Posh Rock Tennis Foundation

News & Recognitions

Grants, awards & milestones.

A running timeline of the partners and supporters who help PRTF show up for Central Florida youth.

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2026

  • Feb 7

    Everyone Can Serve Event — USTA Campus

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2023

A year of expanding adaptive programming, deeper Boys & Girls Club partnerships, and continued growth at Red Bug Lake Park.

  • Feb 18

    Red Bug ECS Event

  • April

    Special Olympics All-County Games held at Fort Gatlin

  • May 19

    WAIT 'C' League $5,500 contribution to general fund

  • Jun 2

    Awarded $10,000 USTA Foundation Grant for Boys & Girls Club Program

  • Jul 6

    Good Vibes A2 WAIT league team donated $150 to general fund

  • Jul 13

    USTA Florida Section Foundation Program Support Grant: $9,383.33 for Posh Rock Adaptive Program

  • Sep 29

    Track Shack Youth Foundation: $1,000 for Tennis Is Elementary

  • Oct 15

    John Bozard: $1,000 donation in support of Spooky Day at Red Bug

  • Oct 28

    PRTF hosts Spooky Day at Red Bug — 100+ participants

  • Oct 25

    John & Rhonda O'Brien: $2,500 to general fund; Kimberly Sterling & Brian Stehli: $500

  • Oct 25

    Koivu Foundation: $5,000 to general fund

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2022

Boys & Girls Clubs of America launched at Tupperware, West Orange, and Joe R Lee — five 8-week programs serving 90 athletes ages 5–15.

  • WAIT C League: $5,100 donation; volunteers for Academy for Autism program

  • Adaptive Program at Boone — first session first week of September, 1 hour twice per week

  • Sep 2

    Track Shack Foundation Grant: $1,000 for general expenses

  • Dec 3

    BEA for Kids — Heathrow Club. Booth + adaptive clinic raised $36,000 for BEA

  • Koivu Foundation: $5,000 for general expenses

  • USTA Foundation Grant: $9,375 program support + $2,500 equipment grant from USTA FL Foundation

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2021

A breakout year — founders featured in the press, new partnerships with the Boys & Girls Clubs, and over $56,000 in grants secured for Central Florida youth tennis.

  • Feb 26

    Founders in the news — Albert and John Richards III featured in USTA Florida's Black History Month spotlight.

    Read the USTA Florida feature
  • Feb 26

    Watch the feature video on YouTube.

    Watch on YouTube
  • Mar 10

    Kimberly Sterling and Brian Stehli — students of VP John Richards since late 2020 — donated $500 to support free tennis lessons through the Elementary School Program.

  • Mar 20

    PRTF Food Drive — 200 bags of food given to local families in need. Made possible by Publix ($150), HEBNI (healthy food items), the Vietnamese Church (parking lot), and outreach from Commissioner Uribe's office.

  • USTA Foundation NJTL Individual Player Grant — $1,000 awarded to support Imani Beharry.

  • May 12

    Orlando GOLD Tennis League voted PRTF their charity of the year — $350 donation.

  • Aug 4

    The O'Brien family made a generous private donation of $2,500 through Fidelity Charities for general Foundation activities.

  • Oct 8

    Kickoff event for the joint USTA × Boys & Girls Club program at the Taft Boys & Girls Club.

  • USTA Foundation 2021 Cycle 2 Program Grant — $10,000 awarded.

  • USTAF Boys & Girls Club / Youth Service Org Pilot Grant — $45,000 awarded.

  • USTA Grow the Game Grant — $319 to defray costs of entry-level programming.

  • Dec 28

    Joe and Steph McClain made a generous private donation of $1,000 for general Foundation activities.