ABF’s summer was jam packed and fast paced as usual. While our youth continued their individual tennis schedules and plans, the flexibility in the summer allowed us to create more opportunities to bring the boys together for team bonding group activities. We kicked the summer off with an ABF family cookout which we do every year to celebrate the accomplishments of the school year, as well as set expectations for the summer. Early July we began our 2nd annual ABF Summer Program held at Tufts University. This year was a big one for the organization because we accepted non ABF students into the program as well as girls. These changes allowed our number of participants to triple and also give a quality summer option to more youth. We also had our 10 and under cohort attend this year which made it possible for them to be inspired by the older players and also provided mentorship opportunities for our older youth. The summer youth took a field trip down to the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport for the second year in a row to attend the pro tournament held there. Our summer programs at the Boys & Girls Club had increased numbers and showed record retention throughout the summer.
