Big Brothers Big Sisters Tennis and Pickleball Event

On Saturday, October 5, the HPTA and HPPA invited Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, and some children waiting to be paired up with a Big Brother or a Big Sister, to the 8th Annual HP/ BBBS Tennis event. The kids and their volunteers got the chance to play tennis and pickleball under the instruction of HP’s pros. The day was capped off with a pizza party, beverages, treats, and a raffle, which included tennis racquets, pickleball paddles, and balls donated by HPTA and HPPA members. Our HP staff made the event fun for the kids, with beginner
level instruction and a skills competition.
The event was well attended, considering it had been postponed due to Hurricane Milton. We had existing matches from BBBSSUN, and HPTA and HPPA volunteers to be friends for the day for those kids not in a match to help them enjoy the activities.

BBBSSUN is very thankful for giving these children the opportunity to participate in our event. Most of these children have never had the opportunity to play tennis or pickleball or come to a community as beautiful as ours. The children and their Volunteers tremendously enjoyed all the activities.
BBBSSUN is always looking for volunteers to be paired up with a child. They have several different programs that may interest you.

• Community-Based – the volunteer will be expected to meet with his match four hours a month. The match gets the chance to go out in the community and do activities that they may like to do.
• School-Based – the volunteer may prefer spending time with the child at their school for one hour a week.
• Reading Bigs – The volunteer will meet with his Little once a week for 45 minutes to one hour to read.
• If you have any questions or are interested, please contact me at 774-272-2491 or Big Brothers Big Sisters at 239-288-4224. There are many children waiting to have someone like you!