{"id":21778,"date":"2020-12-19T06:45:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=21778"},"modified":"2020-12-19T06:54:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:24:40","slug":"a-thank-you-message-from-the-tennis-sa-team-following-our-trip-to-kangaroo-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2020\/12\/19\/a-thank-you-message-from-the-tennis-sa-team-following-our-trip-to-kangaroo-island","title":{"rendered":"A thank you message from the Tennis SA team following our trip to Kangaroo Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In early November, the team from Tennis SA visited\nKangaroo Island for the fourth time following the bushfires in January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tennis SA returns to Kangaroo Island to launch Rally as One\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1HWhcYSQWvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This visit had a focus on community events, promoting community connection and social cohesion, offering support through participation. As part of this,<strong> Rally as One,<\/strong> a national program to support bushfire affected communities was launched by the Australian Open (AO) and Australian Tennis Foundation (ATF) on Kangaroo Island. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rally as\nOne launch saw Year 3\/4 students from the Kangaroo Island Community Education Parndana Campus presented with\nbrand new racquets by <strong>Debbie Sterrey<\/strong> (Tennis SA CEO), <strong>Michael\nPengilly<\/strong> (Mayor Kangaroo Island), <strong>Sandon Stolle<\/strong> (former world No.2\ndoubles player) and <strong>Terry May<\/strong> (CFS Group Officer for Kangaroo Island)\nbefore participating in beach tennis on Stokes Bay Beach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Site\nvisits were conducted at <strong>Stokes Bay Tennis Club<\/strong> and <strong>Western Districts\nTennis Club.<\/strong> The Stokes Bay Tennis Club courts are nearing completion and\nthe short turnaround for this project is a credit to all involved. We look\nforward to seeing players hit the brand new courts very soon. Planning\ncontinues for a major redevelopment at Western Districts Tennis Club and we\ncan\u2019t wait to see this take shape in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>110 Year 3\/4 students in total were presented with\nbrand new racquets ahead of an<strong> ANZ Tennis Hot\nShots Kangaroo Island District School Carnival <\/strong>at Kingscote Tennis Club. With a round robin style draw, the\nschools played doubles matches with simple scoring and time keeping to ensure\nall students could participate on the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>40 Reception students at <strong>Kangaroo Island Community Education Kingscote Campus <\/strong>received brand new racquets thanks to the <strong>ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow<\/strong> initiative, with tennis legends <strong>Todd Woodbridge<\/strong> and<strong> John Fitzgerald<\/strong> making a special virtual appearance, along with Sandon Stolle visiting in person. An additional 22 racquets were delivered to Reception students at Penneshaw and Parndana campuses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trip\nconcluded with a <strong>Rally as One Community Tennis Night<\/strong> at Parndana Tennis\nClub, open to all members of the community. Activities included ANZ Tennis Hot\nShots, Cardio and Social Tennis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special thank you to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kangaroo Island Tennis Association <\/li><li>Stokes Bay Tennis Club and Community Hall &#8211; Kate, Marina, Mark and Caleb <\/li><li>Western Districts Tennis Club &#8211; Tracy and Alex <\/li><li>The students and staff at the Kangaroo Island Community Education      campuses, in particular Alex Laver and Kate Hacker for your tireless work      and unwavering support of these events<\/li><li>Kangaroo Island Council &#8211; Mayor Michael Pengilly <\/li><li>SA Country Fire Service &#8211; Terry May and Brett Williamson <\/li><li>To all who attended the events, we hope they brought some smiles to      faces and we look forward to seeing you all again soon<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We were also lucky to have the support of some\nwonderful local businesses and organisations during our trip. A very big thank\nyou to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Rockpool Caf\u00e9 &#8211; Stokes Bay <\/li><li>Linden Lea Mitre 10 &#8211; Kingscote <\/li><li>Kangaroo Island Event Management <\/li><li>ANZ Kingscote Branch &#8211; Karen Kilsby <\/li><li>Drakes Kingscote <\/li><li>Sealink Kangaroo Island<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0014-e1608171805584-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21807\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?attachment_id=21807\" class=\"wp-image-21807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0014-e1608171805584-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0014-e1608171805584-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0039-e1608171638943-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21809\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?attachment_id=21809\" class=\"wp-image-21809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0039-e1608171638943-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0039-e1608171638943-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0223-e1608171918465-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21817\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?attachment_id=21817\" class=\"wp-image-21817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0223-e1608171918465-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0223-e1608171918465-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0219-e1608171896125-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21816\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?attachment_id=21816\" class=\"wp-image-21816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0219-e1608171896125-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0219-e1608171896125-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0251-e1608173119340-576x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21833\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?attachment_id=21833\" class=\"wp-image-21833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0251-e1608173119340-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2020\/12\/IMG_0251-e1608173119340-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Tennis SA staff who have visited this year,\nthe Island now holds a special place in our hearts. We are thrilled to see the\nprogress since our first visit in January and we look forward to continuing our\nsupport through the Rally as One initiative in the years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/photos\/2020\/12\/19\/photo-gallery-tennis-sa-visits-kangaroo-island\">Photo gallery <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A thank you message from the Tennis SA team following our fourth visit to Kangaroo Island following the bushfires in January. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5736,"featured_media":21808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5736"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}