{"id":42451,"date":"2025-07-14T09:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T23:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=42451"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:13:00","slug":"community-champion-finn-fitzgerald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2025\/07\/14\/community-champion-finn-fitzgerald","title":{"rendered":"Community Champion of the Month- Finn Fitzgerald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month we&#8217;re proud to shine a spotlight on <strong>Finn Fitzgerald<\/strong> from <strong>Upwey South Tennis Club<\/strong> who has been awarded our Community Champion of the Month award for July! Finn has been recognised for his outstanding involvement in the 2024\/25 Future Leaders Program. From day one, Finn embraced every opportunity with enthusiasm and commitment, a true standout among the Future Leaders cohort.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the program, Finn volunteered at Kids on Court during this year&#8217;s Australian Open, taking on multiple shifts to create unforgetable experiences for young participants. His enthusiasm and team spiti made him a natural leader. But it was Finn&#8217;s recent work off the court that really highlights the kind of leader he\u2019s becoming.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the reins on a major milestone event, Upwey South Tennis Club&#8217;s 50th birthday, project-manage the entire celebration. From coordinating logistics to connecting with past members and curating the club\u2019s history, he ensured the milestone event was a true reflection of the club\u2019s legacy. His respect for the club\u2019s story and commitment to its future was clear in every detail.<\/p>\n<p>Finn\u2019s involvement is what we love to see,\u00a0youth leadership in tennis.\u00a0His work is a great example of how\u00a0generational leadership can help clubs sustain success in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>Tennis Victoria is also keen to welcome Finn into a mentoring role for future cohorts of the Future Leaders program. His journey is just getting started, and we can\u2019t wait to see the impact he continues to make.<\/p>\n<p>Well done Finn on receiving this recognition and thank you for your impact in helping to make tennis thrive in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about Tennis Victoria&#8217;s Future Leaders program, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2025\/06\/16\/apply-now-to-become-a-tennis-victoria-future-leader-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Applications are currently still open for the 2025 program. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/app5YBqvUvA6vmGoC\/pagrMfg3jQbiDUi5m\/form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to follow in Finn&#8217;s footsteps and register, before applications close on 16 July 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finn Fitzgerald from Upwey South Tennis Club has been awarded our Community Champion of the Month award for July!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6423,"featured_media":42460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,56],"tags":[107,84],"class_list":["post-42451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-reward-recognition","tag-future-leaders","tag-monthly-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}