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VOLUME 4 ISSUE 1 1ST QUARTER 2004

MassMutual Partners With USTA T&EF in College Scholarship Program More than $500,000 to be Awarded Nationwide During the Next Three Years MassMutual Financial Group has joined the USTA & Education education. MassMutual’s partnership with the USTA Tennis and Education Foundation’s College Scholarship program to fund a total of $525,000 in college Foundation is a natural outgrowth of our more than decade-long affiliation with scholarships over the next three years. Beginning with graduating high school the US Open as a corporate sponsor of that event and of the US Open Junior seniors in the “Class of 2005,” thirty-five $5,000 scholarships (two per USTA Championship.” Section) will be awarded annually by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Since 1995, the USTA T&EF has awarded $760,000 in scholarships. The Company (MassMutual) to students who demonstrate academic excellence, tennis application process includes input from each USTA Section, which ranks candi- participation and expertise, and community service. dates from their respective region, and forwards the The MassMutual-USTA Tennis & Education applications along with their recommendations to the Foundation scholarship program builds upon Foundation Scholarship Committee. Led by MassMutual’s existing $250,000 annual Scholars Foundation Board Member Barbara S. Wynne, the Program and partners two organizations that share Committee, along with USTA National staff, reviews similar goals: encouraging academic achievement each applicant’s grades, essay, financial need, commu- and ensuring educational opportunities for disadvantaged, at-risk youth. nity service involvement, participation in USTA tennis programs and letters of MassMutual will provide $175,000 each year under the terms of the three-year recommendation before making their determinations. partnership program. Currently the Foundation’s scholarship awards include the Dwight Davis “MassMutual’s philanthropic initiatives continue to focus on education,” Memorial Scholarship, the Dwight Mosley Scholarships, the Eve Kraft said Robert J. O’Connell, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Education and College Scholarships, the USTA T&EF College Scholarships and MassMutual. “Through this scholarship program, our aim is to help talented, the College Textbook Awards. The USTA T&EF’s 2004 College Scholarship athletic and deserving students achieve their dream of attaining a college recipients will be announced in May.

Foundation Awards 18 Program Grants

It was a banner year for the USTA T&EF in 2003 as it awarded grants to 18 The program is young, but we are seeing amazing progress in most of the stu- programs, and continued its funding commitment to USA Tennis-National dents…our major philosophy is accountability for each student in this program. We Junior Tennis League (NJTL) programs. The four programs funded under the feel that we can change the lives of these students and help them to become an inte- original NJTL Urban Strategy Initiative received a second year of support as gral and productive part of our country. part of their three year commitment from the Foundation. Birmingham — Eleanor Brenner, Founder, First Serve New Mexico (Alabama) Area Tennis Association and Tenacity () each received a year- There are many worthwhile charities hoping to change the world in their own special to-date total of $50,000; Greater Miami Tennis Foundation and Houston way. DhhEAF is honored to receive the USTA T&EF Grant. Your generosity gives us Tennis Association-NJTL received $75,000 respectively. A fifth program, Love the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of many. Thank you so much! to Serve of , received a total of $50,000 in 2003. — Roy Trafalski, Executive Director, DhhEAF The following descriptions illustrate the various types of programs we have funded: • Portland After-School Tennis Inc., Portland, Oregon, $20,000 The grant will support the “Serving Up Literacy Program,” for 300 children, • DhhEAF (Deaf & hard of hearing Educational Athletic Foundation), ages 6-18. Tennis instruction, social interaction and reading are provided. Long Beach, California, $20,000 The program collaborates with other organizations to provide tutoring, Dhheaf serves 100 hearing impaired children. The program is designed to mentoring and useful life enrichment activities. improve socialization, provide a fitness/health maintenance vehicle, improve academic performance, good citizenship qualities and self-esteem. • 15-LOVE, Albany, New York, $7,500 The grant will serve children ages 4-18 in their Excellence Program, Book • San Diego Youth & Collegiate Student-Athlete Tennis & Education Power Club, College Prep Program and Leadership Program. Program, San Diego, California, $5,500 This is a pilot program at the George E. Barnes Family Junior Tennis Center • Mills College, Oakland, California, $20,000 for 45 children at three schools. Tutoring, life skills and mentoring will be One hundred children, 3rd-5th grades, will be provided with tennis instruction, provided by college student-athletes from University of California-San academic tutoring, mentoring and computer literacy. Diego, University of San Diego and San Diego State University. The program continued on page 4 also will serve as a resource to collegiate tennis programs in their efforts to promote community service. OUR MISSION STATEMENT

• El Paso Tennis Development Foundation, El Paso, Texas, $20,000 THE USTA TENNIS & EDUCATION Since May 2000, this program has given tennis instruction to more than FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS 32,000 children in grades K-12 in their after-school and summer programs. AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE They promote tennis and healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity and diabetes in THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THROUGH TENNIS children, teach the avoidance of high-risk behaviors, and provide positive AND EDUCATION. adult and youth role models. From Grantees Honored at Annual Luncheon Thank you for taking time to read this issue of the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation’s newsletter. As usual, we are highlighting the pro- grams that received our support and our college scholarship recipients, along with our Gala and first ProAm. A Donor List acknowledges your generous support, which helps us to meet our mission of “building lives through tennis and education.” The reports we are receiving from programs we’ve funded around the country indicate that our support is having a positive influence on children. We are continuing to encourage program directors to measure and track the progress of their kids. To keep us on track and let us know if we are moving in the right direction, it’s important that we understand how to mix the right combination of tennis, academics and healthy lifestyles. We know that a “cookie-cutter” approach isn’t the answer and that what works in Boise may fail in Bakersfield, so we’re looking toward standards and measures of accountability to ensure that goals are met and programs are delivered effec- tively and efficiently. Front row, left to right: Bronal Harris, Larry Dillon, Dr. Thelma Spencer, Karen Martin-Eliezer, Barbara I am delighted that so many of you are supporting our mission and that Wynne, Helen Petersen, Emily Schaefer, Linda Curtis, Terri Florio. Back row, left to right: Todd Edwards, Marc Weinstein, LaMont Bryant, Harry Shur, Amber Ablan, Jay Massart, Roy Trafalski, Kevin Theos, Lee we are able to report that your contribution is being used wisely to help chil- Hamilton, Areon Atkinson. dren learn the game that we love! Representatives of programs funded over the past three years by the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation joined Foundation Executive Director Karen Martin-Eliezer, Foundation Board Member Barbara S. Wynne and USTA Executive Director D. Lee Hamilton at its Annual Grantee Luncheon at the USTA’s Community Tennis Development Workshop on February 7 in Las Vegas. This meeting provides an opportu- nity to share and exchange ideas between program recipients. The Foundation encourages them to develop a network of funded programs— all have shared the USTA T&EF’s vision of building lives through tennis and education. Eliezer addressed the group and focused on accountability and program reporting. “We have an obligation to our donors to make certain that the pro- grams receiving our support provide an opportunity for children to learn to play tennis, to succeed in school and to develop life skills. The Foundation expects that our grantees serve as model programs that will encourage others around the country to develop similar opportunities.” Accepting the honors for their respective programs were Roy Trafalski, Deaf & hard of hearing Educational Foundation (California); Harry Shur, Rodney Street Tennis (Delaware); Helen Petersen, Hamilton County Community Tennis Association (); Amber Ablan, 15-Love (New York); LaMont Bryant and Lori James, Love to Serve (Illinois); Mark Weinstein and Todd Edwards, Mills College (California); Linda Curtis, Lee County Tennis Association (); Jay Massart, Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation (Wisconsin); Dr. Thelma Spencer, An Achievable Dream Academy (Virginia); Kevin Theos, Birmingham Area Tennis Association (Alabama); Larry Dillon, Sports, for Life! ( New Jersey); Bronal Harris, Community Tennis Association (Pennsylvania); and Terri Florio and The Board Makes a Difference Areon Atkinson, MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation (Florida). The Board is an administrative, policy-making body that establishes the framework for the Foundation’s operations. It delegates responsibility for such operations to the executive director, who, in turn, employs and directs the staff that carries out the Foundation’s work within established policies and procedures. Board of Directors Michael L. Ainslie Mervin A. Heller, Jr. Alan G. Schwartz Matthew Bronfman is a Managing Director of ACI Capital. He serves on Matthew Bronfman John B. Hess Fred Shen Dwight F. Davis, III Franklin R. Johnson Pam Shriver the boards of numerous companies and not-for-profit organizations including: David N. Dinkins Robert H. Lessin Tiina Bougas Smith Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Earnest Partners, Palace Candles, Inc., Karen Martin-Eliezer Julia A. Levering Rosalind P.Walter Bizbash.Com, Visionic, The Canadian Center of Architecture and P.E.N.C.I.L. Elizabeth L. Mathieu, Esq. Mary McLean Wilson Michael Goldstein Lawrence A. Rand Barbara S. Wynne In May 2000, he was elected President of the Board of the 92nd Street Y. Mr. Andre Hawaux Missie Rennie Bronfman received a BA from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Cheryl Haywood Carlos A. Rodriguez Business School. He and his family live in . Professional Player Advisory Council Cheryl Haywood is a former Principal Court Attorney, Kings County, New York. A trustee of the Brooklyn Public Library Foundation, Mrs. Haywood also Pam Shriver Alexandra Stevenson is active with the Wellesley Alumnae Association, Prospect Park Alliance, Patrick McEnroe MaliVai Washington Brooklyn Museum of Art and Jack & Jill of America. She is a graduate of Mary Joe Fenandez Wellesley College and Harvard Law School. Mrs. Haywood and her husband, Zina Garrison George, live in Brooklyn with their three children. From the Desk of Donor List Karen Martin-Eliezer Unrestricted Contributions through December 31, 2003. Every effort has been made to be complete and accurate, but in compiling such More than ever, the public is looking to the not-for- listings, errors may occur. If you should notice inaccuracies, please contact the profit sector to address social problems that confront Foundation’s office at (914) 696-7223 so we can correct our records. our society—childhood obesity and unhealthy lifestyles, children living with violence and school Mr. William E. Adams Mr. Skip Hartman Mr. David Seifer dropouts to name a few. Business and government Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ainslie Mr. Edmond Heisler Dr. & Mrs. Enzo J. Sella Dr. & Mrs. Morton Amsterdam Mr. Merv Heller Ms. Charlene Seminara have, so far, failed to solve these social maladies. The Ms. Anne Anderson Mr. John Hess Ms. Beth Shapiro Karen Martin-Eliezer USTA T&EF has taken on these challenges having Ms. Roslyn Anderson Dr. Tanya L. Hills Mr. John F. Sherrerd USTA Tennis & Education completed its third year of expanded program funding Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Arney Mr. Jim Hinkefent Mr. Stephen Shield Executive Director and scholarships. We are fortunate to have a powerful Mr. Wendell Ashley Mr. Dean R. Hoerger Ms. Pam Shriver and proactive board that ensures that we accomplish Dr. W.H. Barnwell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Horne Mr. & Mrs. Richard Siegel Mr. Robert H. Bellairs Mr. James House Ms. Dale Simpson our mission efficiently by supporting organizations and programs that enhance Mr. & Mrs. Howard Bergman Ms. Anne Humes Ms. Barbara Sloan the lives of people through tennis and education. Mr. E.A. Bigornia Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hungerford Mr. Lew Sonn The dictionary defines “accountable” as “answerable.” The thesaurus offers as Mr. Frank Biondi Ms. Pam Hunter Mr. Anthony Spikes synonyms “responsible” and “liable.” The words all have slightly different con- Ms. Judith Blaylock Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Jablonski Mr. Eliot Spitzer notations but the direction of action is similar—we’re responsive to you and Ms. Patti Schiff Brawer Mr. Edmund Jachacz Mr. & Mrs. Dean Staats Ms. Sally Bliss Mr. & Mrs. Tom James Ms. Sheila Stoltz have invested your money wisely. The return on your investment is measured by Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Block Ms. Lucy L. Jeffers Mr. Robert S. Sugarman the number of children learning to play tennis and make it the sport for their Mr. & Mrs. Michael Borkowsky Ms. Joanne Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David H. Taylor, Jr. lifetimes. An additional gauge is the caliber of students selected for our college Mr. Robert Boyson Mr. Peter S. Karp Ms. Doris Tulcin scholarship awards. Ms. Margie Brackman Mr. Jerry Kempa Mr. & Mrs. Roy Van Brunt Each day foundations and their supporters are confronted with difficult choices Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brady Mr. Robert Kraft Mr. & Mrs. Chet Vogel Mr. & Mrs. Julian Brodsky Mrs. D.H. Krattenmaker Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wagshal and greater demands. What are our goals? How can our giving really make a Mr. Matthew Bronfman Mr. Gil Lamphere Mr. Hans Wandel difference? How will we know that our gifts are working? The Foundation Mr. Doug Buchanan Ms. Lucy Lamphere Ms. Rosalind Walter supports “hands up,” not “hands out” programs. We maintain an ongoing dialogue Ms. Mariann Byerwalter- Mr. & Mrs. James LaPenn Dr. George Weiss with our grantees and work with them through a structured evaluation process Begovich Ms. Julia Levering Dr. E.J. Wiley and Family Ms. Margo Campillo Mr. V. David Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Denny Williams during their funding cycle to develop capacity building. Our strategic approach Mr. Donn Cazel Ms. Dorothy Light Ms. Mary Wilson to giving is that no project will be undertaken which will not have strong potential Ms. Helga Cepeda Mr. Craig Linden Mr. James Wiss to become self-sustaining. Programs must have defined, yet flexible, goals that Mr. & Mrs. Shantha and Jagdish Mr. Richard Lindner Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Wolf promote the physical and emotional growth of children. Chandra Mr. & Mrs. Felix Loo Ms. Shiela Wolinsky Just as our grantees have an obligation to the children entrusted to their care, Mr. Robert Chang Mr. Robert G. Lovell Ms. Barbara Wynne Mr. Andrew Chau Ms. Virginia Lowe Mr. & Mrs. John Yuan the Foundation is accountable to you—our donor—and value the trust you Ms. Charlotte Clevenger Ms. Bridget Macaskill Mr. Thomas K. Yue have placed in us to build lives through tennis and education. Ms. Gail Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Mackinnon On behalf of the thousands of youngsters we serve around the country, many Ms. Irene Cohen Ms. Sue Macy The Foundation gratefully thanks for your support of our work. Mr. Mr. Stanley Malless acknowledges gifts made Mr. & Mrs. Peter Collins Ms. Joyce C. Malley in tribute/memory of the Ms. Gail Cook Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Mandel following individuals: Mr. D Broward Craig Ms. Elizabeth Mathieu Ms. M. Elaine Crocker Dr. Clarice Chris Matteson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Croft Ms. Diane M. McCarthy Maureen Baker Mr. Malcolm Dade Mr. & Mrs. Harold McCollum Richard Brenner Foundation Update Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Davis, III Mr. & Mrs. Jay Moberly Evelyn Brown • Tiina Bougas-Smith of Massachusetts has joined the Board of the USTA Mr. Gary L. Davis Mr. & Mrs. David Mohrman Henry Burr T&EF. Formerly a marketing consultant with Offitbank, she is a member of Ms. Sallie O. Davis Dr. & Mrs. Philip Moscowitz John Coman Ms. Ellen Del Colle Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Murphy Thomas Dierckman the Boards of Directors of The Park School and The Winsor School, as well Mr. & Mrs. David Dible Mr. David Nelson Karen Eliezer as a founding board member of Tenacity, Inc. in Boston. Bougas-Smith is a Mr. Scott Donaldson Mr. Ben Nickoll Teal Fausett graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe and Harvard Business School. In 2002, she was Mr. Herb Dorsey Ms. Mary P. Nourse John Guy, Sr. ranked No. 9 in the U.S. Women’s 40-and-over singles. Mr. Roger Drexler Ms. Pauline Nutting Marvin King Mr. Bob Eberhard Ms. Georgine O’Connor Doris Kohlhoff • The USTA T&EF is delighted to welcome Mary Carillo Mr. Norman Falkin Ms. Bettylou O’Dell Irwin Kamke to its Professional Player Advisory Council. Carillo pro- Ms. Nancy L. Feller Mr. Duncan O’Dwyer Eve Kraft Mr. & Mrs. Coleman Figg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ogden Frank Leong vides tennis analysis for ESPN. She played on the Ms. Birgit Findeis Mr. John C. O’Leary Palma Malatesta women’s professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980, Mr. & Mrs. Glen Floyd Ms. Holly Parker Mark McCormack Virginia Sherwood/CBS and was ranked as high as No. 33 from January-March Mr. & Mrs. Israel Floyd Mr. Pellegrino Perraro Emanuel Miller 1980, when she retired. Carillo won the Mr. Thomas Frank Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Pollack Dwight Mosley mixed doubles title with partner John McEnroe in 1977 Mr. Lewis Friedman Mr. John Pomerantz Daniel Patrick O'Brien Mr. Michael Friedman Mr. & Mrs. David Porter Bruce S. Old and was a doubles runner-up at the U.S. Clay Courts and Mr. & Mrs. Alain Gabbay Mr. Dan Ramras Bruce Paepke a doubles quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open that year. Mary Carillo Ms. Barbara Gettinger Ms. Lee Randolph Bean Norman Ruttenberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gibbons Mr. Joaquin Rasgado, Jr. Alan Schwartz • Congratulations to our Professional Player Advisory Council members, U.S. Ms. Iris Gilligan Mr. & Mrs. Jay Resnick Pam Shriver Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison and U.S. Captain Patrick Senator Roy Goodman Ms. Winifred W. Rhodes Gary Shuman McEnroe, who have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the Mr. Samuel Gove Ms. Condoleezza Rice Normal Siegel 2004 U.S. Olympic Tennis Team Mr. Charles Grimes Mr. & Mrs. Gary Riley Gordon Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Grodin Mr. & Mrs. Peter Roden Raymond Smith • The USTA Public Affairs Committee, chaired by Foundation President Pam Ms. Gaye Carole Guinter Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Rosmarin Maggie Stevaralgia Shriver, has contracted with Cassidy & Associates of Washington, D.C., to mon- Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rubin John Stromb Ms. Ellen K. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Roger Sachs Herb Swan itor legislation at the Federal and State levels that could positively or negatively Mr. D. Lee Hamilton Mr. Y. David Scharf Bahar Uttam impact tennis and to seek sources of government and foundation funds to help Mr. & Mrs. James Hardt Ms. Helene Schwartz Peter C. Walter tennis programs nationwide. Cassidy & Associates will work cooperatively Dr. Sidney Harman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sciuto with the Foundation to track funding, physical fitness and education issues. 2003 US Open Events Raise Funds for the Foundation The 3rd Annual Opening Night Gala and other 2003 US Open-related events raised $375,000 to benefit the USTA Tennis & Education Foundation. At the Gala, Bud Collins served as Master of Ceremonies, and Foundation President Pam Shriver led a spirited live auction. Foundation Board member Cheryl Haywood and her husband, George, were honored for their commitment to our mission of “building lives through tennis & education.” Harman International sponsored the Foundation’s first annual ProAm at the Open, which raised $100,000. “Friends” star Matthew Perry joined master pros , , Mark Bey, Scott Davis, Colin George & Cheryl Haywood at the OPENing Night Gala. Joanne Russell and Board member Matthew Bronfman Dibley, Susan Evans, , Tom Gullikson, Luke Jensen, John at the 2003 ProAm. Lloyd, Lori McNeil, Dave Pate, , , Joanne Russell, Pam Shriver and Roger Smith. Talented “Ams” gave the “Pros” a workout on the courts at the USTA’s National Tennis Center. They included Foundation board member Matthew Bronfman; Elaine Crocker, Gary Davis, Mark Ein, Brian Frank, Mike Goss, George Haywood, Klaus Heiddegger, David Humphreys, Robert Jacobs, Marcella Jones, Jonathan Schiller, Steve Shield and Robin Taylor. Thanks to everyone for their generous support of our work and mission. You are all master pros in our eyes!

Board members Zina Garrison and Fred Shen, joined by his wife, Irene, son, Thomas, and daughter-in-law, April. Upcoming Events August 30, 2004 — 4th Annual OPENing Night GALA Foundation Awards in the President’s Suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium, continued from page 1 USTA’S National Tennis Center Flushing Meadows, New York Congratulations to our other grantees: September 10, 2004 — 2nd Annual ProAm Abundant Waters, New York, New York, $10,000 Amateurs will have an opportunity to play with USTA Master An Achievable Dream, Newport News, Virginia, $15,000 Pros on US Open player courts to benefit the USTA T&EF. Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, $5,000 The $5,000 participation fee for Amateurs includes: City Parks Foundation, New York, New York, $15,000 • breakfast in the official Player Dining Room; Community Education & Tennis Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $10,000 • a participant Welcome Package; First Serve-Gaines Park, West Palm Beach, Florida, $10,000 • use of an official Player Locker Room; and First Serve-Lee County, Cape Coral, Florida, $10,000 • two invitations for the women’s semifinal matches in the comfort of First Serve-St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida, $10,000 a luxury suite (includes lunch). MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation, Inc., Jacksonville Florida, $20,000 Please contact us at foundation.usta.com more information or to Net Results Junior Tennis, Denver, Colorado, $15,000 register for these events. Sports, for Life! Foundation, Piscataway, New Jersey, $10,000 YES (Youth, Education & Sports) Foundation, , California, $5,000

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