Thankful for Tennis Serves Others and their partnership to help us welcome vulnerable children into the love and dignity of family care in South Africa at Acres of Love.
A friend referred me to Tennis Serves Others and what a blessing it has been. I serve on a non profit board and have volunteered at Casa de la Esperanza orphanage for over 20 years and have seen a lot of non profits come and go. What stood out about TSO is their process of selecting a recipient for a donation. They didn’t just write a check, they came to the orphanage, spent the time to get to know the staff and kids, and then made their decision to donate. That showed me their good stewardship to their donors. They made the effort to see first hand where the money was going and that impressed me. Good job TSO, keep up the good work!
TSO's contribution to our organization funded our return to Sitio Cablao, two-hours outside of Manila. A voyage hour trek across partially paved roads and a challenging hike through the beautiful rock formations on Tinipak River. Beside the logistics, every cent received from TSO was spent on rice, groceries (canned goods, noodles, coffee, chocolate powder, etc.), hygiene pack (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc) given to every household of the community. We also brought 100 cheeseburgers and drinks for all the kids. Overall, it was a successful outreach thanks to TSO.
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A generous donation from Tennis Serves Others allows our program, Palm Springs Grassroots Junior Tennis, to continue to bring tennis to underserved communities. Through grants and donations we provide kids ages seven to sixteen rackets, balls, shoes, hats, tshirts and tennis lessons twice a week through the school year at no cost. Tennis Serves Others is making a big difference helping us to continue to provide this service to the community.
Tennis Serves Others is an impressive group of athletes and philanthropists who come together for fun and the greater good. This generous organization is thoughtful in their giving and they are making this world a better place. They donated to My Own, A Case for Kids in order to provide hygiene items, clothing, and a suitcase to foster children in our community. They were a pleasure to work with in service to others. They are active and set a high bar of excellence in service to others while maintaining a top notch organization.
Waymakers is so grateful for the support we received from TSO-Tennis Serves Others. This organization of ladies brought so much help and hope to the thousands of children and families we serve at the Waymakers Youth Shelters. Their grant has made such a difference in our ability to provide a safe place for children in crisis. We could not do it without them. They are a special group of caring women who love life, play tennis and give generously and selflessly to others. Their kindness and philanthropic good deeds is beyond compare!
The ladies we worked with were amazing. This organization and all involved truly care for the people in our community. They generously adopted two families from our school and gave them a beautiful Christmas. Both families were blown away by the gifts they received and by the care and respect they were shown. One of our families, a single mother was gifted a bed that she desperately needed and will be forever grateful. Thank you ladies for all your love and hard work to help our families during the holidays.
KCTA is a small non-profit community tennis association that is focused on enabling student athletes access the proven physical, social, and academic benefits earned by participation in after-school sports. Each year hundreds of local students from low-income families in our community were being denied this opportunity because they could not afford the necessary equipment to join their school's tennis team. Tennis Serves Others has supported KCTA in the effort that has provided 1700 racquets, 2000 pairs of shoes, 35,000 practice balls, and thousands of articles of clothing to these students. We appreciate their generosity, the genuine interest they display in the student athletes we help, and a grant application process that is thorough but not onerous.
Over 300,000 adults and children with special needs live in the Inland Empire, and this number is growing. While state and local governments provide education and medical services, many individuals lack access to ongoing therapy and recreational activities. Adults with special needs often "age out" of the system and live in group homes, spending much of their time isolated at home, while government funding remains insufficient.
Although laws mandate equal access to education for children with disabilities, there are no requirements for recreational activities. As a result, many children with physical and mental challenges are excluded from after-school sports, leaving them feeling alone and different from their peers.
Families with special needs members already face high medical bills and financial strain, making it difficult to afford additional activities. One of Queen of Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center’s goals is to ensure that no one is turned away due to lack of funds. Thanks to support from Tennis Serves Others, scholarships are available, allowing families to experience equine-assisted services and fulfill their dream of horseback riding.
Tennis Serves Others raised vital funds through galas, auctions, and tennis tournaments, and Queen of Hearts is honored to be a recipient of their generosity. We are deeply grateful to Tennis Serves Others for their tireless fundraising efforts. Thank you, Tennis Serves Others!
Tennis Serves Others has been an amazing experiencing with an amazing group of people. They are passionate, caring, fun and most of all incredibly talented.
They have helped and supported The Ark of San Juan for many years and the volunteers and animals appreciate it.
Thanks for doing what you do and making a difference to others in the community.
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Tennis Serves Others has been a great partner to The Ark of San Juan. They are truly an amazing group of people that care about others and making a difference. They also happen to love tennis, laugh and enjoy helping causes in the community.
They are professional, compassionate and have a ton of energy that shows through in all the amazing work they do.
I highly recommend this non- profit.
Tennis Serves Others is a remarkable organization that not only indulges in their passion for the sport, but also dedicates themselves to helping individuals, organizations, and communities thrive and recover. We are deeply appreciative of their collaboration and steadfast assistance for families experiencing homelessness.
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Tennis Serves Others is an amazing organization that supports organizations in need that are supporting some of the most vulnerable populations. Thomas House Family Shelter is very fortunate to be supported by Tennis Serves Others with a financial gifts, household donations and cleaning supplies. We are truly grateful for their partnership and support of Tennis Serves Others. Continue doing the amazing work that you are doing.
This org combines our love of tennis with the great joy of helping others. There’s fun round robins, events and a yearly tournament that is so well run and so fun! Members get to nominate and vote on nonprofits for each year that benefit from money raised. And other nonprofits benefit with other fundraising activities.
So many great fundraising events! It’s a great opportunity to meet new friends, raise money, and learn about other charities. Great people!
So grateful for Tennis Serves Others for supporting my non profit Uniforms for Hope the last two years. They not only support us with a grant but also attended our Summer Soiree and Zumbathon. They are a joy to work with and have a heart of gold. They truly care about helping others. I appreciate their generosity so much!!
Dr. Catherine Maloof
Director for Uniforms for Hope
Tennis Serves Others is a stellar organization, and Homefront America is grateful to be one of its 2023 grant beneficiaries. TSO Founder & Chairperson, Carol Syrios Walsh, and her team work tirelessly throughout the year to raise funds to help organizations like ours, and we are deeply grateful for their support.
Their support allowed us to purchase additional backpacks and school supplies for our Back-to-School "Pack for Success" program to benefit military children. All told, the program served more than 600 children (1st thru 12th graders).
Thank you, TSO, for your support! We could not do what we do without your help.
LOVE you all, and God bless.
Mamie Yong Maywhort
Founder & President
Homefront America, Inc.
This is a wonderful group of ladies that have managed to make a positive impact on their community through their love of tennis. They look for ways to identify and help non-profits in the area and rally together to make a difference.
Tennis Serves Others is an incredible organization with amazing members dedicated to supporting local nonprofits. They are very kind and take the time to learn about organizations' programs and services. Their professionalism and communication are top-notch!
Tennis Serves Others had a beautiful fundraiser to raise money for The Teen Project and MaxLove Project. In a single evening, their live auction raised $120,000! The following weekend they had a silent auction. The members of the fundraiser committee and attendees who participated were generous, kind, and humble individuals who worked hard to raise awareness and money for these two charities.
They are professional, classy, and truly amazing people! The hosts were genuine, fun, and extremely hospitable. In light of the recent inflation, it was touching to see the guests open their pocketbooks and so generously pour out their resources on behalf of The Teen Project and MaxLove Project.
TSO is a fantastic organization fueled by kind-hearted and generous members and donors who are truly working to make a positive impact. We are so grateful to have been beneficiaries of their work and for the chance to highlight the work we are doing as an organization. Thank you TSO!
The Tennis Serves Others team recently presented a generous donation to Fish for Life!
We are nonprofit that takes special needs children and their parents ocean fishing. We are so very grateful for the support of TSO and so very impressed with their mission to help so many noble causes. With all the turmoil in our world today, it is refreshing and inspiring to see such a motivated group of ladies dedicated to serving others!
Jim Holden
Founder
Fish for Life!
Got a call "out of the blue" from Rhonda Glasscock, saying that they had heard of "T3Tennis on Wheels" in San Juan Capistrano and asked if I had time to discuss TSO donating funds to help purchase the expensive sports chairs needed for the youngsters to play tennis.
After answering a few questions and filling out an easy form regarding T3Tennis on Wheels, Rhonda got back to us; her gracious board of directors approved donating twice as much as she had initially suggested - enough to buy a whole chair! (They don't work real well on 1 wheel :)
Better yet, we found out 4-5 of their members are connected to JSerra Catholic HIgh School where we coach tennis and run the wheelchair classes....and a dozen or more TSO ladies came out to view the class when they presented us with the check.
Beyond their generosity and kindness, their genuine interest in our group and what we are trying to accomplish was very up-lifting.
Thank you Tennis Serves Others!
We had the pleasure of attending this year’s Wimbledon Gala after being chosen as one of their beneficiaries and all I can say is wow! They were so welcoming and have the biggest hearts. There were tons of tears shed when we heard the efforts made on their part to help our organization. They have served numerous nonprofits and even though they set very high goals, they continue to smash their previous records year after year. They are a bunch of fun too! I left that night hoping to take up tennis so i can join their organization. Tennis Serves Others is an outstanding group of women! They are goals!
Operation Help a Hero has been blessed to be a recipient of this wonderful organizations philanthropic efforts, both during our Operation Christmas Spirit family adoption program and now with their annual giving fundraiser. Their members are an asset to our community, professional and kind hearted with an eye to detail. We appreciate they went the extra mile in vetting our organization and insuring their funds would be used to benefit the military and military families we serve. We hope to work with Tennis Serves Others for years to come!
Tennis Serves others is a compassionate group of women who work hard and through their efforts to raise money to help charities in need. Such a wonderful group of inspiring woman who generously give and raise awareness about the different charities that do the work within the communities. Their professionalism is above and beyond, we are thankful for their hearts that care about those in need. We LOVE TENNIS SERVES OTHERS!!!!
Tennis Serves Others is a wonderful organization! They have been donating shoes to Western Service Workers Association's low-income members throughout Orange County for years, and last year donated brand-new, high-quality toys for the holidays for our members' children and even brought them down to our office. They genuinely care about serving their community and we and our members are very appreciative of their support!
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Tennis Serves Others has been supporting Western Service Workers Association with donations of tennis shoes and other needed items for low-income workers in Orange County for over 2 years now. The support has always been greatly appreciated and a huge help in our efforts to turn around poverty conditions!
Tennis Serves Others has been a fantastic supporter of our mission at The Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation. For the last 2 years, the ladies from TSO have taken the time to get to know our youth and invest in their future. They are group of fun-loving, generous and kind women who want to make a positive difference in the world. Thank you TSO for all your support!
Tennis Serves Others was generous enough to support the launch of a new Chapter of our tennis program for Buddy Up for Life in St. Louis. Their support helped with much needed funding for costs incurred for the launch including: professional tennis and fitness instruction for our new coaches, team shirts for the Athletes, Buddies and Coaches, tennis racquets for our Athletes who needed one, fitness equipment, and scholarships for those Athletes that can’t afford to pay for clinics. Our adaptive programs support individuals with Down syndrome by providing a fun, active, and supportive environment for our Athletes to grow both physically and personally by engaging in activities that impact athletic, social, and emotional development. Thank you to Tennis Serves Others for their support of our important program!
Crossover International Academy is a home and a school for marginalised rescued from the worse form of child labour. They were usually "used" in farming, ranching and fishing on and along the Lake Volta. We rescue them at great risk to our lives. As at now we have 405. Crossover is therefore their home and family since they have lost all contacts with their families. This means their total care depends on me and my wife. And it is humanly impossible for us to feed, clothe and educate so many kids. This is a recipe for disaster as we have no income generating source. Hunger, malnutrition and underfeeding have become our faithful companions. It is at this point of starvation that Tennis Serves Others stepped in and provided enough fund to us to buy enough cows to start a ranch that now provides steady income, meat, milk and cheese to keep 405 kids living, eating and getting education. Even at the high of the Covid-19 pandemic TSO sent us funds to store ready food. To us Tennis Serves Others should rather be called Tennis Saves Others. They are life savers who do not lay cumbersome processes down like most NGOs when it comes to helping the needy. We therefore without reserve recommend them to be included among the great non profits.
NB. We are located in a very remote and small rural area of Ghana called Tongor-Attokrokpo in the Volta Region. Our Internet connection is very weak and does hardly support sharing of photos let alone videos. So we can only share them on WhatsApp, if you have one, please, let us know and we will sent photo and video to corroborate our input. Thank you for your recognition of Tennis Serves Others.
I'm a new member of TSO. I'm incredibly impressed with the love and dedication this organization has for the community! I attended an event that was out of this world. This event allowed us to raise money for two important causes, continuing education for teen parents & funding to help families with funeral costs. Being a part of this helps boost my confidence by connecting my passion for tennis with philanthropy. I had tears of joy knowing the positive impact we had and talked about the event for weeks. I'm delighted to be a member of this wonderful organization!
I joined TSO 2 years ago. Their membership is about 140 avid tennis players who ALL like to serve others by donating goods and products; volunteering at special events; playing in tennis tournaments for a fee that supports specific charities.... and participating in their annual Wimbledon fundraiser to benefit organizations that cover a wide breadth of causes and needs. They are a community within the greater Southern California community: listening to the needs in the area; saying yes to helping; and witnessing the joy of being an instrument of service. They truly embody their motto: "Play Tennis. Serve Others. Love All."
Tennis Serves Others is a wonderful organization! We applied, and were awarded, a grant in 2021. Not only was the application process organized and professional, but all the women involved at TSO are warm and compassionate, with big hearts to help those in need in Orange County. And with their grant to Fristers they are providing a lot of at-risk young families with education, access to resources, mentoring and support. We are so grateful! Fristers LOVES TSO!
Tennis serving others is a fantastic organization filled with individuals with hearts of gold. They actively seek out groups and organizations in the community to help make a difference. They donated brand new tennis balls, rackets, tennis equipment and tennis scholarships to pay for children to attend tennis summer camps. The impact they make touching lives truly lasts a lifetime.
Tennis Serves Others is formed by a group of incredibly kind, generous, and caring women whose goal is to help the community. Caterina's Club has been a benefactor of TSO fundraisers, which has expanded our mission of alleviating child hunger and homelessness in Southern California. Thanks to TSO, we housed homeless families, provided hot nightly meals to hungry children, and job-trained at-risk teens. THANK YOU, Tennis Serves Others!
I run the San Diego Wounded Warrior Tennis Program, a beneficiary of Tennis Serves Others, and our experience with them has been outstanding. They are well-organized, highly professional, and easy to work with. I am proud to be affiliated with them, and their support is improving the lives of wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and their families.
We are so thankful for Tennis Serves Others. They definitely served us well. Tennis Serves Others selected us at their sponsored charity for their gala last year. They raised over $10,000 which they donated to our nonprofit, International Sanctuary, thus by serving girls and women escaping human trafficking to embrace their true identity and worth. We are so thankful to them for coming alongside us to bring hope, dignity, and freedom to survivors. We highly recommend Tennis Serves Others!
Tennis Serves Others is an incredible nonprofit with amazing ladies who have a passion for serving our community. Our nonprofit Forever With Us received a grant from TSO which has helped us expand to another local children’s hospital to help their families who have lost a child to cancer but do not have the means to pay for their child’s funeral. We are so grateful for the help Tennis Serves Others has given us and that they continue to provide our community.
Tennis Serves Others is an amazing charity that graciously donated their Gala funds to our nonprofit organization who helps girls and women escaping human trafficking. With help from Tennis Serves others, we are able to make a great impact on the community we serve. We are beyond grateful for their partnership and hope our journey together lasts a lifetime. Thank you Tennis Serves Others for all the wonderful work you do for our community!
Tennis Serves Others is a wonderful nonprofit that has helped the Pete Brown Jr Tennis Program which runs free children’s tennis in South Central Los Angeles in a high poverty, gang ridden area of the city. Nearly all our kids are minority children who would otherwise not be able to be able to play due to the expense. Tennis Serves Others has stepped up to help these children by providing balls, rackets and support to these children who really need and appreciate the help. The PBJTP is grateful for everything TSO does to help our program and others. What a great group of hard working thoughtful volunteers. They make tennis better for everyone - especially the underserved minority children in our program. Thank you TSO!
Tennis Serves Others provided a needed sponsorship to Illumination Foundation’s Annual Carnival for Kids. Illumination Foundation works to break the cycles of homelessness in Orange County and beyond. Without the support of organizations such as Tennis Serves Others, Illumination Foundation wouldn’t be able to raise awareness as much and serve the homeless population as effectively as they do.
Tennis Serves Others board members are very passionate about building their membership and promoting their mission to do charitable work. They have the potential to do a lot of good in their community and the communities they serve.
As League Coordinator at Laguna Niguel Racquet Club, I was very excited when the league ladies told me they were starting this charity to give tennis players from clubs all over Southern California an opportunity to help their fellow humans. Those able to participate in this sport within a club are very privileged to do so, and this venue has provided them with a way to show their appreciation by reaching out and serving others. Their enthusiasm and devotion has helped men, women, and children all over SoCal and in 3rd world countries as well. In a short time, a very small idea has grown into a very large service for those in need. We are very proud of our league ladies and grateful to be the club where this heartfelt charity had its beginnings.
Tennis Serves Others has hit the ground running! They may be a young organization but they have already made a difference in our community with generous gifts and heartfelt involvement.
TSO adopted 5 families for the Families Helping Families event sponsored by the OC Child Abuse Prevention Center. Those at risk families were able to have a holiday celebration with gifts for the kids thanks to TSO.
As a Board member of the OC Child Abuse Prevention Center and an avid tennis player, I'm so grateful to have met the incredible leaders at Tennis Serves Others.
Tennis Serves Others is a wonderful and generous non-profit that has helped bring a lot of joy to the children in The Pete Brown Jr Tennis program. We offer free tennis lessons, rackets, shoes and mentoring to minority underserved children in the inner city of LA. TSO helped raise dollars for our program so that our children can continue to have fun on the court and learn lots of life lessons from our caring coaches. We could not continue to help these children without the kindness and generosity of TSO. They have been quick to help and the women who have helped us are delightful and caring. Thank you, TSO for being so fantastic!
My name is Mike Thoeresz and I'm the Director of Tennis at the Racquet Club of Irvine. I've helped Tennis Serves Others (TSO) run two events at our club over the last two years. TSO is an absolute pleasure to work with. They are very well organized, passionate, detail oriented, and enthusiastic about their work and mission. They also make my job easy but taking care of all the logistical work for an event. I simply provide the courts and some basic marketing (email blast/social media). Our members have loved being a part of their Round Robins and feel that donating to this nonprofit adds value to their membership and is fun! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you're interested in working with, partnering, or assisting TSO in any capacity. I'm happy to give you any specific information. Thanks!
TSO is an outstanding organization that I am proud to not only be a member but also a recipient of this benevolent group. I participate in missionary work in Myanmar (Burma) on the western Chinese border. Our mission needed to fund some special projects for approximately 120 children, half of which live in an orphanage and the other half living at a church school so they can get education. Also helping with supplies for a women's conference where women are very repressed. I brought this need to TSO and they immediately went into action, hosting a pop up tennis event. The event financially covered a huge portion of the above projects. Because of the generosity, keen organization and desire to give time and funding many people in Myanmar were helped.
Thank you TSO!
TSA is a nonprofit with a great mission and wonderful people. I came in contact with TSA when I applied for my nonprofit, Wings for Crossover, to receive support from their annual fundraiser. We were incredibly fortunate to chosen. Everyone I met at TSA was professional and sincere in their desire to make the world a little better, in whatever ways they can. Carol and Kristine were great to work with, really wonderful people, and they remain very supportive of our organization. The proceeds are helping Crossover International Academy sustainably provide a home and an education for orphans. TSA’s benevolence is inspiring and we are proud to have them in our corner.
Jim Conti
Co-Founder
Wings for Crossover
I became a member because I loved the idea of uniting my passion for tennis with doing charitable work. After learning more and seeing first hand the impact Tennis Serves Others (TSO) makes in the community and world, I agreed to become a board member. With little time for extracurricular activities this wasn't on my to-do list, but the TSO mission is too important not to take part!