{"id":21446,"date":"2025-12-19T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=21446"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:29:06","slug":"club-corner-volunteer-of-the-month-sandra-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2025\/12\/19\/club-corner-volunteer-of-the-month-sandra-rule","title":{"rendered":"Club Corner Volunteer of the Month \u2013 Sandra Rule\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tennis West is delighted to\u00a0recognise\u00a0Sandra Rule\u00a0as our\u00a0Club Corner Volunteer of the Month, celebrating her outstanding contribution to the Melville Palmyra Tennis Club (MPTC) community.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Around four years ago, Sandra took it upon herself to introduce a comprehensive recycling program at MPTC, identifying an opportunity to support both sustainability and the club\u2019s long-term development.\u00a0Working collaboratively with the other clubs that share the facility, Sandra liaised to ensure a coordinated approach and arranged for recycling bins to be strategically positioned and clearly labelled across courtside areas, as well as indoor and outdoor spaces.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sandra\u2019s commitment\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0stop\u00a0there;\u00a0she personally collects the bottles and cans on a weekly basis and transports them to the recycling depot, ensuring the program continues to run smoothly.\u00a0All funds raised through the initiative are reinvested directly back into the tennis club,\u00a0benefitting\u00a0the entire membership.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the program began, Sandra\u2019s efforts have raised\u00a0almost $10,000, which has been used to\u00a0purchase\u00a0new equipment, upgrade furniture, and help\u00a0maintain\u00a0the excellent facilities enjoyed by Tennis, Padel and Pickleball members alike.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sandra\u2019s initiative,\u00a0dedication\u00a0and consistency are a shining example of the impact volunteers can have at club level. Her efforts are genuinely appreciated by everyone at MPTC, and Tennis West proudly\u00a0thanks\u00a0her for her fantastic contribution to the sport and her community.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please share this link with your club members as the nomination is open\u00a0for\u00a0everyone.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To nominate, please click\u00a0<\/span><\/i>here<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tennis West is delighted to\u00a0recognise\u00a0Sandra Rule\u00a0as our\u00a0Club Corner Volunteer of the Month, celebrating her outstanding contribution to the Melville Palmyra Tennis Club (MPTC) community.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6414,"featured_media":21447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}