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Reception students at Kangaroo Island Community Education were
given brand new racquets this week thanks to ANZ and Tennis
Australia’s initiative to get kids moving.
As part of
the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow initiative, Sandon Stolle
delivered racquets to the Kingscote Campus, joined by Todd Woodbridge and
John Fitzgerald who made a special virtual appearance to encourage
students to pick up a racquet.
The ANZ
Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshowcampaign will deliver racquets to
thirty-thousand first year primary school students at more than 800 schools
across Australia.
By
December, 170,000 racquets will have been delivered to schools since
2015, thanks to ANZ.
This
initiative to introduce more kids to tennis comes as reports continued to be
released about declining levels of activity in children. These racquets
will help get kids moving at school, home and in the community.
“There are
so many skills that kids can develop at a young age by playing tennis,
regardless of whether that’s on the court, in their backyard or even in their
lounge room” said Australian tennis legend Todd Woodbridge.
“Our
partnership with ANZ has given 170,000 kids across Australia the opportunity to
get active and enjoy playing tennis as part of a healthy lifestyle,” Tennis
Australia’s Chief Tennis Officer Matt Dwyer said.
“After the
disrupted year our kids have had, keeping them active and engaged is even more
important for their overall wellbeing. ANZ has helped us put racquets in their
hands, giving kids the tools they need to be creative in how they experience
our sport.”
“We’re
really proud of our continued support of tennis at a grassroots level,
encouraging Australians to get active and look after their wellbeing,” said Katherine
Bray, Managing Director Retail at ANZ.
“Over the
past five years this partnership with Tennis Australia has delivered racquets
to thousands of communities across the country, helping young kids to get
involved in community sports like tennis.”
ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow
fast facts
- The
ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow will deliver brand new tennis
racquets to first year primary school age children across all states
and territories in Australia for the fourth consecutive year - By
the end of 2020, a total of 170,000 racquets will have been
delivered to children since 2015, thanks to ANZ - Tennis
Australia’s School Partnership Program aims to give children the
opportunity to pick up a racquet and play tennis as part of their health
and physical education curriculum
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