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 SPORTSCENTER STUDENTS LEND A HAND AT GENWORTH CHILDREN'S ADVANTAGE CLASSIC
12-8-05
This fall semester, SportsCenter students have been participating in the Lobs and Lessons program established at three community centers consisting of the William Byrd Community House, Sacred Heart, and the Northside YMCA. The Lobs and Lessons mission is to promote education and build life skills for Richmond youth through mentoring, tutoring, and teaching the game tennis.
The semester culminated this past Friday night with the Genworth Advantage Children’s Classic. The sold out tennis event was held at the Siegel Center and involved tennis starts Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Andy Roddick, and Anna Kournikova.
Notable attendees included Governor Elect Tim Kaine and current Richmond mayor Doug Wilder. Numerous SportsCenter students were able to take in the action as well, and even enjoyed tossing T-shirts to fans in attendance between matches.
"I am really impressed with Genworth and their contribution to the community. It's great to see that kind of commitment from a company that already brings so much to the Richmond area," said Molly Miller, a VCU SportsCenter student and volunteer for the event. It was a great night with the proceeds benefitting two great organizations, VCU's Lobs & Lessons and the William Byrd Community House.
By: Edmund Aseweh, Shaunte' Barber, Erik Leibin, Molly Miller, Eric Privott, Jose Rodriguez, Chris Stapler
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