zv NEW YORK CITY JANUARY 16–18, 2015 1 zv YOU ARE INVITED Friends, In 1995, a former squash professional to celebrate 20 years named Greg Zaff set out to create an unusual after-school program in Boston. The vision was that it would be an intensive, year-round program of urban squash. that combined academics, squash, mentoring and community service for kids from urban public The 20th Anniversary Weekend schools. SquashBusters launched the next year will bring together the country’s with 28 sixth graders from Boston and Cambridge urban squash community for public schools. The rest is history. three days of learning, relationship building, and celebrating. To celebrate all that has been accomplished over the past 20 years, NUSEA would like to invite you to a special weekend in New York City. The three-day event will bring together the entire urban squash family — board members, staff, supporters, students, graduates, and partners. It 1,500 will take place alongside the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in Grand Central Terminal, and the Urban Team STUDENTS ENROLLED Nationals, which will be hosted by Harlem’s StreetSquash NATIONWIDE and the Bronx’s CitySquash. The weekend will include meetings, panels, presentations, opportunities to play squash, a gala dinner on Saturday, and the chance to cheer on urban squash players and spend time with other supporters of urban squash from around the country. We hope you will be a part of this important and exciting event. Sincerely, Bill Simon Tim Wyant Chairman Executive Director NUSEA NUSEA 2 3 zv 20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS & PROGRAMS 1995 URBANURBAN Two years after writing a graduate school term paper entitled ‘Bringing Squash Down from Urban Squash Leadership Conference SQUASHSQUASH the Ivory Tower, the Creation of an Urban Squash Friday, January 16 IS BORN! and Education Program’, former professional IS BORN! squash player Greg Zaff incorporates The Leadership Conference will feature a full day of presentations, panel SquashBusters in Boston. The after-school discussions and meetings at the University Club for the staff, board members program, which launches in the fall and supporters of urban squash as well as leaders in the education, of 1996 with 28 students from two foundation and nonprofit communities. public middle schools, is the first of its kind to combine the sport of squash with academic tutoring, 10th Annual Urban Team Nationals mentoring and community service Saturday & Sunday, January 17–18 activities. With a $75,000 budget and an ‘office’ in Greg’s apartment, The Urban Team Nationals will draw 300 student-athletes from across the SquashBusters runs practices and country to compete at the squash facilities of StreetSquash in Harlem and tutoring sessions at the Boston CitySquash in the Bronx. YMCA, the Harvard Club of Boston, and Harvard University. J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions Friday, Saturday & Sunday, January 16–18 The J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions is the longest running professional 1999 squash tournament in the United States and has been played in Grand George Polsky, a teacher and social Central Terminal since 1995. 20th Anniversary patrons will have access to worker and former Harvard squash first round tickets at the TOC. player, launches StreetSquash in Harlem. The program runs practices out of the Harvard Club of New Urban Squash Champions Challenge York and Columbia University... Saturday, January 17 Two SquashBusters students win scholarships to private high schools, The Urban Squash Champions Challenge will take place at the University Club the first of many urban squash and will give supporters of the country’s urban squash programs the chance players to do so. to represent their local urban squash program in an adult team competition on the singles and doubles squash courts. 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner SQUASHSMARTSSQUASHSMARTS Saturday, January 17 LAUNCHESLAUNCHES The 20th Anniversary Gala dinner, which will take place at the University Club, will honor the achievements of urban squash and the individuals and 2000 organizations that have led the movement over the past two decades. The A group of Philadelphia squash dinner will end at 9:30pm, at which time an after-party will begin. enthusiasts — Matt Stern, Lisa Stokes, Andy Nehrbas, Pam Ende, Ben Desombre, Fred Guyott, and Steve Gregg — launch SquashSmarts in partnership with Drexel University in West Philadelphia. 4 zv SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CO-CHAIRS 2002 Ford Family The University Club will be the base of Sanford Schwartz, a squash player and squash parent, starts Sue & Steve Mandel operations for the 20th Anniversary CitySquash on the Bronx campus Cynthia & Bill Simon Weekend, and activities and meetings there of Fordham University, giving will include meals. the Big Apple a second urban squash program. COMMITTEE Friday, January 16 Mary Jane & CITYSQUASH Jim Berrien 9AM–5PM Leadership Conference Morris Clothier LAUNCHES 6PM–10PM Tournament of Champions Brooke & Abbott Cooper Bailey & Saturday, January 17 Lawson DeVries Sven Karlen 8AM–9:30AM Leadership Breakfast SQUASHBUSTERS George Kellner 9:30AM–12PM Urban Team Nationals OPENS THE Kevin Klipstein $6 MILLION Abby Markoe 1PM–4PM Champions Challenge BADGER-ROSEN 2003 YOUTH Andrew Mathias 6:30–9:30PM 20th Anniversary SquashBusters CENTER Nick Matthew Gala Dinner opens the $6 million Dave Miller Badger-Rosen Youth Center, 9:30-11:30 PM After-Party with eight squash courts and three classrooms, Anil Nayar on the campus of Northeastern University… Groton Peter Nicol Sunday, January 18 School, a boarding school in Groton, MA, hosts the John Nimick inaugural Urban Individual Nationals. The event draws more than 100 players from the country’s Palmer Page 9AM–5PM Urban Team Nationals four urban squash programs. Charles Parkhurst Sage Platt 12PM-4PM Tournament of Champions George Polsky Aileen & 2004 Brian Roberts The inaugural Urban Team Nationals is held in Boston at Francesca & SquashBusters, drawing students Javier Rodriguez from Boston, Harlem, the Bronx Blair Sadler and Philadelphia. Marshall Sebring Stephen Seelbach THE FIRST Jill & Jeff Stanley Mark Talbott URBAN TEAM Tracy & Bill Ullman NATIONALS Greg Zaff zv LEADERSHIP PATRON LEVELS 2005 The leaders of the country’s four urban squash Founder • $200,000 programs — Steve Gregg, George Polsky, Tim Wyant, and Greg Zaff — co-found the National Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 10 people + 2 premier tables at Urban Squash and Education Association in the Saturday dinner + 5 tickets to Tournament of Champions Friday evening matches partnership with US Squash, and William E. + 2 special edition 20th anniversary racquets Simon Jr. steps forward to be the board chair... Conor O’Malley, a teaching pro in Chicago, Champion • $100,000 founds METROsquash and David Kay becomes Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 5 people + 2 premier tables at the Executive Director. Based at the University of Chicago, the program is the first outside the Saturday dinner + 5 tickets to Tournament of Champions Friday evening matches of the East Coast. + 2 special edition 20th anniversary racquets METROSquash Benefactor • $50,000 LAUNCHES Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 5 people + 1 premier table at the Saturday dinner + 5 tickets to Tournament of Champions Friday evening matches + 2 special edition 20th anniversary racquets TABLES AND TICKETS TEMPEST BOWDEN Boast Table • $25,000 QUALIFIES FOR U.S. NATIONALS! Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 5 people + 1 table at the 2006 Saturday dinner + 5 tickets to Tournament of Champions Friday evening matches SquashSmarts’s Tempest + special edition 20th anniversary racquet Bowden becomes the first urban squash player to qualify for Drive Table • $15,000 the U.S. Junior Nationals, an event Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 4 people + 1 table at the open to the country’s top 32 players. Saturday dinner + 4 tickets to Tournament of Champions Friday evening matches + special edition 20th anniversary racquet SQUASH HAVEN Volley Table • $10,000 2007 AND ACCESS Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 3 people + 1 table at the Annick Winokur, Pug Winokur and a group of Yale University- Saturday dinner + 3 tickets to Tournament of Champions Friday evening matches YOUTH ACADEMY affiliated squash supporters + special edition 20th anniversary racquet LAUNCH! launch Squash Haven at Yale Weekend Patron $1,000 in New Haven, CT… Led by • Greg Scherman and Chris Includes entry to all of the weekend’s meals for 1 person + 1 ticket to Tournament Walker, a group of San Diego of Champions Friday evening matches squash enthusiasts start Surf City Squash, now Access Individual Ticket • $500 Youth Academy, giving the Includes entry to all of the weekend’s activities and meals West Coast its first urban squash program… SquashSmarts’s $12 million Lenfest Center, with eight squash courts and three classrooms, opens in North Philadelphia. 8 zv THE GOAL IS NOT TO DIVERSIFY THE SPORT OF SQUASH. IT IS TO USE THE GAME TO HELP KIDS FOCUS ON SCHOOL AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE. IT’S ABOUT TEACHING LIFE LESSONS AND CHANGING LIVES. Greg Zaff Founder and CEO, SquashBusters EDUCATIONEDUCATION zv 2008 NUSEA Mile High Squash, founded by Greg Courter, launches at the Denver Athletic Club. Assisted NUSEA’s mission is to support the by a NUSEA challenge grant, a group of squash players in creation, development and improvement Baltimore, including Charlie Wise, Nancy Cushman, Peter Heffernan, WITH SENATOR of urban squash and education programs and Abby Markoe, launch HILLARY CLINTON IN ATTENDANCE, across the United States and around SquashWise at the Meadow THE $9 MILLION Mill Athletic Club. S.L. GREEN STREETSQUASH the world. YOUTH CENTER OPENS! NUSEA achieves its mission in three ways: ALL-AMERICANALL-AMERICAN STARTUPS Helping to launch new urban squash and 2009 education programs Days after being admitted to Cornell University, CitySquash’s Jesse Pacheco finishes 5th in the Under 19 division of the U.S.