Fordham University’s beautiful campus in the Bronx, where the majority of CitySquash’s practices take place, is a striking departure from the urban environment found in most parts of the borough. As in past years, the team spent weekends bunking at Groton, a boarding school in Massachusetts, and at Harvard. Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Bowdoin and Williams were among the other universities CitySquashers visited. Twelve team members attended summer academic programs, including ones at Rye Country Day, Westover, Kent and A.G. Oliver. Eighteen took part in overnight squash camps. Five attend- ed Outward Bound courses, spending as many as twenty-two days canoeing, rock climbing and hiking in the wilderness. CitySquashers enjoyed less structured, more leisurely summer experiences as well. Diana Edwards and Jesse Pacheco spent four days with the Darling family in Nantucket. Seetreeon Torres and Alija Hogans stayed with the Calders in Essex, Massachusetts. The Douglasses hosted Chris and Jose Fernandez on Long Island. Four summer campers spent an afternoon on the Ticonderoga, a historic sailing boat. The Briggses, Frantzes, Galluccios, Mandels, Stuarts and Steels all had team members up to Greenwich for swimming. The Morrises and Bogles did the same in Bronxville. Kingsley Amoako, a sixth grader, can’t get enough of the trips: “They are really fun. I get to go to places I’ve never heard of. We meet people on the trips. They are nice.” Team members also had the opportunity to meet remarkable individuals through CitySquash’s speaker series program. The day after 60 Minutes profiled Somali-born human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the former Dutch parliamentarian, named the 2005 European of the Year by Reader’s Digest, spent the morning at CitySquash’s summer camp. E.U. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes visited By John B. Stetson Denver, CO – As he approached the peak of Treasure Mountain, halfway through his fourteen day trek through the Colorado Rockies, Freddy Hernandez was—on several levels—a long way from home. His Outward Bound group, two adult guides and eleven teenagers from Mexico City, San Francisco, Milwaukee and other places around North America, had been hauling thirty-five pound backpacks for miles each day through the mountains, waking up at dawn, setting up and breaking down tents, cooking meals over open fires. The three-hour hike to the top of Treasure Mountain, over Yule Creek and past the Alpine Lakes, was grueling. For most New York City teenagers, this was not a normal summer day. But the feeling of being outside of his comfort zone was not new to this three year veter- an of CitySquash. For Freddy, as for his team- mates, CitySquash is as much about trying new things as improving grades, as much about seeing the world as tweaking squash strokes. In the past year, CitySquashers visited twelve states outside of New York, as far west as Washington, as far north as Maine, as far south as Maryland. The program entered players in sixteen squash tournaments throughout the Northeast, totaling 203 individual entries. CitySquashers played an average of five tournaments each, frequently being hosted overnight by families. Forty-four families billeted CitySquashers over the course of the year. advisors regularly by email and phone, recruits alums of their schools to mentor them, and more. For CitySquashers who attend New York City public schools, the program experience has never been better. Thanks to generous gifts from William and Anne Harrison, The Pinkerton Foundation and K2 Advisors, CitySquashers now have a place to read, study, and work on school projects during weekday evenings and on the weekends. The new office and learning center is located in the heart of the Bronx’s Belmont neighborhood, four blocks from CitySquash’s partner school, M.S. 45. CitySquash added two full-time employees in September, increasing its full-time staff to six. More support from CitySquash means higher expectations of team mem- bers. Middle schoolers are required to attend a literacy ses- sion every other Friday, in addition to their two weekly after- noon tutoring sessions. Students who have an academic average lower than 75% attend an extra tutoring session each week. Team members have to learn fifteen advanced vocab- ulary words each month. Through the nutrition program, team members are encouraged to improve their diets. Fruits, vegetables and other healthy snacks are served at practices; soft drinks and processed foods are prohibited. In what is perhaps the organization’s most dra- matic enhancement, CitySquash unveiled an academic year elementary school program for a select group of third, fourth and fifth graders who show special promise as squash play- ers and students. The program is a once-a-week commitment for participants and incorporates the same academic, mentor- ing and community service components as the middle and high school programs, into which it will feed students. “We are thrilled about the elementary school program,” said exec- utive director Tim Wyant. “The earlier we begin working with children, the more they will be able to accomplish through CitySquash.” A Publication of CitySquash, Inc . An Urban Youth Enrichment Program Fall/Winter 2006 THE BRONX BOAST By Peter O’Toole Bronx, NY – CitySquash gets bigger and better every year. In September, just days after fond and tearful farewells were bid to the eight CitySquash team members headed to boarding school, CitySquash launched an elemen- tary school program and began preparing to welcome a new class of sixth graders, increasing academic year enrollment to fifty students and expanding the organization for a fourth straight year. CitySquash also opened a new office and learn- ing center in the Bronx, increased its full-time staff to six, and unveiled several new programs to enhance the CitySquash experience for the organization’s participants. Four years after CitySquash’s launch, the program continues to provide its students with rich educational opportunities. Nine of CitySquash’s twenty high school students, or forty-five percent of its first two classes of middle school graduates, now attend private schools on scholarships. Over the course of their high school careers, these students will receive more than one million dollars in financial aid, more than three times the size of CitySquash’s 2005-2006 budget. The average annual aid award per student is $30,000. Canterbury’s Jose Alvarez, Salisbury’s Edgardo Gonzalez, and Hill’s Tanesha Jackson, all tenth graders, are the members of CitySquash’s inaugural class attending pri- vate schools. Following in their footsteps are six CitySquash ninth graders, representing sixty percent of the program’s sec- ond class of ten students. Jennifer Arboleda attends Williston Northampton in Northampton, Massachusetts. Diana Edwards goes to Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, Connecticut. Freddy Hernandez is with Jose at Canterbury in New Milford, Connecticut. Katrina Intal studies at St. Paul’s in Concord, New Hampshire. Jesse Pacheco is at St. George’s in Newport, Rhode Island. Angie Morales attends St. Pius V, a parochial day school in New York City. To help these stu- dents succeed in their new environments, CitySquash moni- tors their academic progress, checks in with them and their CitySquash Opens Learning Center and Launches Elementary School Program CitySquashers attending private schools on scholarships are, from left to right: (standing) Tanesha Jackson (Hill), Freddy Hernandez (Canterbury), Jose Alvarez (Canterbury), Diana Edwards (Loomis Chaffee), Jesse Pacheco (St. George’s), Edgardo Gonzalez (Salisbury); (kneeling) Angie Morales (St. Pius V), Jennifer Arboleda (Williston Northampton) and Katrina Intal (St. Paul’s) 6th grader Devon Quick gives sailing a try on Ticonderoga, one of the world’s most famous ketch sail boats Mountains, Beaches, Courts & Classrooms $1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS! CitySquashers Meet Leaders and See the World CitySquash twice. Renowned urban poet Willie Perdomo led a writing workshop. John Wertheim, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, reflected on his craft and career. Andrew Walter, a managing partner of Blue Orchid Capital, led a discussion about Malcolm Gladwell’s analysis of physical genius. Former world #1’s Jonathon Power, John White and Peter Nicol talked about how they reached the top of the squash world. By Robert Ford New York, NY—Headlined by the brightest stars in squash—and its sister sports—the 3rd Annual CitySquash Bash matched its billing, raising more dollars, attracting more guests, and generating more enthusiasm than any previous CitySquash fundraiser. Held at the Racquet and Tennis Club in Midtown Manhattan, the event was attended by 586 people and featured world-class exhibitions in singles and doubles squash as well as racquets and court tennis, the predecessor sports to squash and tennis, respec- tively. After Scotland’s John White, one of the world’s best players, played singles with Canada’s Jonathon Power, widely regarded as one of the most charismat- ic and entertaining players in history, the two foreign nationals partnered on the doubles court and took on Preston Quick, currently the top American doubles squash professional, and Morris Clothier, a Racquet Club member and one of the best doubles players of all-time. The teams split games, 1-1—and helped raise nearly $200,000 for CitySquash. CITYSQUASH BASH
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Fordham University’s beautiful campusin the Bronx, where the majority of CitySquash’spractices take place, is a striking departure fromthe urban environment found in most parts of theborough. As in past years, the team spent weekends bunking at Groton, a boarding school inMassachusetts, and at Harvard. Dartmouth,Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Bowdoin and Williamswere among the other universities CitySquashersvisited. Twelve team members attended summeracademic programs, including ones at Rye CountryDay, Westover, Kent and A.G. Oliver. Eighteentook part in overnight squash camps. Five attend-ed Outward Bound courses, spending as many astwenty-two days canoeing, rock climbing and hiking in the wilderness.
CitySquashers enjoyed less structured,more leisurely summer experiences as well. DianaEdwards and Jesse Pacheco spent four days withthe Darling family in Nantucket. Seetreeon Torresand Alija Hogans stayed with the Calders in Essex,Massachusetts. The Douglasses hosted Chris andJose Fernandez on Long Island. Four summercampers spent an afternoon on the Ticonderoga, ahistoric sailing boat. The Briggses, Frantzes,Galluccios, Mandels, Stuarts and Steels all hadteam members up to Greenwich for swimming.The Morrises and Bogles did the same inBronxville. Kingsley Amoako, a sixth grader, can’tget enough of the trips: “They are really fun. I getto go to places I’ve never heard of. We meet people on the trips. They are nice.”
Team members also had the opportunityto meet remarkable individuals through CitySquash’sspeaker series program. The day after 60 Minutesprofiled Somali-born human rights activist AyaanHirsi Ali, the former Dutch parliamentarian, namedthe 2005 European of the Year by Reader’s Digest,spent the morning at CitySquash’s summer camp.E.U. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes visited
By John B. Stetson
Denver, CO – As he approached the peakof Treasure Mountain, halfway through his fourteenday trek through the Colorado Rockies, FreddyHernandez was—on several levels—a long way fromhome. His Outward Bound group, two adult guidesand eleven teenagers from Mexico City, SanFrancisco, Milwaukee and other places around NorthAmerica, had been hauling thirty-five pound backpacks for miles each day through the mountains, waking up at dawn, setting up andbreaking down tents, cooking meals over openfires. The three-hour hike to the top of TreasureMountain, over Yule Creek and past the AlpineLakes, was grueling. For most New York Cityteenagers, this was not a normal summer day.
But the feeling of being outside of hiscomfort zone was not new to this three year veter-an of CitySquash. For Freddy, as for his team-mates, CitySquash is as much about trying newthings as improving grades, as much about seeingthe world as tweaking squash strokes. In the pastyear, CitySquashers visited twelve states outside of New York, as far west as Washington, as far north as Maine, as far south as Maryland.The program entered players in sixteen squash tournaments throughout the Northeast, totaling 203individual entries. CitySquashers played an averageof five tournaments each, frequently being hostedovernight by families. Forty-four families billetedCitySquashers over the course of the year.
advisors regularly by email and phone, recruits alums of theirschools to mentor them, and more.
For CitySquashers who attend New York Citypublic schools, the program experience has never been better.Thanks to generous gifts from William and Anne Harrison,The Pinkerton Foundation and K2 Advisors, CitySquashersnow have a place to read, study, and work on school projectsduring weekday evenings and on the weekends. The newoffice and learning center is located in the heart of theBronx’s Belmont neighborhood, four blocks fromCitySquash’s partner school, M.S. 45.
CitySquash added two full-time employees inSeptember, increasing its full-time staff to six. More supportfrom CitySquash means higher expectations of team mem-bers. Middle schoolers are required to attend a literacy ses-sion every other Friday, in addition to their two weekly after-noon tutoring sessions. Students who have an academicaverage lower than 75% attend an extra tutoring session eachweek. Team members have to learn fifteen advanced vocab-ulary words each month. Through the nutrition program,team members are encouraged to improve their diets. Fruits,vegetables and other healthy snacks are served at practices;soft drinks and processed foods are prohibited.
In what is perhaps the organization’s most dra-matic enhancement, CitySquash unveiled an academic yearelementary school program for a select group of third, fourthand fifth graders who show special promise as squash play-ers and students. The program is a once-a-week commitmentfor participants and incorporates the same academic, mentor-ing and community service components as the middle andhigh school programs, into which it will feed students. “Weare thrilled about the elementary school program,” said exec-utive director Tim Wyant. “The earlier we begin workingwith children, the more they will be able to accomplishthrough CitySquash.”
A Publication of CitySquash, Inc. An Urban Youth Enrichment Program Fall/Winter 2006
THE BRONXBOAST
By Peter O’Toole
Bronx, NY – CitySquash gets bigger and betterevery year. In September, just days after fond and tearfulfarewells were bid to the eight CitySquash team membersheaded to boarding school, CitySquash launched an elemen-tary school program and began preparing to welcome a newclass of sixth graders, increasing academic year enrollment tofifty students and expanding the organization for a fourthstraight year. CitySquash also opened a new office and learn-ing center in the Bronx, increased its full-time staff to six, andunveiled several new programs to enhance the CitySquashexperience for the organization’s participants.
Four years after CitySquash’s launch, the program continues to provide its students with rich educational opportunities. Nine of CitySquash’s twenty highschool students, or forty-five percent of its first two classes ofmiddle school graduates, now attend private schools onscholarships. Over the course of their high school careers,these students will receive more than one million dollars infinancial aid, more than three times the size ofCitySquash’s 2005-2006 budget. The average annualaid award per student is $30,000.
Canterbury’s Jose Alvarez, Salisbury’s EdgardoGonzalez, and Hill’s Tanesha Jackson, all tenth graders, arethe members of CitySquash’s inaugural class attending pri-vate schools. Following in their footsteps are six CitySquashninth graders, representing sixty percent of the program’s sec-ond class of ten students. Jennifer Arboleda attends WillistonNorthampton in Northampton, Massachusetts. DianaEdwards goes to Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, Connecticut.Freddy Hernandez is with Jose at Canterbury in NewMilford, Connecticut. Katrina Intal studies at St. Paul’s inConcord, New Hampshire. Jesse Pacheco is at St. George’sin Newport, Rhode Island. Angie Morales attends St. Pius V,a parochial day school in New York City. To help these stu-dents succeed in their new environments, CitySquash moni-tors their academic progress, checks in with them and their
CitySquash Opens Learning Center and Launches
Elementary School Program
CitySquashers attending private schools on scholarships are, from left to right: (standing) Tanesha Jackson(Hill), Freddy Hernandez (Canterbury), Jose Alvarez (Canterbury), Diana Edwards
(Loomis Chaffee), Jesse Pacheco (St. George’s), Edgardo Gonzalez (Salisbury); (kneeling) Angie Morales(St. Pius V), Jennifer Arboleda (Williston Northampton) and Katrina Intal (St. Paul’s)
6th grader Devon Quick gives sailing a try on Ticonderoga, one of the world’s most
famous ketch sail boats
Mountains, Beaches, Courts & Classrooms
$1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS!
CitySquashers Meet Leaders and See the World
CitySquash twice. Renowned urban poet WilliePerdomo led a writing workshop. John Wertheim, asenior writer for Sports Illustrated, reflected on hiscraft and career. Andrew Walter, a managing partnerof Blue Orchid Capital, led a discussion aboutMalcolm Gladwell’s analysis of physical genius.Former world #1’s Jonathon Power, John White andPeter Nicol talked about how they reached the top ofthe squash world.
By Robert Ford
New York, NY—Headlined by the brighteststars in squash—and its sister sports—the 3rd AnnualCitySquash Bash matched its billing, raising moredollars, attracting more guests, and generating moreenthusiasm than any previous CitySquash fundraiser.Held at the Racquet and Tennis Club in MidtownManhattan, the event was attended by 586 people andfeatured world-class exhibitions in singles and doubles squash as well as racquets and court tennis,the predecessor sports to squash and tennis, respec-tively. After Scotland’s John White, one of the world’sbest players, played singles with Canada’s JonathonPower, widely regarded as one of the most charismat-ic and entertaining players in history, the two foreignnationals partnered on the doubles court and took onPreston Quick, currently the top American doublessquash professional, and Morris Clothier, a RacquetClub member and one of the best doubles players ofall-time. The teams split games, 1-1—and helped raisenearly $200,000 for CitySquash.
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to apply to private high schools, and supports themif they gain admission. The college prep programprovides tutoring for the SAT, develops writingskills and leads college tours.
To help oversee and implement theseprograms, we added two new people to our staff—a high school academics director and squash direc-tor—increasing our full-time staff to six. The student to staff member ratio is eight to one. Wealso opened a neighborhood learning center thathas computer work stations, quiet study spaces andvolunteer tutors on hand to provide team memberswith academic support in the evenings and on theweekends. In addition, the learning center is hometo presentations, student and parent meetings, andMovie Night, a showing of critically acclaimedfilms on Fridays.
The past four years have taught us that ifwe want to change lives, we have to continually striveto make our programming more intensive, more personal, more direct, more sustained. It was withthis in mind that we recently launched an academicyear elementary school program made up of a selectgroup of third, fourth and fifth grade students whoexcelled in our four-week day camp last summer.These talented and motivated young people will be apart of CitySquash for up to ten years, until theymatriculate in college. We have never been as excit-ed about CitySquash’s ability to make a difference.
When CitySquash launched in 2002, allsixteen of our team members were sixth graders atMiddle School 45 in the Bronx. Things havechanged. Middle School 45 remains CitySquash’sprimary partner school, but our fifty full-time academic year participants now range in age fromeight to sixteen years old and attend nineteen different public, private and parochial schoolslocated in and outside of New York, from P.S. 205right here on Fordham Road to St. Paul’s School inConcord, New Hampshire.
While our team members are increasinglyspread out, the intensity and richness ofCitySquash’s programming has not been diluted.More than ever before, CitySquash is committed toour philosophy of providing a relatively smallgroup of children with intensive year-round programming. CitySquash’s four original areas offocus—academic tutoring, squash, mentoring andcommunity service—have been joined by severalnew ones. Our middle school team members nowtake part in a literacy program every other Fridayafternoon. The cultural enrichment program expos-es CitySquashers to New York’s museums and performing arts shows. The speaker series programintroduces our students to business, political,sports, religious and literary leaders. The nutritionprogram teaches healthy eating habits. The highschool placement program guides those who wish
Doing More, Starting Younger
My Ode toBooks
I know my hands hurt when I hold you
You make me smart when I see you
You are everywhere I go
When you die I will cry
You are my best friend
You make me fall asleep at night
You sing songs
You can be famous sometimes
You can even be on a poster
But you are always my best friend
You will go place to place
You will go school to school
You may travel country to country
You mean a lot to me
It may take a long time to look through you
If I move, on my way to a new house
I will always have you beside me
Sometimes you’re scary,
But other times you’re very kind
Sometimes you talk about sports
You always make me shine
When I am asleep you are beside me
My brain can hear you
But my mouth loves you
You are so lazy but you say so much
Sometimes you say things very small,
I cannot hear you
But other times you say things very big
And I can hear you good and clear
I want you to know
You are my best friend
Laura Polanco, 4th grade
EthiopiaI’m from Ethiopia, Which is located in East Africa.
I’m from a place with a million grasshoppers,But I like the hamburgers.
I’m from the East,There are a lot of beasts.
I’m from a place with friends,My adventure never ends.
I’m from a place with less holidays,But what I like more are the Saturdays.
My family is respectful,To the land they live on because it’s beautiful.
I’m very generous,Even to people that aren’t famous.
Kariam Yihune, 5th grade
BananasMonkeys treat me like a snake eating a rat.I am grown in a tree like an apple.You can open me up like a box.When I am snapped open,I sound like a bullet being fired.When I am not ripe,I am green as grass.If you leave me out too long,I turn brown like an apple.
Michael Kelly, 4th grade
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My body is as hard as a rock.My head is oval like an egg.I come in different colors like a rainbow.Inside my head there is a web like a spider’s.I am as powerful as a gorilla,And as gentle as a butterfly.When I was young I was made out of wood,And now I’m older and lighter.When my owner is mad,I tend to fly around,Like a bat in a square cave.
Chris Fernandez, 8th grade
Where I’m From
I am from where people carry goods,In a basket to sell.And where in the oceans you can find,Different types of shells.Where people are being killed,And some won’t tell.And where people are locked,Inside a cell.
I am from where people speak Spanish,And talk in slang.Where there are houses with fancy gates,That they knock with a bang.Where young children come together,And join a gang.Where on top of the house,The clothes hang.
I am from where people join together,To celebrate.
Criselys Polanco, 7th grade
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CitySquash gives me the excitement ofgoing to places that I have never gone to before. Ilike doing the trips to Greenwich Academy and stuff
like that. The Stuarts invite me to come to their houseto play squash with their son. Nate and his family are really fun and good to be around. When I went
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to their house the last time, we played squash, thenwe went to the pool, and then we had a barbecue.We roasted marshmallows and made smores and weall played a ping pong game.
CitySquash also helps me learn how toswim. I swim in Greenwich at Ben Mandel’s house.I usually go with Jessica, Kingsley and Doris. Myteacher is Pam Baker. She is a lot of fun but at thesame time strict like a principal. She really teachesme how to swim.
It was on August 7th that Tim invited meto be a part of the elementary school program. I amexcited! I had to ask my mom for permission. Shesaid yes, as long as I keep doing my other work too(I do). I am really looking forward to the Boston andGroton trips. I am looking forward to meeting a lotof new friends.
Michael Kelly is a fourth grader at P.S. 9 and a memberof CitySquash’s recently launched elementary schoolprogram. His sisters, Nina and Myriam, are eighthand ninth graders on the team, respectively.
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Mission: To provide children from economically disadvantaged households with a nurturing and structured team environment to help them fulfill their academic, athletic and personal potential
Programs: Academic tutoring, squash,mentoring, community service and civicleadership, cultural enrichment, travel,health and nutrition, summer exploration,high school placement, college prep
CitySquash gratefully acknowledgesBrian Mathias for four years of dedicated service.Brian joined CitySquash in 2002 when the organiza-tion launched, working first as Director of Squashand then as Director of Community Service. Withhis deliberate, warm and gentle manner, Brian generously shared his love of squash, passion forteaching, and concern for others.
Brian was, as one staff member put it, the ‘conscience of CitySquash.’ He continually challenged the organization to define and be true toits core values. It is because of Brian that each yearCitySquashers raise thousands of dollars for AIDSand cancer research, volunteer hundreds of hours toclean up the Bronx and serve its poorest residents,and rally scores of other young people in the neighborhood to do their part for the community.Brian left CitySquash to pursue other coachingopportunities and a music career. We are pleasedthat he will remain involved as a volunteer. Thankyou for everything, Brian!
CitySquash warmly welcomes two newfull-time staff members. Kathy Hill graduated fromHarvard University in 2004 and taught English fortwo years at I.S. 162 in the South Bronx throughTeach for America. Kathy manages CitySquash’slearning center and runs the high school academicprogram. Kari Betts is a 2006 graduate of BrownUniversity, where she majored in DevelopmentalPsychology and played varsity squash. Kari runsCitySquash’s squash program and assists withfundraising.
2005-2006 Awards & Titles
CitySquasher of the Year AwardFreddy Hernandez
Academic Excellence AwardJesse Pacheco
Most Improved Student AwardMyriam Kelly
Community Service Award Seetreeon Torres, Alija Hogans
Most Valuable Player AwardChris Fernandez
Most Improved Player AwardKrista Lancione
Sportsmanship AwardAngie Morales
Marty Silverman Award for DiligenceJennifer Arboleda
Mentor of the Year Trey Kuppin
Volunteers of the YearPhil Bednarczyk, Ted Clarke
National Urban Squash& Education Association
Urban Squash Achievement AwardFreddy Hernandez
U15 Girls Team ChampionsMirsada Bolic, Diana Edwards,
Rochell Hudson, Katrina Intal, Jesse Pacheco
U13 Girls Individual ChampionNina Kelly
U15 Girls Individual Champion Jesse Pacheco
U15 Boys Individual ChampionFreddy Hernandez
By Michael Kelly
Bronx, NY—I learned about CitySquashfrom my older sisters. Nina tried out for the teamtwo years ago and made it. Then my other sister,Myriam, tried out the next year and she made it.When Nina and Myriam came home at night, Iwould see all of their gear. I was fascinated by all ofthe stuff. I was like, “I want to play squash.” But Iwasn’t old enough (I am nine). It made me feel a lit-tle sad that I couldn’t be on the team with them.
I got to play squash for the first time a yearago in the summer squash camp. Now I have doneCitySquash’s summer camp twice. At camp I have alot of fun and make new friends. The coaches andteachers treat me well. They help me get my confidence and do stuff I have never done before, ever.Sometimes, I say “I can’t do this.” But then I think ofCitySquash, and that helps me believe in myself.
The first day I played squash I felt reallyexcited (but I got really tired doing the warm up). Sincethen I have been playing squash whenever I can. Myfirst tournament was the Bronxville Future Stars. I triedmy best. I actually didn’t win a match in the tourna-ment, but I had a lot of fun and that is what counts.
Human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Reader’sDigest’s 2005 European of the Year, met with
CitySquashers in July. Hirsi Ali is a member ofCitySquash’s Board of Advisors.
Jesse Pacheco relaxes with teammate Danel Gimenez after the Terry Fox Run. Jesse had a remarkable eighth grade year, leading her teammates to the Urban Team National title,winning the Urban Individual Nationals and CitySquash’s Academic Excellence Award,
and gaining admission to St. George’s School with full financial aid.
By Jesse Pacheco
Bronx, NY— Last fall, I found out that everyone on the CitySquash team was going to do The TerryFox Run, a five kilometer run for cancer research in Central Park. Five-kilometers sounded really far. Whenwe started training in our school yard, I found it hard to run for even ten minutes. I didn’t think I would be ableto run the whole 3.1 miles without walking. But we kept training. The more we ran, the easier it became.Terence gave us mental and physical drills so that we would not only be in shape, we would also have the confi-dence to make it through the race without giving up. He told us not to think about how hard the running felt, butto think about how proud we would feel when we crossed the finish line. The week before the race, we visitedthe reservoir in the park to do our final training run and to get an idea of what the run would look and feel like.
On the day of the race, we pinned on our numbers and met with mentors and friends who had cometo run with us. I was nervous and excited. During the run, I felt really, really tired, but I knew that I would beable to finish, and I never let myself stop to walk. Thanks to all of our training and all of Terence’s “You cando this! Don’t give up!,” the whole team got through the run. At first we thought the whole race was just oneof the ways our coaches could torture us, but after it was over we realized that it was actually another way forthem to show us that if we set our minds on something, we can achieve it.
Over the past three years, CitySquash has challenged me and helped me reach my goals. One biggoal that I set for myself was getting accepted to boarding school. Doing the applications, studying for theSSAT and making all the visits with Courtney was a lot of work, but I just did what CitySquash has taught meand focused on the steps to the finish line – March 10, the day the decision letters were sent. I couldn’t believeit when I found out that I got in to St. George’s.
I know that there will be a lot of new challenges at St. George’s, but I am ready for them. CitySquashhas taught me to play a really fun sport. It has helped me do well in school. It has taken me to tons of newplaces – Philadelphia, Boston, Williamstown, Groton, and more. I have stayed on college campuses and in thehomes of some really cool families, where I have met a lot of new people. I have made close friends on theteam and at tournaments. It has improved my manners, taught me hundreds of new vocabulary words, and evengiven me the chance to go to a great high school. But most of all, CitySquash has given me confidence. Mythree years on the team have helped me feel more comfortable trying new things and meeting people. Just likebeing at a starting line of a race, I always know that with the right preparation there is nothing that can keep mefrom reaching the finish.
Jesse Pacheco is a ninth grader at St. George’s School in Newport, Rhode Island. This article was adaptedfrom a speech Jesse delivered at the CitySquash Bash on May 18, 2006, at the Racquet and Tennis Club.
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CitySquash thanks the people and organizationsthat made our fourth year a success.
Fundraising Year: September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006Patron levels are based on the total amount of funds given to CitySquash during the fundraising year. We sincerely regret any errors. If you notice any,
please contact us at [email protected] or 718-220-7400. We also regret that we do not have the space here to acknowledge the hundreds of people whovolunteered for the program during our fourth season. You are greatly appreciated!
Benefactor Patrons ($25.000 & up)Goldman, Sachs & Co.William & Anne HarrisonStephen & Susan MandelThe Pinkerton FoundationSchwartz Family Fund
Title Patrons ($15,000-$24,999)William & Lynn Douglass FoundationThe Jim Jacobs Charitable FoundationGerald OuderkirkJeffrey & Kathryn Wiegand
Championship Patrons ($10,000-$14,999)AlphadyneDavid Armstrong & Ana GuerreroCrane Fund for Widows and ChildrenEric & Patricia FastFleet Specialist, Inc.David & Danielle GanekJustin GmelichTim & Stephanie IngrassiaLiebowitz Family FoundationWilliam E. Simon FoundationRobert K. Steel Family FoundationTitle AssociatesThe Tudor FoundationPeg & Jack Wyant
Leadership Patrons ($5,000-$9,999)Eric & Cynthia BothwellCarol & William BrowneJonathon & Cynthia CalderCapricorn Management, LLCCatalog For Giving of New York CityCIBC World MarketsE*Trade FinancialHathaway Family FoundationDave JasperWinthrop & Maxine KnowltonRachel & Amar KuchinadJarrett & Maritess LilienMichael & Judith LuskinEdward J. MinskoffCharles & Hilary ParkhurstFrank & Kathleen PlimptonEdward & Britta ScottThe Ned & Emily Sherwood Family
FoundationSiebert Family FundAmy & Stephen SillsArthur & Jane SlavenPeter K. TomozawaWinokur Family FoundationMichael & Holly Zimmerman Family
da Trindade-AsherNick & Teri GalluccioHoward & Pamela GershowitzGreenwich Capital Markets, Inc.Fritz W. HobbsBill Ingram & Cathy BrienzaOliver & Lisa KnowltonMichael MerendaMiller Tabak & Co., LLCJean & Jeffrey ShawScott & Lisa Stuart
Platinum Patrons ($1,000-$2,499)Anonymous (1)Simon & Leslie AldrichRobert & Elizabeth BernerAlbert & Lin Bildner FoundationPeter Blatchford & Elizabeth ElfenbeinHarold & Emily BogleThomas & Rebecca BoucherBryan & Cara BowersMark & Debbie BradyBlair & Mary BrewsterBejeweledDiana Siebert BetteridgeMichael & Diana BrooksAndrew Campelli & Kelly BoyleJohnathon CardonaDenis & Anne CardoneHenry & Pam ClarkAbbott & Brooke CooperMr. & Mrs. Samuel CrollRobert & Lisa DaviesAlan DeCotiisMichael & Barbara DitzianDouglas M. Dunnan
Joshua Ezrin/Monterey Fund, Inc.Quincy FennebresqueJohn & Laura FisherRobert & Elizabeth FisherJames M. FordElizabeth GioiaZerline Goodman & Michael
RothenbergChristopher GouldJames GreenCrosby HaynesLaura HillRobert HorneMitch & Elena HullJeff & Erin JonesJoseph M. KaplanAdrian & Sonia KingshottFederico & Mary KowarickShimareet & Dhruv KumarWay Ming LookCameron & Ann MacRaeEdouard & Blair MetraillerJudith Scofield MillerMiller-Sweezy Charitable TrustJohn Richard MonskyThomas MooreHarrison & Betsy MullinRyan O'ConnellRobert & Maria ParisJames & Susan ParsonsDavid PuchkoffDouglas & Anne ReigeluthSusan & Bill RifkinDavid & Christine RogersDouglas & Mary RussellDonald & Mary RyanAaron SapersteinSteve & Janine ScharffSteven & Karen SchutzerMegan SchwartzB. A. SheehanTheodore P. ShenSilver Lake PartnersIan SinnottNancy & Gary SolomonSquash AlleyGeorge Steele & Katherine HighEric S. SteinIan K. SugarmanWilliam A. UllmanVictoria S. WalshWeigel Family FundSarah WestThomas & Claire WhelanWilliam & Susan WhelanRobert & Deborah WherryJohn C. WilkinsMichael David WitterJocelyn & Richard WoolworthChris WyantJack WyantTim WyantMichael & Barbara Zimmerman
Contributors ($1-$249)Martin & Mary AbellJonathan Abrams & Adrienne BerkeCecil & Jill AdamsLeah & Carlos AgudeloM.S. Ahmed & Marion WoodCherie AlcoffMollie AndersonPhoebe AndersonBrad AnsaryHamed AnvariCatherine A. ArmentanoJoel & Nancy AronieVinay AsthanaChad AstmannMegan AustinJoan Azrack & William BallaineDavid & Dorothy BaileyDavid & Teresa BarryRichard & Erica BartmanPierre BastienMarybeth BaxterDaniel BaylyBrendan BehlkeChristina BennisonRynn BerryElizabeth BerszinnAnne BettsDana BettsDerick & Suzanne BettsHayes BiekeHamilton & Terry BiggarNatalie BishoppJulia E. BlainKaren & Joseph BlandoDan BlankJohn & Jeanne Blasberg
Lucas BlocherJonathan M. BlotnerMichael BlumbergOwen BogerMichael BohlmannRaphael BoltonTaylor BoswellJon & Marykay BridgePeter & Charlin BriggsLyn BrooksFrederic BruennerJeanne BucknamMelissa BuerkettNaim & Emily BulbuliaLee & Ann BulgerLauren BurkeRyan J. Byrnes & Anastasia BoykoGeorge & Susan CadyAndrew CallanMichael & Tiffany CallawayWilliam CarlinRobert Carrigan & Cornelia ShermanShannon CaseyDavid CastellaniDeane CastellaniMary CastellaniMichael & Christine CastellaniRafael Castro & Karla CervoniCarroll CavanaghWayne ChangKatherine ChapmanArthur ChenTiffany ChenDaphne ChesterCyrena ChihSteven & Sarah ChristensenPeter G. ChristodouloKarishma ChullaniZachary G. ChunGaetano P. CiprianoTed ClarkeSuzanne ClarySheila Baldwin CohenBenjamin & Sally CollierChristopher CollinsFrances ComeyKeith ConnorStephen & Robin ConstantineMichael A. CoombeAaron & Emily CooperAnnica CooperA. Ewan CopelandJohn CorleyHenry & Vanessa CornellJohn & Julie CorroonCaroline CostinStuart & Margaret CraginChristopher CramptonSheldon CrosbyAmanda F. DavidoffLucille DayJohn DeCellElizabeth Del DucaChristopher DelaneyCarl R. DeMuthRobert Deutsch & Laurie EggerLawson DeVriesRobert M. DeweyEliza M. DickTom & Nancy DingmanSamantha & John DochertyBuzz & Liz Ann DohertyCiara DockeryLindsay DorranceWilliam & Mittie DoyleElizabeth & Tom DupreeDominique DupuisKate EarlsPhil & Rita EdlinBen EldredgeRobert EndelmanMimi EnglerAbigail EpsteinMarc I. EpsteinRichard EskinJames EvansEmily EynonDanielle FarisMaxwell FederbushAlan & Doris FeinbergMerry & Richard FeintuchChristopher & Sarah FeyJen FieldMark Field-MarshamAlan & Judith FishmanAlan FittsArthur FleischerJohn FoleyFarng-Yi FooStephen FortunatoPhilip Franz
Paul & Susan Efron FoundationJohn & Jean ErvastiOliver & Chandler EvansCarlos & Rosemary FerrerFJC—A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds
Ford Family FoundationScott & Icy FrantzJane Garnett & David BoothRobert Gould FoundationGregory Family FoundationAdele Griffin & Erich MauffJeffrey & Janet HansonTodd HerlihyTom & Rita HerskovitsAyaan Hirsi AliJoseph & Lesley HoopesKenneth Hubbard & Tori DauphinotJerald & Mary IrvingDouglas & Martha JacobsW.M. Mitchell Jennings, Jr.Steve J. KelinJames & Cynthia KempnerHugh C. KnetzgerDean & Claudia KotchkaMichael & Angela LaskoffMichael & Diana LowryCampbell & Paget MacCollAndrew MalikThe Mark Family Fund/John
& Lisa FasulloAndrew & Tina MathiasThomas & Elizabeth McKayClare McMorrisHoward McMorris IIAlexis & Cayre MichasThe Moore Charitable FoundationMuzinich FamilyPaula Davis NoelTom OlsenPalmer PageDolores Paoli & Adnan DurraniPeer T. PedersenJohn & Frances PepperPershing Square Capital Management, LPPlymouth Hill FoundationPeter SantryMichael & Mary Ellen ScherlRichard & Carol SchetmanJay & Victoria SchippersTimothy & Suzanne SennattHoward SontagRichard J. SterneAbby & Lila StillmanBenjamin & Charlotte SullivanDaniel K. Thorne FoundationUpside Promotions, LLCTom & Marcy VogelDamian & Allison WalkerAndrew WalterH. Seymour & Martha WeinsteinWestchester SquashThomas & Sophie Wynne
Gold Patrons ($500-$999)William BarberClyde & Alyson BarnardDavid & Stephanie BarrettJohn BeamanMary BelknapBillings Family Foundations, LLCLiz & Frank BlakeNancy & Anthony BoweDavid & Diane BrownTerral & Zoe BrunsonLucien & Janet BurnettArthur & Eva ByrnesJohn & Marla ByrnesAndrew & Nettie CampelliPatrick J. CanavanLee & Shannon CarterEdward & Katherine CerulloMr. & Mrs. Samuel R. ChapinLulu ChouAndrew ChvatalThomas A. ClaytonEllen & Casey CogutWilliam & Majarie ColemanJames M. CoombeTom & Adrienne DarlingJoyce DemonteverdeAdam & Nidia DresherNancy DuttonStacy Dutton & Mark CunneenDavid Emil & Jennifer CrichtonHugh EvansWilliam & Anne FarrellJenny & Willie GaynorChristopher GeorgeLawrence & Elizabeth GileRodney & Keith GoldsteinEdward & Margaret HardingBrad Hathaway
Jack & Betsy HellmanNeil HelmanJim & Wendy HilboldtKevin T. HoffmanJosiah HornblowerTimothy & Beth HsuMarjory JudsonGeorge & Martha KellnerPeter KellyKneisel FoundationTrey KuppinGardner & Alix LaMotteAlan & Lynn LebowitzLevy & Pellegrino, LLPSasha LewisDarrell & Oivind LorentzenBennett & Susan MachtigerMr. & Mrs. David McCutcheonScott & Mary Ellen MillerAlexis MironBrian F. Mullaney FoundationMichael & Eva MurrGerald & Caroline MurrayJay NelsonMichael NewmanAlan Nisselson & Trudy WhitmanRobert & Suzy OsborneThe O'Toole Family FoundationSarah & John OverbayEllen PhillipsBill & Mary-Beth PriceRobert & Lisa PyneJeremy RadcliffeBarbara G. RahoRose Family FoundationScarborough Alliance Corp.Corrie Schanleler/The Monteforte
FoundationDouglass Schloss/Rexford FundJoshua A. SchwartzAlyce Schwebel FundMarshall SebringChip Seidler & Evelin WeberTalbott & Carter SimondsYvo & Missy SmitKathleen & Geoff SnyderJeff StanleyJeff & Susan SternMary K. SulzerSteven SvetcovJoseph & Lianne SwainUBSUpside PromotionsElizabeth VadasdiPeter & Jody van der Goes Douglass & Korrine van NessJeremy Warren & Monica BaisleyJeffrey WellesPeter Wertheim & Ben LoehnenAddison WestAndrew & Kelley WyantZaring Family FoundationArthur & Connie ZuckermanErnest & Susan ZellwegerLaura B. Zukerman
Silver Patrons ($250-$499)Frank AhimazAldridge FamilyArader & O’RourkeNicolas BarquinPerry BartolCollin BellCharles BerryDonald & Deborah BlotnerRichard & Martha BradtEllen Brown & Bruce BeattJohn & Maryann BugasNicholas BurginRichard F. BurkeDavid BurneyJack & Betsy CampoKevin J. CarberryLeslie CarothersStephen & Carol ChaseCarla & Robert CohenPaul R. CooperBernard F. Curry IIIRobert DeansRupert DeVinkDonald & Brandy DeVriesGrant DeweyStephen & Martha DietzNora DolceJoe & Diana DowlingLouis D. Duff IIIRichard & Martha EckfeldtBen EdmandsNed EdwardsDr. I. Bruce ElfenbeinJan & Gail EndresenCharles & Liz Engros
Contributors ($1-$249) cont.Ashley J. FutterknechtJames & Toni GallagherMark GannonBrehon Cao GarciaTodd & Wendy GardnerAndew & Audrey GarrDouglas S. GarrWilliam GensJanet & Campbell GerrishEliot GerstenBenjamin P. GervaisShondip GhoshLawrence & Ellen GilbertiErica GioiaLauren GioiaElena GlasbergAlberto GonzalezMeredith GonzalezCharles GoodwinShane & Kristina GoodwinChristopher K. GouldKip GouldTaylor & Ginny GrayJoseph & Susan GrecoPhilip GreenSheryl & Marc GreenDiana GreenbaumArnold C. GreenbergMarla S. GriffithLior GrinbergDavid GrokenbergerHarriet GruberWilliam & Grace GutmanCharlie HadidMichael & Margaret HaeflichLilah HaleyColby HallLouisa HallMitchell G. HaraStephanie HarrisAllen & Madeline HauptmanJudith E. HazenPatrick & Paige HealyCyrus HeidaryLindsey HessJennifer HolleranMatthew HoltErica & David HorwitzJodi HousmanMeredith HudsonHuffard FamilyHollie HuntingtonJoyce & Roger IllingworthCatherine IlyinskyKimberly IngrahamJames Iorio & Audrey ChanBill and Lynn JacobsThe Jacobs Family Charitable FundRobert S. JohnsonTerry & Dorothy JohnstonDiana JongJacqueline JordanCarl F. KalnowAditya KapurMichael & Julia KatzStuart Z. KatzBlair KellerRuth R. KelleyRod KennedyJohn B. KenneyWasif KhanKatherine KiefhaberTom & Jan KiefhaberChristopher C. KimJeffrey S. KindlRyan KingMargaret KlarbergTom & Lori KlinedinstKevin & Kimberly KlipsteinRachel Zoe KnaizerEmmett KnowltonGrace KnowltonMeredith KoeppelAshley & Hill KohnenPaige KollockMyers & Michael KonoverJacqueline KoppellLara A. KundzinsL'Arc Architects, LLCDanielle LarsenJennifer LattifMartin R. LautmanAmy LazarusHenry & Kay LedyardChristian LeightonJonathan LemleCassie & Ryan LevesqueArthur L. LevinPhilip LimJan & Ellen LinhartKatharine LongBernadette M. Longino
Jenny & Ermel LuckettJustin LungstrumDoug MacBeanPeter MacguireAnn C. MacRaeCharles & Lorraine MaguireKevin M. MailenderZola MakrauerRobert MarrowBrian MathiasTed & Kristin MathiasAlexis MaybankMatthew McAndrewSteve & Kris McBradyKatherine McCarthyDavid & Tina McCaryBrian McCormickAbigail McDonoughKate Maris McDonoughWilliam & Susan McDonoughJustin McEnteeJosie McGeheeAnn McGowanFranny McKayCampbell McKellarVickie & Greg McLaughlinDavid H. McNeelyPeter & Valerie McNeelyLara MeilandAndres MejiaPhilip MendlowAndrew V. MerrillDavid MillerKathryn MintzH.M. MitchellMitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp.Lori MoreaMorgan StanleyElizabeth A. MorinaJordan MorrellBlair MorrisKaren & Roland MorrisRyan MorrisBelinda MorrisseyMorton & Harriet MossBill & Harriet MulliganHunter MulliganAl MundyElizabeth MurphyGrayson M. MurphyGrant MurrayLauren G. MuzinichDamon & Frances NakamuraSanjay NayarKatherine NedelkoffCary B. NeerEmily NevilleJeffrey & Nancy NewhouseJames & Susan NewmanPaul NitzeJeffrey NunziatoElise O'ConnellSarah OgilvieJohn OrdwayNicholas & Myrna OrphanDeclan O'SullivanEliza OurslerSean & Judith PalfreySophia ParkDylan PattersonMargaret & Peter PattersonAlexandra PaulZachary PaulSammy PedersenDean PimentaJavor Pishev & Ambre ProulxPomfret SchoolNina PrasadSteven & Debra PrinceMwezi M. PughPreston QuickPaul Rapisarda & Kate SullivanBeth A. RasinJackson ReillyDiana ReiterLaurel RiedMeredith RingDavid RockwellJorge J. RodriguezSharon RodriguezGeoffrey C. RoehmAlex RoseKatherine & Colin RowanEileen RyanMichael SabatineRabia SaeedElizabeth SallSalmon River CapitalAlicia SandsThomas & Saraellen SargentKevin SaxeDominique Gioia Scaggs
Jeffrey SchacknerRobert & Mary ScharffDeborah & Donald SchenckGarrett B. SchiresKaren Schmidt-FellnerAri SchottensteinRaymond SchragLindsay SchrollJoseph Sciarra & Angela RusticiTyler SezakMatthew I. SharnoffClaude ShawSarah ShepardTom & Kathleen ShepardMindy B. ShuchPaul & Elizabeth SittenfeldThomas SlaterAmanda SmealLoren SmithSarah SmithBenjamin StapletonJames & Merilyn StephensBen StewartGerri StewartJeff & Andrea StewartThomas StoeckerFrancis & Helga SulgerEdward SwensonErin S. SwitzerFrederick & Mary SykesSanford & Nancy TaffettGregory TaylorEdward & Jane TerrillClifford L. TeutschCraig Thorpe-ClarkErik TiltmannElizabeth ToalJulie TolentinoAnne TrottElizabeth M. TukeAnthony & Elizabeth ValePeggy Van RaalteMary VassalloDarina & Tom VogelSheldon VogelJamie WainstockCarol WaksalBrian & Stephanie WaltersK.J. WangAnne WarnerJesse M. WarrenBrianne WatkinsKristopher WeinerAlan & Helen WeinsteinJennifer WeinsteinLeonard & Lynn WeismanSamuel & Libby WelchIrene G. WernikHoward & Virginia WestBrian & Deborah WhalenBruce WiegandRobert WienkeLindsey WilkinsAlexandra WilkisHobby WilliamsKevin WilsonSamuel WilsonNoah WimmerJohn Wing & Audrey StraussEdward B. WongChristine WuMichael B. WymanPeter & Alice WymanPatrick A. YuenDavid YumJonathan & Jennifer ZonisRebecca & James Zug
Auction DonorsPerry BartolJohn BennisonWilliam & Carol BrowneCabana CachaçaCharles & Ellen CogutChris & Kathy CollinsRob Deans IIIDavid Emil/BeaconFJC – A Foundation of Donor Advised Funds
Howard GershowitzGucciTom & Rita HerskovitsGlenn H. HutchinsHugh KnetzgerHoward Kronenberg, M.D.Alix LaMotteLe TigreBill LudwigMichael & Judith LuskinRichard Millman & Georgetta
MorqueDamien MudgeJohn Nimick/Event Engine
Ali PaulPreston QuickKenny Scher/Creative AlternativesMichael Schumacher, M.D.Sanford M. SchwartzSea Island CompanySports IllustratedSteffey FamilyRebecca TaylorGary WaiteChris WalkerPeg & Jack Wyant
ClubsApawamis ClubBronxville Field ClubChatham ClubClub @ 800 Squash & FitnessEastern Athletic ClubField Club of GreenwichHarvard Club of NYCHeights CasinoNew York Athletic ClubNew York Sports ClubPrinceton Club of NYCPrinting House Fitness ClubRacquet and Tennis ClubRound Hill ClubSleepy HollowSports Club/LASportsplexSquash AlleyUnion ClubUniversity ClubYale Club of NYC
Programs/CampsA.G. Oliver ProgramClub @ 800 Squash and FitnessFortson Squash CampMitchell SquashOutward BoundPower SquashRye Country Day SchoolSquash & Beyond @ WilliamsStudent Sponsor PartnersTalbott Squash AcademyWestover Summer CampWorld Class Squash
Special thanks to…
All of CitySquash’s volunteers!
Robert and Susan Castellini for sponsoring CitySquashers at Canterbury School!
Tom Vinci, Jack Foley and TitleAssociates for donating suites at Madison Square Garden and Shea Stadium for CitySquashers to attend Knicks and Mets games!
John Nimick and Event Engine for designating CitySquash an official charity of the Tournament of Champions!
SquashBusters, StreetSquash,SquashSmarts, MetroSquash and the National Urban Squash and Education Association for their partnership and inspiration!
The MSRA and USSRA for their support!
Nick and Teri Galluccio for donating their beautiful 2002 GMC Yukon Suburban toCitySquash!
Peer Pedersen, Simon Aldrich,Bernie Curry and everyone whohelped CitySquash purchase a 12-passenger van!
Morris Clothier, David Emil, James Challice and the Racquet and Tennis Club for hosting theCitySquash Bash!
William and Lynn Douglass forsponsoring five CitySquashers’Outward Bound trips!
David Armstrong and Ana Guerrerofor hosting CitySquash’s Year-EndBBQ!
Stephen and Susan Mandel for hosting CitySquash’s Back-to-School BBQ!
Edouard and Blair Metrailler for hosting the inaugural BoardingSchool Send-Off Reception!
Gerald Ouderkirk, Bob Osborne and Sean Gibbon for organizing the 1st Annual Village Open!
Wade Stevens, Robert Elfer andOcean-US for their generosity in providing architectural designservices!
Rob Endelman for launchingCitySquash’s nutrition program!
Annie MacRae for a tour of the Met!
Jim Coddington and Jordan Morrellfor a tour of the MOMA!
Ted Clarke for a tour of Citigroup!
Alan Nisselson for spearheading thecreation of the Mark Shap MemorialFund to send a CitySquasher tosquash camp each summer!
Sean and Judy Palfrey for hostingCitySquash at Harvard’s AdamsHouse and Apthorp House!
Hoyt Taylor and Groton School for hosting the 4th Annual UrbanNationals!
CitySquash thanks the people and organizationsthat made our fourth year a success.
Fundraising Year: September 1, 2005 – August 31, 2006Patron levels are based on the total amount of funds given to CitySquash during the fundraising year. We sincerely regret any errors. If you notice any,
please contact us at [email protected] or 718-220-7400. We also regret that we do not have the space here to acknowledge the hundreds of people whovolunteered for the program during our fourth season. You are greatly appreciated!
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CitySquashers worked hard to make TheTerry Fox Run a successful service project, startingwith preparations five weeks before the October 15race. First, they learned about cancer and studiedTerry Fox, a cancer patient and leg amputee whoattempted in 1980 to run the length of Canada to raisemoney for cancer research. Sadly, Fox’s health failedduring the run and he had to stop after 143 days and3,339 miles. He died a year later at the age of 23. Inhis honor, millions of dollars are raised every year atTerry Fox Runs around the world.
Inspired by Fox’s courage and the knowl-edge that they could personally make a difference inthe fight against cancer, CitySquashers set out to dotheir part. They got on the phones and solicited peo-ple for donations. They asked their parents, teachers,and friends, as well as CitySquash supporters. It wasa real life experience in sales, and CitySquashers per-formed well. Bit by important bit, the money came in.
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New York, NY – Community service iscentral to the CitySquash experience. Last year, theprogram’s sixth and seventh grade team members participated in five Saturday service projects, and theeighth and ninth graders completed more than thirtyhours of independent volunteer work. Projects rangedfrom picking up trash in the neighborhood to servingfood at a soup kitchen, from planting in a local gardento stacking books at the public library.
What made The Terry Fox Run in CentralPark special was how it brought together in one project so many different aspects of CitySquash’s programming and mission. Students conductedresearch, learned about a civic leader, developed salesskills, rallied others to contribute to a worthy cause,improved their physical fitness, worked as a team, andpersonally challenged themselves to do something difficult that they’d never done before.
Meanwhile, CitySquashers prepared physically for the 3.1 mile race, a distance almostnone had ever jogged before. At the first trainingsession, most team members struggled to run half amile without stopping. But day in and day out, theymet up after school to train together, and their fitness steadily improved.
CitySquash’s volunteers and mentorspitched in as well. Not only did many contribute per-sonally to CitySquash’s fundraising drive, quite a fewjoined the team and ran in the Saturday morning raceas well. Every CitySquasher completed the 3.1 miles,and the team raised over $2,000. “It was a greatopportunity,” community service director BrianMathias said, “for our team members to transfer theathletic discipline that they develop on the squashcourt to the service of a greater cause.”
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backAt the Terry Fox Run in Central Park, CitySquashers were joined by numerous mentors and volunteers, including Ryan Byrnes,
Rob Endelman, Marc Levin, Brannon Cook, Andrea Levin, Chris Wyant, Mariana Loose, Michael Brigoli, Phil Bednarczyk, Ana Guerrero, Kelly Sennatt and Sebastien Cahill.
Clockwise from top: (1) Relaxing in Sleepy Hollow, NY; (2) OutsideCitySquash’s new 12-passenger van; (3) Listening to Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali; (4) Doing battle at the Printing House Fitness Club
