IT STARTED WITH A SHIRT
Lynmar Pickering USTA Team Raises $1338 for Breast Cancer!

If you have ever been involved in Team Tennis you will know how hard it is to choose a team shirt or uniform that pleases everyone. Carol Pickering’s team faced just this dilemma. To make things easier, they decided that everyone should choose their own shirts but they would go with a theme. The only requirement was that some of the proceeds of each shirt should benefit the Breast Cancer Research.

As captain, Carol then decided to take this one step further and on the night they were scheduled to play another Lynmar team (captained by Pam Wenaas), they would hold a fundraiser. Donations were generously offered, including a tennis lesson from Club Pro Jeanette Paddock, a racquet stringing from Dave Lehman and some beautiful artwork by Michele Dinan.

There were four Lynmar women’s 3.5 teams playing that night, two opposing 3.5 teams, and many spectators on Thursday, June 26. Statistics say 1 in 9 women in America will be affected by breast cancer. What a frightening thought that 1-2 people on each of those teams could be affected. The cause is very close to many hearts.

The atmosphere of friendship and fun at Lynmar that night was incredible; it was just like the “old days”. This was such a success that we hope to make it an annual event. We held a prize drawing for all the donations and raised $1,338 all of which has been forwarded to the "Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundation".

Thank you Carol for organizing a beautiful event to benefit a cause that has touched us all personally in some manner and thank you 3.5 women for being part of the Lynmar family.

Reported by Vicky Mediate, August 2008