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2024 RECIPIENTS
Vancouver, British Columbia
The BC Wheelchair Sports Association plans to use the grant to help people with disabilities access wheelchair tennis programs. It also wants to address gender challenges and provide programming that creates fun, inclusive and safe spaces for women and girls with disabilities so they can not only play tennis but also build social ties with their peers. The association is excited to help grow women’s participation in wheelchair tennis in British Columbia.
Lisa Myers
lisa@bcwheelchairsports.com
Burnaby, British Columbia
With the grant, Burnaby Tennis Club plans to continue to provide girls and women with opportunities to start out in tennis and continue to play in a safe and inclusive environment. The club wants girls and women to discover the sport’s benefits on and off the court and embrace tennis as a lifelong passion.
Jacquie Breadon
breadon@sfu.ca
Mont-Blanc, Quebec
Club de Tennis La Relance is seeking to renew its successful parent-child tennis program with the new mother-daughter and girls programs this year. The club is sensitive to the fact that there were very few sports activities for girls prior to 2015, especially in the rural Laurentians. By including more girls in its activities from a young age, the club aims to inspire the next generations.
Denise Roose
d.roose@sympatico.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
The Edmonton Junior Tennis Society will use the grant to focus on supporting girls and creating leadership opportunities through tennis. The Society’s key focus is the growth of local initiatives in Edmonton, especially for girls. The grant is critical to their development.
Karina Trkulja
execdir@edmontonjuniortennis.com
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Gander Community Tennis Association aims to expand competitive opportunities for women within formats that make the transition from recreational to competitive tennis more accessible and less daunting. The initiative will increase the number of women players over time. The association is proud to partner with Tennis Canada and National Bank to broaden the pool of girls who play competitively.
Pat Redmond
prd@nl.rogers.com
Toronto, Ontario
The Jane Finch Community Tennis Association plans to offer a women-only space to provide a safe, welcoming and caring environment for women players. The initiative will support the Jane/Finch community and foster the growth of the tennis by overcoming the barriers to participation through a gender equity approach.
Alan Ma
alan@janefinchtennis.ca
Mahone, Nova Scotia
Mahone Bay Tennis Club will use the grant to support its initiative to create more equitable and meaningful opportunities for girls and women on community tennis courts and beyond. Like Tennis Canada and National Bank, through its will and commitment, the club is a proud promoter of girls’ and women’s participation in tennis.
Mary Paula MacEachern
mpmaceachern@me.com
Fredericton, New Brunswick
The Multicultural Association of Fredericton launched the EmpowerHer: NWGIT initiative to help women and girls who are new to the Fredericton area discover tennis, develop their skills, thrive, succeed and take on leadership roles in their new home and country. The grant will enable the association to provide access to tennis lessons, cultural integration support, leadership empowerment opportunities and other resources. EmpowerHer: NWGIT will create a more inclusive and vibrant community in which women and girls who are newcomers receive support to play tennis and feel valued to become active leaders in their new community and country.
Adriana Caporossi
adriana.caporossi@mcaf.nb.ca
North Bay, Ontario
The North Bay Granite Club wants to create a no-cost tennis program specifically for women and girls to make them feel comfortable and welcome. Supporting this unique community of women and girls is one of its most important missions due to the lack of girls’ tennis participation at the club. The association proudly wishes to contribute to growing tennis participation.
Fransua Rachmann
fransua@northbaytennis.com
Kelowna, British Columbia
Okanagan Mission Community Hall plans to develop a girls’ tennis program with a leadership and mentoring aspect. The grant will make it possible to hire certified women instructors to provide female role models in coaching—an important and highly beneficial addition to the association and its program.
Nadia Petryshyn
nadiapetryshyn@hotmail.com
Orangeville, Ontario
The Orangeville Tennis Club would like to use the community funding to support the certification of the club’s women coaches, who will provide motivation and mentorship to the next generation of girls as they begin their journeys into the world of tennis at Orangeville Tennis Club.
Mike Soden
mike_soden@hotmail.com
Edmonton, Alberta
The Orchards Residents Association plans to use the grant to develop tennis programs and help connect the community through friendship and collaboration. The funding will enable the association to provide space, training and equipment so participants can learn to play and feel empowered to have a positive impact on their community.
Jaime Dowling
gm@orchardsra.ca
Edmonton, Alberta
Queen Elizabeth School intends to use the grant to focus on bringing girls together through a tennis club at school. The school will purchase the necessary equipment to provide progressive tennis lessons to a diverse population of young people and introduce young women to tennis. The initiative was created with the aim of making a positive contribution to the community.
Karen Nichols
karen.nichols@epsb.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
Summer Smash Tennis is committed to creating subsidized tennis programs for Indigenous girls and women from the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam nations. The goal is to increase the participation of First Nations players in tennis across Canada and create meaningful opportunities for Indigenous participants who identify as women and two-spirit to develop as players and coaches. Above all, the association seeks to promote health, well-being and self-confidence through sport at the community level.
Spencer Mackoff
info@summersmashtennis.ca
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tennis Manitoba, whose mission is to provide equitable access to tennis for women and girls, plans to expand its mother-daughter program by improving certain aspects of it and breaking down barriers. The grant will greatly assist the association in making the program more accessible and enjoyable for all women across Manitoba.
Mark Ardnt
mark@tennismanitoba.com
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Tennis PEI will use the grant to advance its Girls Leading Girls program, which provides tennis lessons to girls 8 to 12 years old and promotes a more inclusive and enjoyable environment than playing in a mixed environment. The funding will support the program in improving the representation of women in tennis through mentoring. Role models and mentors help girls imagine themselves succeeding in tennis and feel empowered to pursue their athletic goals.
Bob Gallaher
bob.gollaher@gmail.com
Whitehorse, Yukon
Tennis Yukon will use the grant to fund programs designed to reach women and girls, encourage healthy physical and mental well-being and provide a platform to increase self-confidence and engagement.
Stacy Lewis
tennisyukon@gmail.com
Laval, Quebec
Tournoi M25 Laval plans to use the grant to support women’s tennis. The tournament reaches many tennis enthusiasts, making it a unique opportunity and prime showcase to recruit more women and girls from all communities and provide equal access to the sport. In collaboration with Aleksandra Wozniak, the tournament’s honourary chair, several activities on different aspects of tennis will be offered as of June 30.
Marie-Claude Pageau
mcpageau@gmail.com
Truro, Nova Scotia
Truro Tennis Club plans to use the grant to introduce tennis to women and girls who have never had the opportunity to play. With the funding, Truro Tennis Club instructors will have the chance to improve their skills to support wheelchair players, young girls and newcomers who enroll in the club’s tennis programs.
Lorraine MacPherson
crawfordmac@eastlink.ca
Vancouver, British Columbia
The UBC Women’s Tennis Team plans to use the grant to support the women’s tennis team in terms of equipment, court time, training programs, travel and more. The funding will provide the resources needed to develop the members’ athletic and academic potential. It is through this generous support that the team can continue to inspire the next generation of women athletes and promote equity and excellence in tennis.
Jessica Church
jessiechurch@icloud.com
Winnipeg, Manitoba
The University of Manitoba will use the funding to advance the project to create a competitive women’s tennis team. The funding is essential to enable young women to play tennis at the university level and will also increase the number of women players in the province. By establishing a program, the University of Manitoba will give more young women the opportunity to be part of a team and play tennis competitively.
Craig Hillier
umhillie@myumanitoba.ca
2023 FALL/WINTER RECIPIENTS
Dorval, Quebec
EB Tennis & ModWellness plans to utilize the grant to further their existing programs related to women and girl coach development, women’s competitive wheelchair tennis, pre-competitive girls’ initiatives, as well as beginner, competitive and recreational programs for women. In doing so, they strive to increase the participation, development, and retention of women and girl athletes within their programs, and contribute to their mission of promoting women and girls in tennis.
Kelowna, British Columbia
The Okanagan Junior Aces will utilize this funding to facilitate the participation of girl wheelchair athletes and coaches in training sessions with a BC wheelchair tennis coach who will help them improve their abilities in a supportive, girls-oriented environment.
Truro, Nova Scotia
The Cougar Dome plans to create a new 12-week tennis program that will allow participants to experience the mental and physical health benefits of the sport. The program will include mentor training and preparation, parental participation, and team tennis within a safe and inclusive environment to ensure participants are comfortable during their first experiences playing tennis.
Montreal, Quebec
Triple-A International Center of Culture and Sport plans to utilize the grant to grow “Empowering Her Game” program, which aims to retain women and girl participation in tennis by creating a supportive and inclusive environment for newcomers and immigrants to learn the sport. The funding will allow for the program to inspire women and girls to embrace tennis, develop their skills, and further their passion for the sport.
Toronto, Ontario
Scadding Court Community Centre will utilize the funding to create the Slice Girls Tennis Program, a progressive initiative geared toward low-income girls and gender-diverse people of different backgrounds. This program aims to provide a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for youth to build their self-confidence and improve their physical health and wellbeing through tennis.
Scarborough, Ontario
This grant will allow Change Through Sport’s Blind Tennis program to be more conducive and oriented toward women and girl participants, aspiring to increase the retention and participation of visually impaired participants. Change Through Sport will gather feedback from its participants to alter the design and marketing of their Blind Tennis program to grow and improve this program.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Tennis NWT Association’s initiative will support three girls from the Northwestern Territories in obtaining their coaching certification. Tennis in their territory lacks women and girl-specific coaching and programming. In obtaining their certification, these girls will become role models for the next generation of women and girl participants.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The UBC’s Women’s Tennis Team will utilize their grant to provide additional opportunities for women tennis players to continue playing tennis throughout their post-secondary education. As a completely self-funded team, this funding will allow for increased training time as well as more travel, competitions, and participants.
Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby Tennis Club will utilize the funding for a new initiative through which they will host multiple tennis sessions for youth girls during the bubble season, removing any participation costs. They aspire to provide the opportunity for non-competitive players to experience the sport in a safe and inclusive environment.
Southampton, Ontario
Southampton Tennis Club will utilize funding to improve their Girls on Court initiative that they launched this past summer. The initiative encourages greater participation in tennis for those who self-identify as girls as they aim to attract and retain girls to encourage lifelong participation and develop more women and girl tennis coaches.
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