Jankovic Hits for Gullikson Foundation
BOCA RATON, FL, USA - With the fifth-largest tournament in the world going on, you don't expect a top tennis player to take time out of their day for a charity hit. This is just what happened when world No.3 Jelena Jankovic came to surprise Margaret Lumia for a one hour hit at The Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne on Thursday afternoon.
"Coming out to play with Margaret was something I was happy to do," Jankovic said. "Giving back to the sport of tennis, especially when a charity such as the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation is involved, is important to me and something I look forward to continuing to support in the future."
Dave and Margaret Lumia, loyal supporters of Swingtime – A Pro-Celebrity Pro-Am Tennis & Golf Tournament Benefiting the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation, were thrilled to continue to lend a hand for such a great cause.
"It is great to have so many friends around the world including Jelena, agent Alastair Garland and the Lumias supporting our Foundation," Tom Gullikson said.
Through the continued involvement of the tennis community, corporations and celebrities, Swingtime has now raised more than $1 million for The Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1995 after Tim was diagnosed with malignant brain tumors. Tim Gullikson, who as a coach helped establish Pete Sampras to become the top player in the world, died in 1996, at age 44, after losing his battle with the disease. The Foundation's mission is to fund care and support programs to assist brain tumor patients and their families in managing the physical, emotional and social challenges presented by the illness. Among other things, the Foundation funds information and support phone lines for brain tumor patients and their families, sends children who are brain tumor survivors to camp, and gives college scholarships to students who have been affected by brain tumors.
The official Swingtime host sponsor, Stock Development, is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing development companies in Southwest Florida, with properties from Naples to Punta Gorda. Specializing in the development of amenity rich communities, the company's craftsmanship and expertise are proudly displayed in five of the regions most celebrated communities: Lely Resort Golf & Country Club, Olde Cypress in Naples; Grandezza in Estero; Paseo in Ft. Myers and Vivante at Punta Gorda. For more information about Stock Development please visit
www.stockdevelopment.com.
Allen Systems Group (ASG), a computer software firm based in Naples has been the Gala sponsor of Swingtime the past three years. Other valued Swingtime sponsors include JetBlue Airways, Meridian Broadcasting - Lite 93.7 and WINK 1240 AM, n Magazine, Naples Daily News, Nike, Tennis Week, The Oliver Group and Waterman Broadcasting – NBC2 and ABC7.
C & H Events, Inc. is a full-service event management and marketing company based in Boca Raton, Fla. Among the tennis events C & H Events manages in addition to Swingtime are The Oliver Group Champions Cup - men's senior tennis tournament, Mardy's Tennis & Jake’s Music Fest to benefit the Mardy Fish Foundation, the Bank of the West Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic and Couples Resorts Tennis Fantasy Camp. Please visit
www.chevents.com for further details about C & H Events.
For information on Swingtime 2008 phone 561.394.9190. For information on the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation visit
www.gulliksonfoundation.org.
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