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USPTA and ACSM celebrate in Atlanta
September 2008 -- Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta held a Tennis - for the health of it! event August 12-15 and featured tennis clinics each evening with special guest appearances. The event was coordinated by Fred Burdick, USPTA Southern Division executive director, and member Ben Hestley, who is director of tennis at Druid Hills. The American College of Sports Medicine president, Dr. Mindy Millard-Stafford, was on hand to speak on the alliance with USPTA and celebrate Tennis - for the health of it! during the event's celebrity night on August 14. Industry leaders and television personalities turned out in force for the celebrity night. Special guests, along with Dr. Millard-Stafford, included Sam Crenshaw, sportscaster with WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta, and Craig McWilliams, director of advertising in Atlanta for Inside Tennis.
The activities during the week were free to all club members. The event was very successful and raised awareness of the health benefits of tennis.
Pictured from left, Ben Crenshaw, Craig McWilliams, Dr. Harry Joel, Dr. Mindy Millard-Stafford, Ben Hensley, Fred Burdick, and Alan Jensen.
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