Tennis4All Members:
It’s that time of the year again! Please let us know if you are interested in joining the Tennis4All Board.
This was a great year and we are looking to re-energize our group to improve our core activities while finding new ways to connect with the LGBT+ tennis community. We can only do this with the support and guidance of our volunteer board members.
Do YOU have thoughts on how to make Tennis4All more fun and offer great events?? Well, then put your name in the hat and join the board 😊  The board members are chiefly responsible for planning and managing the various year-round activities (i.e., singles league, doubles league, ladders, socials, team tennis, BTC tournament, etc.) and setting goals on how to improve the organization for years to come.
If you are a current member of Tennis4All and interested in running for one of the 12 board member positions, please e-mail your interest to cliffg@gmail.com by Saturday, August 24th, 2019. Depending on the number of candidates, you may be asked to provide a brief paragraph (fewer than 150 words please) explaining who you are and why you want to hold a position. The final list of candidates will be announced and all members will have an opportunity to vote via e-mail if we have more than 12 candidates.
Some of this year’s highlights:
- Boston Tennis Classic featured as a Master Series!: Congrats to tourney directors Ryan Losey, Roman Krasikov and Mike Mercier. We also received awards in 2018 for GLTA Best Tournament and Best Tournament Team. Like, best in the world…Wow 😊.
- BTC featured on the USTA website:Â Â https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/newengland/boston-tennis-classic-2019.html.
- We are hosting the Atlantic Cup this August 10 & 11: We are welcoming Philly, NY, and DC at the Harvard Beren Center. Thanks to Brian Frasier & Conall O’Cleirigh for organizing this great event.
- Updated Website: Chris Wood took the lead and revamped our site to a more modern and user friendly (and mobile friendly) approach…nice.
- Volunteer Opportunities at Community Servings:Â Thanks to Steve Backhaus for organizing this event, we are excited to give back to our community.
- Participation in: Singles leagues, Doubles leagues, Summer Challenge ladders, monthly socials has been great! Let’s keep up the momentum.
- Improved Facebook & new Instagram postings: Thanks to Gino Galutera for giving us a more polished and prominent presence on social media.
If you have any questions about the director positions or the time commitments involved, please feel free to contact me or any of the current board members who will be happy to assist you:Â Â http://tennis4all.org/contact/
Barbara Ullman
Brian Bartoloni
Cliff Gibbons
Conall O’Cleirigh
James Conforti
Mike Dineen
Mark Weber
Scott Paveletz
Steve Backhaus
Steve Menichetti
Steve Santoro
We look forward to seeing a record number of candidates this year soon!
Thank you,
Cliff Gibbons cliffg@gmail.com
Tennis4All Clerk
