Source: Sport Court
Sport Court to Donate Courts Used During White House Event toCharlie Norwood Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia.
Augusta, Georgia, November 7, 2011-Two Sport Court® tennis courts-used last summer at the White House as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" events-will be donated to the Charlie Norwood Veteran's Administration Medical Center (CNVAMC) in Augusta during a ribbon-cutting ceremony November 9 at 10am.
The ceremony will be held in the auditorium at the Uptown Division onWrightsboro Road in Augusta.
"The CNVAMC is appreciative of the support and generous donation of the tennis courts," said Robin Brown, acting public affairs officer at themedical center. PowerGame was selected primarily because of its performance and safety features, providing the highest shock-absorption rating among all outdoor modular surfaces.
Sport Court, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is the "Official of ModularCourt" for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and 10 And Under Tennis. Two of Sport Court's full-size PowerGame™ tennis surfaces will be given to the facility.
The CNVAMC is the only VA facility with a unique partnership with an active duty Wounded Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB), which is located at Fort Gordon, GA. The Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit at CNVAMC was formed in 2004 as result of Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense collaboration to provide rehabilitative medicine for injured service members returning from Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND).
"This is a great example of two large government entities working together to pool resources," said Brown. "Active Duty Rehabilitation remains the only inpatient program dedicated to the treatment of active duty service members. The therapy provided here is done in an environment conducive to the rehabilitation of young service members with state-of-the- art equipment and prosthetics."
"We greatly appreciate the commitment shown by the USTA and Connor Sport Courts in promoting the healing journey and recovery of our wounded troops through this very generous donation of tennis courts," said Tom Kilgannon, President of Freedom Alliance, a military support non-profit partnering with the USTA on this project.
"With Veterans Day and National Military Family Appreciation Monthapproaching, I cannot think of a more appropriate time to honor and support the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women for this country throughout the year," Kilgannon said.
Also contributing are Connor Sport Court International, the USTA and John (Chic) Ciccarelli, of Plymouth, Massachusetts and Bonita Springs, Florida. Mr. Ciccarelli is a member of the board of Connor Sport Court International.
Sport Court Dealer CBA Sports of Norcross, Georgia, completed theinstallation.
Mr. Ciccarelli contributed to the project in the name of his nephew, EricBurns, who is a veteran of both the Marine Corps and the U.S. Army, forwhich he's now a helicopter pilot. Eric served in Korea, Honduras and Iraq. He will be deployed to Afghanistan in January 2012, as a Medevac pilot.
About Sport CourtMore athletic events are played on Connor Sport Court International surfaces than on any other sports flooring in the world. Sport Court® is aregistered trade mark of Connor Sport Court International. Since 1974, ithas identified the original and authentic modular sport surface,continuously improved and patented to provide the highest levels of quality and performance. Connor Sport Court is proud to be the only sports surfacing company in the world that is independently audited and verified as "Zero Waste" and fully ISO 9001:2008 certified.
