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Boyle
Rec. Ctr.
Philadelphia NJTL summer camp sites
NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PROGRAMS

Fox Chase Playground
Water Tower
Feature: National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Houston Finley
Rec. Ctr.
Playground
Pleasant Playground Jardel Rec. Ctr. Torresdale
Playground
Every year since 1969, when Arthur Legacy’s NJTL camp program • Program includes tennis Allens Awbury Sturgis Playground
Rec. Ctr.
Lane
Ashe and Philadelphia philanthropist is offered to under-resourced instruction offered at beginner, 2015 CHAPTER OF THE YEAR N Broad St Max Meyers
intermediate and advanced levels
and tennis enthusiast Christine students and families at a significant by age, allowing the opportunity Germantown Friends School Playground
Beck introduced the National Junior subsidy with the assistance of for students to engage at any
Tennis League (now National Junior funders including private family level of playing experience. Hunting Park
Tennis and Learning) program to foundations, individuals, the
Philadelphia youth, our organization USTA and the City of Philadelphia • Students participate in a reading Philadelphia
has given inner city youth the Department of Parks and program, the USTA’s Arthur Ashe BJTC Mander
Parkside-
Essay contests, a site banner
Evans
Playground
opportunity to play tennis, often for
Recreation. In 2015-16 students
LEGACY YOUTH TENNIS AND EDUCATION your own lines, competing as a prices ranging from a scholarship • Program provides approximately Lance Lee accepting the USTA NJTL Cobbs Creek Garden Court Markward Seger Additional NJTL summer BIENNIAL REPORT: 2014/15 & 2015/16
Rec. Ctr.
contest, as well as individual and
were able to enroll in the seven-
the first time. Today, the game and
Girard
team tournament play between
College
week summer camp program at
its character building traits (calling
Legacy’s 24+ sites.
Lee Cultural Center
Market St
Drexel Univ. / PYSC Prog.
Market St
team and as an individual) are used
rate of $50.00 to a maximum of
40 first time jobs for
Park
Play-
in conjunction with modern day
$195.00 per student.
ground
Play-
Junior Instructors.
ground
coaching methods as a means of
S Broad St
NJTL program highlights:
• Collaboration with the Free
sports based youth development
Library of Philadelphia’s Read by
• Legacy named the USTA’s NJTL
at Legacy’s 24 NJTL summer camp
camp sites are operated in
Chapter of the Year Award presented
Finnegan
Barry Playground
Playground
Chapter of the Year for 2015,
4th program provided coaches
Ardmore (PA), Camden (NJ),
and President, Katrina Adams and USTA
Camden (NJ) and Chester (PA).
from among hundreds of NJTL
and more than 2,000 books for
Foundation President, James Blake.
Legacy students.
chapters nationwide.
10 sites throughout Philadelphia, distinguishing the organization with literacy program training by USTA Chairman of the Board, CEO FDR Park and Chester (PA) 11