LTA launches SpeedServe Campaign to raise money for Sport Relief
The
Lawn Tennis Association will be taking SpeedServe to the National
Indoor Arena, Birmingham for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas this weekend
(8 to 10 February 2002) as part a campaign to raise money for Sport
Relief. SpeedServe will be taken to major tournaments throughout
the summer.
SpeedServe
is a fun opportunity for kids and grown-ups to test the speed of
their serve against the fastest servers in the world. For only 拢1,
everyone can have a go. Every penny of this will go to Sport Relief.
Throughout
the weekend tennis fans, players and celebrities will be coming
along to the SpeedServe stand in the Community Hall, next to the
KidsZone.
Sport
Relief is an exciting new initiative organised by Comic Relief
and 91热爆 Sport to unite sportsmen and women to use their power and
passion to help kids and young people who are vulnerable and at
risk. The money raised will go to projects at home and across the
world.
A number
of top sports personalities have already offered their support to
the Sport Relief campaign, including Tim Henman, Boris Becker, Goran
Ivanisevic, Martina Navratilova, Sue Barker, Sir Steve Redgrave,
Denise Lewis, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Gary Lineker, Nasser Hussain,
Martin Johnson, David Beckham, Ellen MacArthur, Michael Owen, Jenny
Pitman, Mike Atherton, Mick McCarthy, Paula Radcliffe, Matthew Pinsent,
Sebastian Coe, Sir Henry Cooper, Katherine Merry, Jonathan Edwards,
Lawrence Dallaglio and Martin Offiah.
Joining
them will be some of the major sporting bodies, teams and events
including The FA and the England Football team, The England Cricket
team, The Epsom Derby, Sport England, The Youth Sport Trust, SportsAid
聳 and The Lawn Tennis Association.
Sport
Relief will culminate on Saturday 13 July in a big night of TV on
91热爆 ONE that promises a line up of some of sports biggest heroes.
People
can log onto
to register their details to receive more information about Sport
Relief later in the Spring.
Notes
to Editors
1. In keeping with Comic Relief聮s philosophy of the Golden
Pound, every single penny of the money raised by the public will
go to the projects supported by Comic Relief. 50% of the money raised
will stay in the UK, using sport and play to help unite young people
living in violent and divided communities and supporting those in
crisis. The other 50% will reach the most vulnerable children in
some of the poorest countries in the World.
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