University of Georgia Athletics
Serving for a Cause
March 04, 2022 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia men's and women's tennis team have announced that they will be partnering with the Boys and Girls Club of Athens throughout conference play for a season-long fundraising effort known as "Serving for a Cause."
The goal of Serving for a Cause will be to generate money to send local children at the Boys and Girls Club of Athens to summer camp. The Boys and Girls Club summer camp offers families in Athens the opportunity to send their children to the Boys and Girls Club while the school-year program is not in session.
You can show your support by donating at https://gado.gs/8nk or attending home tennis matches to make donations in person.
Men's tennis schedule link: https://gado.gs/8nm
Women's tennis schedule link: https://gado.gs/8no
"It is a worthy and great project to try to raise money for our community and help out the Boys and Girls Club here in Athens," said Georgia women's tennis head coach Jeff Wallace. "We're excited to partner with our men's team. Anytime we work together with those guys and be unified for Georgia Athletics and support a great cause like this is always special."
"It speaks a lot to our players," said Georgia men's tennis head coach Manuel Diaz. "They understand their responsibility that comes along with being a member of the Georgia Tennis program and their responsibility for giving back to our community. It's very impressive for these young men and women to take on this challenge and make an impact on others' lives in our community."
In previous years, the tennis teams have hosted First Serve, an hour-long tennis clinic to introduce the community to the game of tennis, volunteered at Special Pops, a special needs tennis clinic, teaching tennis to those who attend the clinic, Food2Kids Snack Drive benefiting the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, distributed groceries to underprivileged Athens residents in a mobile pantry car drive, and "Giving Challenge" which encouraged Georgia students to donate toiletries for unhoused populations vis Bigger Visions Community Shelter.
The Bulldogs will open SEC play this weekend with Ole Miss on Friday, March 4 at 3 p.m. and Mississippi State on Sunday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
The goal of Serving for a Cause will be to generate money to send local children at the Boys and Girls Club of Athens to summer camp. The Boys and Girls Club summer camp offers families in Athens the opportunity to send their children to the Boys and Girls Club while the school-year program is not in session.
You can show your support by donating at https://gado.gs/8nk or attending home tennis matches to make donations in person.
Men's tennis schedule link: https://gado.gs/8nm
Women's tennis schedule link: https://gado.gs/8no
"It is a worthy and great project to try to raise money for our community and help out the Boys and Girls Club here in Athens," said Georgia women's tennis head coach Jeff Wallace. "We're excited to partner with our men's team. Anytime we work together with those guys and be unified for Georgia Athletics and support a great cause like this is always special."
"It speaks a lot to our players," said Georgia men's tennis head coach Manuel Diaz. "They understand their responsibility that comes along with being a member of the Georgia Tennis program and their responsibility for giving back to our community. It's very impressive for these young men and women to take on this challenge and make an impact on others' lives in our community."
In previous years, the tennis teams have hosted First Serve, an hour-long tennis clinic to introduce the community to the game of tennis, volunteered at Special Pops, a special needs tennis clinic, teaching tennis to those who attend the clinic, Food2Kids Snack Drive benefiting the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, distributed groceries to underprivileged Athens residents in a mobile pantry car drive, and "Giving Challenge" which encouraged Georgia students to donate toiletries for unhoused populations vis Bigger Visions Community Shelter.
The Bulldogs will open SEC play this weekend with Ole Miss on Friday, March 4 at 3 p.m. and Mississippi State on Sunday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
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