APTA awards 7 “Grow The Game” grants to open up the game beyond traditional private clubs

In keeping with the stated mission of the APTA to help grow the great sport of Platform Tennis, the Board of Directors of the APTA has recently approved seven different financial grants / loans to help organizers begin or accelerate their efforts to promote local paddle. Projects approved at the APTA Annual Meeting in May spanned from Kansas to Massachusetts to South Carolina. They will all further a quest of the APTA Growth Committee, to open up paddle beyond the traditional private country club strongholds.

Peter Lauer, Chair of the Growth Committee, remarked of the overall effort and the various projects approved: “We are delighted by the growing interest in the grant program and in particular the enthusiasm, energy and professionalism of the local champions who seek the APTA’s help in their efforts. They are the key to success and, in many ways, we are making a bet on the people who will not only get the courts built, but also follow through with a program for years to come. Kansas City is a great example; Chace Brundige is leading the charge to build two courts and a hut at the Homestead Club, an inexpensive tennis facility that anyone can join. [enlarge image to read more]