hccta

Community Service

 
The mission of the HCCTA includes "giving something back" to our community with our programs. We provide tennis-related activities, educational opportunities, and other programs to enrich the lives of our players and our community.  The HCCTA funds programs and college scholarships from our endowment and we are always seeking donations to this fund to allow us to give as much back to the community as possible.

Helping others is a key part of what we do, and central to many of the programs we offer. We believe that these programs help teach our younger participants the value of helping others. We develop volunteer opportunities for high school students to meet the requirements of our scholarship programs.

We are expanding our HCCTA Community Service to any high school student who needs community service hours (i.e. Key Club, National Honor Society, seniors at Hamilton Southeastern). See our handout which explains the HCCTA Community Service opportunities and the HCCTA College Scholarship.

High School Players Supporting Our Community

Hamilton County high school tennis players are a big part of our community service projects. This community service also can be used by players to be eligible for our college scholarships. Below are photos from the June 3, 2007 Indianapolis Community Tennis Association Court Party held on the Barbara S Wynne tennis courts at North Central High School. HCCTA sponsors the short court tennis activity. This year's student volunteers included Carmel High School (Alicia Cousins, Christine Rubeiz) and Cathedral High School (Tyler Witsken and Travis ??).
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Carmel High School Boys Team

Kevin Murphy and Andrew Nguyen ran an HCCTA short court activity at a previous Court Party benefiting Indianapolis Junior Tennis Development.

Andrew Nguyen also took the initiative to create and complete a used cell-phone donation program. He came up with the idea himself, worked with HCCTA's Helen Moser Petersen to formalize it, and then worked to find and donate enough phones to make a significant contribution to the HCCTA endowment. Contact Helen at .

Hamilton South East High School Girls Team

Hamilton Southeastern senior players Katie Teitgen and Katelyn Dunn organized their team to donate tennis clothes and other clothing for Teen Challenge of Central Indiana.

They also collected food items and household products for Inspirations of Hamilton County.

Their success filled a pick-up truck!

Community Service for College Scholarship Applicants

Community service is a key part of scholarship criteria as HCCTA is an organization that thrives on volunteerism. Much can be accomplished when communities come together for a common goal.

All applicants for our college scholarships must participate in community service activities. Previous winners have participated in at least one program like the following:

  • HCCTA After School Tennis programs - taught immediately after school hours in Hamilton County elementary schools as enrichment classes. Contact Shannyn Miller for more information.
  • HCCTA After School Tennis Celebrations - Held for all participants in the After School Tennis Programs. To be held December 2008 (usually first Sunday) at Carmel Racquet (2-3 hours credit). Contact Shannyn Miller for more information.
  • Summer Tennis Program -Volunteers are always needed for this program which runs through the summer months at Carmel High School, Hamilton South East, and other locations. Contact our tennis program coordinators to learn more.
  • Community Reads Program - This program brings high school tennis players, coaches, families, friends, and school leaders together to discuss a chosen book. Contact Helen Moser Petersen for more information.
  • Create Your Own Program - We are open to suggestions for developing your own community service program, as long at it meets our standards. To qualify a new program for our college scholarships, you must submit your ideas to our scholarship chairperson (below) who will review it and work with you as needed to it can comply with our service standards. Once she has approved your program, you are free to pursue it to qualify for our college scholarship application. Contact Helen Moser Petersen for more information.

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