On behalf of the Fred Wells Tennis and Education Center (FWTEC), we invite you and your colleagues to partner with us by donating to our 2024 CommUNITY Gala auction. The gala will be held on Saturday, October 26, at the InterContinental MSP Airport Hotel and features a sit-down dinner, keynote speakers including current and former TennisWorks students, and silent and live auctions. Your generous donation will not only help us to continue supporting our TennisWorks programs, but it will also give your business exposure to our community of over 4,000 patrons and the 300+ attendees at the event.

Fred Wells Tennis and Education Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the Twin Cities. We use the sport of tennis to build a sense of community among individuals of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. With an intentional focus on engaging youth with the least access to resources and exposure to the sport, more than 1,000 youth annually participate in our free TennisWorks youth development programming that builds opportunity, confidence and success with the youth we serve on and off the tennis court.

Our sports based youth development TennisWorks program serves students in grades 3-12. Young people learn and participate in tennis, academic enrichment, leadership, and service opportunities focusing on life skills and community building. In 2023 this program provided access to over 1,400 unique players, including 800 new participants, with free programing and transportation. The generosity of individual donors, grant funders, and corporate and community partners makes it possible to offer over 44 weeks of TennisWorks programming to students at no cost!

Your tax-deductible donation will make an immediate impact as we head into the 2024-25 school year and ensure that participation in high-quality youth programming and tennis is based on a desire to play and not an ability to pay. To learn more about all of our TennisWorks programs, visit: www.fwtec.org/tennisworks

Thank you for your consideration!