January 2010 ATFC Newsletter
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JANUARY EVENTS
January 20 — Co-ed Day, 12-1p. Leo & Gail, our dynamic duo, will challenge men and ladies to an hour of drills!
All levels are welcome. Free.
January 12, 19, 26 & Feb 2 — Tennis In No Time, 4-5p.
$60 for the Series. For fitness members or non-ATFC members. Learn from the maestro, Leo Young!
GENEROSITY REIGNS!
We are thankful to all of you who donated coats and shoes to be sent to Kevin Flynn in Afghanistan. Ten large
boxes were shipped from Club members and Kevin has assured us that each item was gratefully received and put to
immediate use.
More warmth was displayed by our members who ensured that 24 extremely needy Rogue Valley families had a
good holiday - warm clothes, shoes, and toys were chosen by many of you; others donated money for the shopping
elves.
Thank you so very much.
NEW AWNING
Hooray! At last we have our "real" name on the awning at our entrance. Thanks to Darlene and Deluxe Awning for
creating the beautiful, welcoming sign and for financing the project.
PERSONNEL CHANGE
We are very happy for Victoria Nylund who has accepted a job in her career field of graphic arts. Victoria has done
a fabulous job as bookkeeper/office manager since April. While we will miss her excellent work ethic and warm
smile, we know that she will blossom professionally in her new position.
Please welcome Victoria's replacement, Leslie Gore. Leslie comes to us with a lot of relevant experience; we are
confident that she will be a great fit here at ATFC. There's a lot to learn in this important position at the Club, so
please be patient with
Leslie!
WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM
Hooray! We're getting new carpet! Thanks to our auction we will be able to make this purchase. Installation will be
on Saturday, January 23, so the locker room won't be available at least until the late afternoon that day. We
apologize for this inconvenience but don't want to wait until the Club's annual closing in
August to make this much-needed improvement.
THANK YOU
Thanks to Tom Kennedy for providing the beautiful Giving Tree.
Thanks to Blackstone Audio for donating many books on tape for the holiday packages for the troops.
AUCTION ITEMS WITH SPECIFIC DATES
There are several auction items that are for events on specific dates. Please check your calendars prior to the
auction!!
Feb 6 @ 7 pm Noble Coffee Cupping
Schneider Museum (2 tickets)
Feb 21 OSF, Opening Night of Pride and Prejudice
(2 tickets)
Feb 27 Viva Voce: Rock and Roll sing-along evening
At the Gibbs' (many tickets)
Mar 14 Portland Trailblazers vs. Phoenix Suns
Skybox Seats (4 tickets)
Mar 12-14 & BNP Paribas Open Tournament Tickets
Mar 19-21 Two Loge Seats at Indian Wells
FRONT DESK VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers, we want you to know how much we appreciate each and every one of you! Please know that we DO
NOT take you for granted. You are important!
So, thanks to Gary and Coralie Farnham, Sharon and Ed
Laskos, Susan Fernlund, Carolyn Kennedy, Ann Atnip, Joan Axon, Donna Wagner, Barbara Vasquez, Sally Jones,
Sandra
Claypool, Marianne Van Dijk, Sally Jones, and our newest
volunteers Sydney and Rebecca Copilow. Our Board
President, Jane Van Dyke, does an amazing job of organizing and scheduling this crew. Thank you to all!
NEW MEMBERS
Please welcome warmly ATFC's newest members: Kyle Allred, Jenna Graven, Max Estes, Laurel Sager, Richard
Young, BJ Hertz, Jim & Linda Dunn and Craig Rapaport. Welcome also to returning member Bennie Williams.
BOARD NEWS
The Board is starting to develop long range strategies and plans for the club. Should you have ideas, please pass
them on to any Board Member.
MS. MARTINA MANNERSTILOVA
Dearest MMM:
In December I became the youngest Duck ever to graduate from U of O. Over the holidays I asked my mom if
she'd be my partner in this event at our club called the Century Tournament - she started to tear up - with
happiness, I thought. Then she ran into her room and hasn't come out since. What gives?
-Still have my baby feathers
Dear Baby Duck:
Okay, Ms. Martina LOVES the idea that you'd like to play tennis with your mom; where you went wrong is in the
choice of tournament. Might it be true that your mother hasn't yet had her 85th birthday?
Here's an approach that ATFC members looking for partners might use: "Drat, Edna, I would so love to play with
you in the Century Tournament but there's no way you're old enough!" Edna might well respond: "Oh, my. I'm
probably older than you think I am. You might be fooled by my 93mph serve and agility on the court, but Wilson was
actually President when I was born. (No, he didn't invent the tennis ball.) Tell me how old YOU are and we can figure
out if we can play together." And I'd like to remind all you wonderful people at Ashland Tennis & Fitness that the
Century Tournament is a total blast! It's a terrific chance to play with someone new. If you'd like partner ideas,
please check with Leo, Jo, or Alan.
Much love to you all in this new year. -MMM
SUPER SATURDAY!
JANUARY 30, 2010
5:30PM SILENT AUCTION
FOLLOWED BY DINNER & LIVE AUCTION
$30 PER PERSON BY JAN. 22 (includes wine & beer)
$35 PER PERSON AFTER JAN. 22
PRIME RIB OR VEGETARIAN DINNER BY TOM BEAM
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CENTURY TOURNAMENT
JANUARY 15-17
SIGN UP ON THE TENNIS BOARD
Combined ages of partners must be at least 100. One person must be an ATFC member.
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Auctioneer:
Rhonda
Cochrane
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Emcee:
Dave Hodges
Music by
Kalmiopsis
RAFFLE
DRAWING!
100
100
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