Kings County Tennis League (KCTL)'s Sixth Annual Fundraiser, Serving Courtside, took place at M1-5 Lounge in Manhattan on Wednesday, September 9. The event program was distributed to all attendees to educate and inspire. KCTL uses tennis as an instrument for youth development and community building in underserved neighborhoods in Brooklyn, NY. We bring free tennis lessons to over 140 children ages five through 15 in five NYCHA public housing developments. Beyond our May through September tennis classes, we provide off-court educational opportunities to widen our students' worldviews. 2015 is KCTL's sixth season.

1. KingsCountyTennisLeague.org
Adam Stolz, Board Chair
Michael McCasland, President & Founder
Anne Rollett, Vice-President
Jonas Kumpitch, Treasurer
Grace Chen Gonzalez, Secretary
Board Members: Sherwin Bobb, Drew Clary, Adam Gantt,
Inna Kupershmidt, Chris McManus, Ameesh Shah
THE KCTL EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chase Altneu
Allison Bekoff
Sherwin Bobb
Ray Canaria
Hannah Henderson
Christine Hum
Lauren McGrath
Renata Thakurdyal
Bruce Thongsack
HOST COMMITTEE
THREE CHEERS FOR OUR SPONSORS
Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Purity.Organic, Sixpoint Brewery, Synlawn
Blanc & Rouge Wines
Chase Altneu
Descendant Cider
Equinox Gyms
Eugene & Co.
Exhale Spa
Holabird Sports
La Sirene
Let’s Play NYC
LoL New York Comedy
Michael McCasland
New York City Football Club
New York Yankees
NYC Racquet Sports
Otterbox
Putnam’s Pub & Cooker
SoulCycle
Sports Authority
Tea & Sympathy
Tom Colicchio’s Riverpark
Top of the Rock
THANK YOU TO OUR RAFFLE PRIZE DONORS
THANK YOU TO OUR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS
USTA Eastern Section and Metro Region
Brevoort, Lafayette Gardens, Marcy,
Sumner, & Tompkins Houses Resident Associations
Council Members Robert Cornegy, Jr. and Laurie Cumbo
Three Swallows Foundation
Kings County Tennis League’s Sixth Annual Fundraiser
September 9, 2015
COURTSIDE
S E RV I N G

2. KINGS COUNTY TENNIS LEAGUE:
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
Enjoy the beautiful sounds of jazz from Austin Walker Trio and free
beverages courtesy of our sponsors all evening long.
7:00 PM: Doors Open, Check-In, and Welcome
8:30 PM: Keynote Speakers:
Michael McCasland - KCTL President & Founder
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. - NYC 36th District Council Member
9:45 PM: Raffle Drawing (Winners need not be present.)
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT...
Below are the highlights of our accomplishments thus far in 2015:
• Provided free programming to 189 children across five public housing
developments
• Expanded programming to an additional location, Brevoort Houses, at
Jackie Robinson Park
• Trained over 100 volunteers
• First class of former students now turned volunteers
• Improved our student to volunteer ratio from 4:1 to 2:1
• Hired our first Director of Programming
• Organized a behind the scenes tour of Google NYC
BUT THERE’S STILL MORE TO DO...
Your contribution allows our program to accomplish so much more in 2016-2017,
such as:
• Double our capacity to reach 400 children in 10 communities, while
maintaining a student to volunteer ratio of 2:1
• Establish indoor winter tennis programming to maintain and nurture the
student-volunteer relationships we build
• Launch a formal student alumni program
• Leverage the enthiusiasm we generate through tennis to engage our
children in a richer, more rigorous set of academic, social, and leadership
activities
B Y T H E
N U M B E R S
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INCREASE INCREASE
FROM 2014 FROM 2013
INCREASE INCREASE
FROM 2014 FROM 2013