Bay Area School-Based Programs to Benefit from Tennyson West North American Open Squash Championship; Sports4Kids will receive $175,000 for physical activity and nutrition education programs for underserved youth in inner-city schools.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- The world's best squash players This is a list of notable top international players of the racquet sport squash. Names are hightlighted in bold if the player has officially been ranked the World No. are coming to San Francisco to play in the Tennyson West North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Open Squash Championship, November 8 - 13 at The San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. Club. All proceeds from the tournament will go toward building sports and wellness programs at inner city schools. Tennyson West, a San Francisco investment banking company, in partnership with the Western Athletic Clubs, the parent company of the San Francisco Bay Club, will contribute more than $175,000 to Sports4Kids, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that creates youth sports and recreational opportunities in Bay Area inner city schools. "We at Sports4Kids are extremely grateful for the generosity of the North American Open sponsors," says Jill Vialet, Executive Director of Sports4Kids. "This support will enable us to continue to expand our in-school and after-school efforts to make play a bigger part of every child's life." Sports4Kids provides support for children's' physical activity programs in 75 schools throughout the Bay Area, including 42 in Oakland, 12 in San Francisco, 9 in West Contra Costa Contra Costa can refer to:
Recreational or competitive activities that involve physical skill, intellectual acumen, and often luck (especially in the case of games of chance). Play is an integral part of human nature. and working with teachers to facilitate physical education lessons. According to Robin Lovell, a third grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School in Oakland, "The presence of Sports4Kids at our school has transformed the atmosphere at Woodland. Instead of hostility and fighting, our playground is full of spinning jump ropes, bouncing balls and active, engaged kids. We have soccer games, basketball games and even volleyball games, bridging the cultural gaps between our communities." In addition to the Sports4Kids donation, sponsors will present the United States Squash Racquets Association with a grant of $20,000 to support USSRA USSRA United States Squash Racquets Association squash programs for underserved youth. Tennyson West established the Giving on the "T" Foundation to provide grants to Bay Area non-profits that serve disadvantaged youth. The Tennyson West North American Open is the primary vehicle for raising funds for the Foundation. Western Athletic Clubs has a long history of supporting non-profit community-based organizations and will match the money raised by Giving on the "T" dollar for dollar up to $100,000. Qualifying rounds of the Tennyson West North American Open will be held at The University Club of San Francisco and The Pacific Athletic Club in Redwood City on Nov. 8-9. Qualifying players will move into the main draw at The San Francisco Bay Club beginning Thursday, Nov. 10. Total prize money is $20,000. The squash tournament has a long and storied history, boasting such past winners as Sharif Khan, Mark Talbot and Jahangir Khan, the greatest squash player of all time. Tickets for the event can be purchased by calling 415 901-9335. For more information visit www.tennysonwest.com/naopen/. |
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