Photo (clockwise): Peanut Louie Harper (Co-Founder of Harper for Kids), Tim Harper (Harper for Kids), Phil Ginsburg (SF Rec and Park General Manager), David Chiu (Board of Supervisors President), Mark Buell (SF Rec and Park Commission President), Allan Low (SF Rec and Park Commissioner) and SF Rec and Park Tennis Camp kids.
SAN FRANCISCO ? San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD), Supervisor David Chiu, Harper for Kids (HFK), United States Tennis Association (USTA), SF Rec and Park Tennis Camp kids, and park advocates gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newly resurfaced tennis court at Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground in Chinatown on June 26th, 2012. Children from SF Rec and Park Tennis Camp showcased their tennis skills and practiced tennis drills on the new court.
?The tennis court at Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground is one of the most beloved courts to the many tennis players in this neighborhood,? said Board of Supervisors President David Chiu ?We applaud SF Rec and Park, Harper for Kids, and USTA for their efforts to improve the court to better serve our Chinatown community.?
The aging tennis court in Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground is the only public tennis court in Chinatown. HFK and USTA donated more than $6,000 to resurface the court as an effort to increase the opportunity for children from Chinatown community to learn and play tennis as well as to develop important life skills. In addition, the donation also helped resurface the volley ball court adjacent to the tennis court at the Playground.
?SF Rec and Park is thrilled to offer new summer youth programming on the freshly resurfaced courts at Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground,? said Phil Ginsburg, SF Rec and Park General Manager. ?We look forward to an ongoing partnership with Harper for Kids and USTA to provide San Francisco children the opportunity to learn the lifelong skills of tennis.?
Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground has been identified as one of the City?s playgrounds in urgent need to be renovated because it is dilapidated and failing the SF Parks Alliance?s playground safety report card. Currently, it is on the list for capital improvement for the 2012 Park Bond which is proposed to be on the ballot this November. More about 2012 Park Bond, please visit http://sfrecpark.org/bondoutreach.aspx .
?Harper for Kids and the USTA are so excited to provide this opportunity for children to learn how to play tennis, truly a sport for a lifetime, with so many positive health benefits and life lessons for children.? said Peanut Louie Harper, Co-Founder of Harper for Kids. ?Tennis has been such a big part of my life growing up here in San Francisco, so we are thrilled to be able to give this same opportunity to all these children.?
Harper for Kids (HFK) is a nonprofit organization founded by Tim and Peanut Harper with the vision to foster a healthy community by helping children to develop life skills and achieve their personal best in life. Peanut Louie Harper is also a Chinese American born and raised in San Francisco and a former professional woman tennis player with a career high ranking of #19 in the world. More about Harper for Kids, please visit http://www.harperforkids.org/HFK/home.html .
?The Harper for Kids organization is providing opportunities for children that many would not have without them. We are proud of our continuing partnership with Harper for Kids,? said Virgil Christian, USTA Director of Community Tennis. ?Being able to resurface the Willie ?Woo Woo? Wong court in the Chinatown community of San Francisco with HFK has been exciting for us. I would not be surprised if a champion like Mr. Wong is here today.?
The United States Tennis Association (USTA), a nonprofit organization, is the national governing body for the sport of tennis. USTA?s mission is to promote and develop the growth of tennis. More about USTA, please visit http://www.usta.com.
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