Jeff Klotz The William Miller Family Mr. William Schneider Mr. & Mrs. David Weiss Dr. Barbara Caspi Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gifford Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Koenig Mr. Michael Milton Ms. Erin Schneiderman Dr. George Weiss simply not included in the IRA owner’s Mr. & Mrs. Mark Cavalier Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Ginsberg Ms. Lesley Koeppel Mr. & Mrs. James Milvenan Mrs. Karen Schrock Dr. Robin Weiss & income. Transfers to private foundations, Ms. Shantha Chandra Mr. & Mrs. Richard Glickstein Mr. Ted Kolzak Ms. Elizabeth Morancy Dr. Kenneth Schuberth Mr. Tim Doran Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chang Mr. David Goldenberg Ms. Rochelle Korman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Frank Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Werthan donor advised funds and supporting Mr. & Mrs. Bill Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Goldstein Ms. Kuulei Kozlilk Dr. & Mrs. Manuel Morman Mr. John Schuyler Ms. Beth Wexner organizations do not qualify and it must be Ms. Lisa Cherkasky Mr. Tom Golisano Mr. Michael Kraft Ms. Susan Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Alan Schwartz Ms. Loren, Claire & Wendy Ms. Shirley Cherkasky Ms. Barbara Gordon Ms. Georgiene Laffey Ms. Rita Mullin Ms. Janet Shade & Weybright made directly as an outright gift from the Ms. Shirley Churgin Mr. & Mrs. John Gordon Ms. Sue Beth Lain Ms. Judith Musser Ms. Jessica Shade Mr. & Mrs. Russ Whitman & IRA account to the USTA Tennis & Mr. & Mrs. James Cipolla Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gorman Ms. Linda Lanotte Ms. Joy Myers Mr. & Mrs. David Sherman family Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cirasa Mr. Mike Goss Mr. & Mrs. Bernard LaPlante Ms. Gloria Neuwirth Mr. Edward Shibata Ms. Katherine Willette Education Foundation. Mr. & Mrs. Howard Cowan Ms. Marie Graham Ms. Rosemary LaPointe Ms. Joan Norton Ms. Lynn Shields Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Wilson The USTA Tennis & Education Foundation Ms. Judith Craig Ms. Lisa Gray Mr. Jeff Launius Mr. John C. O’Leary Ms. Nobuko Shimizu Ms. Susan Wing Mr. & Mrs. David Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Steven Greenfield Senator Frank Lautenberg Ms. Patricia O’Reilly Ms. Pam Shriver Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Wolf gratefully welcomes your consideration under this time limited federal legislation. Copies of our latest annual report are available from: USTA Tennis & Education Foundation • 70 West Red Oak Lane • White Plains, NY 10604 • Telephone: 914-696-7223

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