Temple University Athletics
Tennis Teams Continue Volunteer Efforts with Youth Clinic and Return Trip to Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission
4.8.13 | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple men's and women's tennis teams continue to get involved with the community, recently spending a Saturday taking part in two different events. On March 30, both men's and women's teams provided a free clinic for children from Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center on Temple's campus at TU Pavilion, as well as returning to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission to serve meals.
The squads hosted youth from the non-profit Legacy YTE organization, providing lessons for the children, intended to help them improve their tennis skills as well as encourage them to stay focused in school. The Owls already have a relationship with Legacy, as it is where the teams play most of their home indoor matches. More information can be found at the organizations website here.
"I was very happy about the way the whole tennis clinic turned out,” commented men's team captain Kacper Rams. “It was a great experience for all of us to participate in this event, and all of the Temple players really had fun playing and teaching. The games we played with them were very competitive, but we all had fun doing it. I believe that this clinic reinforces in us team spirit and gives us more determination to give our best until the end of the season.”
The Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission has been in operation since 1878, and this was the second time the teams volunteered there this season. The founders of the Sunday Breakfast Association had a simple goal: to provide a breakfast every Sunday for the poor and to bring them under Christian influence. Well known businessmen John Wanamaker (Wanamaker's Department Store), John B. Stetson (Stetson Hat Co.), W. Atlee Burpee (Burpee Seed Co.), and former governor James Pollock served as the original trustees.
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission provides many services that meet the basic needs of the Philadelphia area's homeless population, including three meals, every day of the year. Other services offered include emergency shelter, clothing exchange, chapel, and recovery programs for both men and women.
"It was important for us to be able to give back to the community at such a special time of Easter weekend,” said Rams. “We all know how important is to have someone to talk to or to be with and we felt good to be able to help people in need. This was our second time doing it and all of the staff at Sunday Breakfast Mission appreciate our support and we look forward to volunteering again for such a noble cause."
For more information on the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, please visit www.sundaybreakfast.org.
For more information on Temple tennis, visit www.facebook.com/Temple-University-Mens-Tennis, www.facebook.com/Temple-University-Womens-Tennis, www.twitter.com/TempleTennis (women) and www.twitter.com/Temple_MTen.
The squads hosted youth from the non-profit Legacy YTE organization, providing lessons for the children, intended to help them improve their tennis skills as well as encourage them to stay focused in school. The Owls already have a relationship with Legacy, as it is where the teams play most of their home indoor matches. More information can be found at the organizations website here.
"I was very happy about the way the whole tennis clinic turned out,” commented men's team captain Kacper Rams. “It was a great experience for all of us to participate in this event, and all of the Temple players really had fun playing and teaching. The games we played with them were very competitive, but we all had fun doing it. I believe that this clinic reinforces in us team spirit and gives us more determination to give our best until the end of the season.”
The Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission has been in operation since 1878, and this was the second time the teams volunteered there this season. The founders of the Sunday Breakfast Association had a simple goal: to provide a breakfast every Sunday for the poor and to bring them under Christian influence. Well known businessmen John Wanamaker (Wanamaker's Department Store), John B. Stetson (Stetson Hat Co.), W. Atlee Burpee (Burpee Seed Co.), and former governor James Pollock served as the original trustees.
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission provides many services that meet the basic needs of the Philadelphia area's homeless population, including three meals, every day of the year. Other services offered include emergency shelter, clothing exchange, chapel, and recovery programs for both men and women.
"It was important for us to be able to give back to the community at such a special time of Easter weekend,” said Rams. “We all know how important is to have someone to talk to or to be with and we felt good to be able to help people in need. This was our second time doing it and all of the staff at Sunday Breakfast Mission appreciate our support and we look forward to volunteering again for such a noble cause."
For more information on the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, please visit www.sundaybreakfast.org.
For more information on Temple tennis, visit www.facebook.com/Temple-University-Mens-Tennis, www.facebook.com/Temple-University-Womens-Tennis, www.twitter.com/TempleTennis (women) and www.twitter.com/Temple_MTen.
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