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VolleyFest, Inc. Ÿ 680 Trinity Place Ÿ Suwanee, GA 30024 Phone: 770.271.7818 Ÿ Email: sgstevens@charter.net |
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Participating venues for The Sport of Giving 2008.
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LAUREL SPRINGS |
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THE RIVER CLUB |
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ST. IVES CC |
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ST. MARLO CC |
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SUMMIT CHASE |
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TPC SUGARLOAF |
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COLLINS HILL ATHLETIC CLUB |
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OLDE ATLANTA CLUB |
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HAMILTON MILL |
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COUNTRY CLUB OF THE SOUTH |
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Because of Sheila Stevens, for the past seven years in the month of May, tennis courts around Gwinnett communities and country clubs have come alive with pink tennis attire while raising funds to support breast cancer care and prevention in our community. Sheila had been devastated by the death of her mother Gloria Joan Glover from cancer. She longed for a way to honor her mother’s life. Sheila also loves tennis, and is one of those people with a passion to make a difference. As a result, in 2001, she persuaded a group of 56 ladies to participate in a fund- raising tennis tournament at TPC Sugarloaf, with proceeds to benefit DeKalb Hospital’s breast cancer research fund. That first tournament raised $22,000 and attracted area-wide interest. What started out as a small ladies tennis tournament in one neighborhood has now expanded to ten area clubs, with net proceeds to date of more than $800,000. The success of these efforts has also inspired a variety of other events such as SwingFest, a ladies fund-raising golf tournament held at Sugarloaf, KidsFest, a youth tennis round robin at St. Ives, and RunFest, a 5K fun run/walk at the River Club. In 2008 VolleyFest tennis tournaments will be held at Country Club of the South & Olde Atlanta Club for the first time. Collins Hill Athletic and Summit Chase Country Club will include men in mixed doubles weekend events. RunFests will be held at Country Club of the South & River Club in May. 2008 brings a new parent name, The Sport of Giving. As the organization approaches the one million dollar mark in cumulative giving, it is the appropriate time for the traditional events of VolleyFest, SwingFest and RunFest to operate under the new name, The Sport of Giving. With the support of over 650 participants, 300 sponsors, and over 100 volunteers, what does Sheila think of this success? “With God on your side, anything is possible. With so many women and families impacted by breast cancer, it is easy to find passionate people to offer time, talents and dollars to fight this terrible disease,” she comments. The Sport of Giving vision for the future involves encouraging other clubs and neighborhoods in the Atlanta Metro Area to support the battle against breast cancer by hosting creative fundraising sporting events. Imagine the potential of hundreds of men and women coming together to increase breast cancer awareness while raising funds that benefit breast cancer support in their local communities. With the support of sponsors, volunteers, players, and friends, The Sport of Giving will continue to make a difference! |
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