WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., August 30, 2022 – The USTA Basis, the charitable arm of the USTA, raised a record-breaking $3 million throughout its 2022 Gala – surpassing the $2 million raised in 2021. The gala was hosted on Opening Evening on the 2022 US Open on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle and co-chaired by sports activities broadcaster Invoice Macatee and Tatiana Cancro of Jersey Mike’s.
The Gala, emceed by actor Anthony Anderson, was attended by celebrities and long-time supporters of the USTA Basis together with Hugh Jackman, Insurgent Wilson, Katie Couric, Mike Tyson, Anna Wintour, Vera Wang, Gayle King, Francisco Lindor, New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams, Gladys Knight, Lindsey Vonn, Martina Navratilova, and USTA Basis Chairperson Chris Evert.
“This was an unbelievable evening that noticed everybody come collectively to assist our mission of fixing lives by means of tennis and schooling,” stated USTA Basis Board President Kathleen Wu. “The affect of the funds raised tonight will make a distinction for 1000’s of under-resourced youngsters who will profit from the group applications supported by the USTA Basis.”
The USTA Basis honored ESPN and Kevin Martinez with its Serving Up Goals Award. The Serving Up Goals Award honors years of management, assist and dedication to the ideas and beliefs of the USTA Basis. ESPN has regularly demonstrated its dedication to assist advance the USTAF mission and NJTL community. Martinez, ESPN’s Vice President of Company Citizenship and USTA Basis Advisory Board Member, has led ESPN’s social duty efforts to make use of the facility of sport to make a optimistic change in our society.
The USTA Basis Gala’s sponsors included ESPN, Jersey Mike’s, Cadillac, Chase, Rolex and Deloitte. Funds raised will proceed the Basis’s mission to fund tennis and schooling programming for lots of of community-based, grassroots applications throughout the nation benefiting 1000’s of youth.
Greater than $330,000 was added to the night’s whole throughout an thrilling reside public sale hosted by Anderson and highlighted by on-stage appearances from tennis greats Bob and Mike Bryan, and Martina Navratilova. Public sale gadgets included Tremendous Bowl, US Open and Wimbledon packages together with personal hitting periods with the Bryans and Navratilova.
For extra info on the USTA Basis, please go to https://www.ustafoundation.com/.
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