Grants, Awards & Recognitions

#1: 2/18, Red Bug ECS Event

#2: April, Special Olympics All-County Games held at Fort Gatlin

#3: 5/19/, WAIT ‘C’ League $5,500 contribution to general fund 

#4: 6/2/2023 – Posh Rock Tennis is awarded a $10,000 USTA Foundation Grant for our Boys & Girls Club Program. 

#5: 7/6/2023 – The Good Vibes A2 Wait league team generously donated $150.00 to the General Fund.

#6: 7/13, Congratulations! The USTA Florida Section Foundation is pleased to inform you that you have been awarded a Program Support Grant in the amount of $9,383.33. It is the intention of USTA Florida Section Foundation that the grant be used toward the Posh Rock Adaptive Program

#7: 9/29, We are pleased to inform you that the Track Shack Youth Foundation Board approved your application in the amount of $1,000 for the Tennis Is Elementary.

#8: 10/15/23 - John Bozard makes a generous $1,000 donation in support of our Spooky Day Event at Red Bug

#9: 10/28/2023 Posh Rock Foundation hosts a Spooky Day Event at Red Bug. There were over 100 Participants at the event.

#10: 10/25, John & Rhonda O’Brien make a $2,500 generous donation to the General Fund.

Kimberly Sterling & Brian Stehli make a $500 generous donation to the General Fund.

#11: 10/25, The Koivu Foundation makes a $5,000 generous donation to the General Fund

1.Boys and Girls Clubs of America

Launched in early 2022 tennis instruction and equipment will be provided at Tupperware, West Orange and Joe R Lee locations. Over the course of five 8-week programs, kids 5-15 will learn the basics of tennis at their home clubs. Boys and Girls Club staff will also be taught to coach the fundamentals of tennis to further development. Stand-alone clinics will also be taught at selected locations during the holidays. All instruction and equipment in 2022 are provided by grants from USTAF.

BGC Branches Serviced

Tupperware Brands Branch 2411 Dyer Blvd Kissimmee FL 

Joe R Lee Branch 400-B Ruffel Street Eatonville FL

/West Orange Branch 309 S West Crown Point Rd Ocoee FL 

Athletes serviced

90

Thoughts from participants 

-Ezekiel M 9 Taft Branch- Tennis was a lot of fun, it’s the main reason that I like coming to the club on Tuesdays. The games are a lot of fun

-Ja'mari M 8 Taft Branch- I love playing the coach in 1 v 1. Currently the score is 2-1 (Ja'mari winning) I can't wait till next time to finish our game

- Shadrick Alexander Service Director Joe R. Lee Branch- The tennis program at our branch is a huge success. Members enjoy the weekly lesson, and many have seen improvements in their skills. The tennis instructors are great and very interactive with the members, and the relationships that were built from the positive interaction is the reason why the program is huge success. We’d love to continue the program for as long it’s allowed

-Michelle Rueda F 9 Tupperware Branch- I like tennis because I get to play with my friends.  I learn from my mistakes and the coach teaches us new things.  I have been wanting to play tennis since I was 5 and because of these tennis lessons my dad wants to put me in a tennis program.

-Christine Taylor F 9 Tupperware Branch- I love tennis because it is an active sport and makes you strong. Sometimes we play cops and robbers, and the tennis teacher is so nice. We learn way of how to hold the racket, throw the ball with the racket, switch hands with the racket and much more! 

-Carlota Delgado F 10- He is so fun! We play cops and robbers, and I am the fastest. He is the best coach and even though he is tough he makes sure we have fun!"

2 WAIT C League

We were fortunate to receive a $5,100 donation from the WAIT C League. They have been helping out as volunteers with the Academy for Autism program 

3 Adaptive Program at Boone

Boone High School- PRTF started our first Adaptive session the first week in September. The program runs for 1 hour twice per week, on campus.

4 Track Shack Foundation Grant

September 2-2022- PRTF has received a $1,000 Track Shack Foundation Grant for general expenses.

5 BEA for kids

12/3/2022 - Participated in the BEA for Kids program at the Heathrow Club.

PRTF and the Orlando WAIT C Women’s Tennis league manned a booth and assisted in the Adaptive clinic that raised $36,000 for the BEA program.

John Richard III gave a speech and a video detailing PRTF was played and both were well received. 

 Adaptive clinics went well and $36k was raised overall.

6 Koivu Foundation

PRTF has received a $5,000 donation from the Koivu Foundation for general expenses. 

7 USTA Foundation Grant

PRTF has received a Program Support Grant for $9,375k for general programs and a $2,500 equipment grant from the USTA FL Foundation.

1 Founders News

2/26/2021- Albert and John Richards in the news!

Celebrating Black History Month: The Brothers of Orlando, Albert and John Richards III - USTA Florida

Celebrating Black History Month: The Brothers of Orlando, Albert and John Richards III - USTA Florida

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2 Kim and Brian

3/10/21 - Kimberly Sterling and Brian Stehli have been taking lessons with Posh Rock Tennis Foundation Vice President John Richards since late 2020. After hearing about the developments in the Elementary School Program, Kimberly and Brian decided to graciously donate $500 to help the kids in their community receive free tennis lessons. 

3 Food Drive

3-20-2021 Food Drive- PRTF sponsors a free food giveaway of 200 bags of food to needy local families. 

Contributing to make this happen was a $150 donation from Publix, healthy food items from HEBNI, the Vietnamese Church, across from Fort Gatlin, use of their parking lot, advertising through Commissioner Uribe’s (who was also in attendance) office and through general Foundation funds.

4  Individual Player Grant Awarded, USTA Foundation

Good Afternoon,

Congratulations!  Your organization has been awarded a 2021 NJTL Individual Player Grant in the amount of $1,000.

This grant is being awarded for the benefit of the following individual(s):• Imani Beharry - $1,000 

Within the next few days, you will be receiving an email from DocuSign containing your award letter and agreement.  Please sign and return as soon as possible.

Additionally, please have each player (parent/guardian if under 18) that has been awarded sign the attached waiver. These must be returned in order for USTAF to release the payment.

Thank you and as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Enjoy your day!

USTAF

5 GOLD League

5/12/2021- Every year the Orlando GOLD Tennis League donates to the charity that receives the most votes from each team. This year PRTF was lucky enough to be the top pick and happily accepted the $350 donation.        

6 O’brien’s

8/4/21 – The O'Brien family made a generous, private donation for general Foundation activities in the amount of $2,500 through Fidelity Charities.

7 B&G kickoff programs

10/8/2021 – PRTF starts kickoff event for the joint USTA-Boys & Girls program at the Taft Boys & Girls Club.

8  Congratulations: 2021 Cycle 2 Grant Awarded!  USTA Foundation

Good Morning Albert,

Congratulations! Your organization has been awarded a 2021 Cycle 2 Program Grant in the amount of $10,000, on behalf of the USTA Foundation. 

You will be receiving an email from DocuSign containing your award letter and agreement shortly. Please sign and return as soon as possible. 

Also, please be sure to take note of the updates and changes to our grant agreement for this cycle of funding. You will notice in the “Grant Summary” of your agreement, we have added the data points you inputted in your grant application as indicators that will be used for reporting over this funding period. 

Thank you and as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.       

9 USTA Foundation Grants: USTAF Boys & Girls Club / Youth Service Org Pilot Grant Awarded

Good afternoon Albert,

Congratulations! Your organization has been awarded a 2021 USTAF Boys & Girls Club / Youth Service Org Pilot Grant in the amount of $45,000, on behalf of the USTA Foundation. 

You will be receiving an email from DocuSign containing your award letter and agreement shortly. Please sign and return as soon as possible. 

Thank you and as always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

USTAF

10 Grow the Game Grant 

John-

I am pleased to inform you that your organization has been selected to receive USTA Grow the Game grant funding in the amount of $319. The intent of the Grant is to defray some of the costs of delivering quality entry-level programs that meet the criteria for those organizations actively engaging new and returning players into the sport in a safe and meaningful way.

These funds will be released to you within fifteen (15) business days from the date of this letter. Please refer to the attached award letter for more details. There is no further action required on your part to receive funding.  

USTA Florida and the USTA have been happy to partner with you to help achieve this goal in your community. We encourage you to review additional Resources and Support located on the Tennis Industry United webpage HERE.  

We look forward to seeing the growth in tennis at the grassroots level as you continue to engage your new participants with great programming opportunities. 

Best regards,

Lauren Zink

United States Tennis Association

National Facilities Consultant

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11 Joe an Steph

12/28/2021 – Joe and Steph McClain make a generous, private donation for general Foundation activities in the amount of $1,000.