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Maryland/D.C./Virginia—Supporting
their mission to engage older adults in health
improvement and life enhancement through the arts,
Arts for the Aging (AFTA) announces its 20th
Anniversary Mixed Double Tennis Round-Robin, from
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2010.
Event proceeds will help to sustain 650 outreach
programs for seniors, especially those living with
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, throughout the
Washington metropolitan area
“This tournament is always popular
with tennis players in the region. We expect the
metropolitan community, business leaders, and
diplomats to participate,” says Lolo Sarnoff,
founder and chairman of AFTA. An avid tennis player
well into her eighties she remarks, “Now that I am
into my nineties, I know how important it is to
remain physically and mentally active for as long as
possible.”
Round-robin play will take place on
private courts from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The
matches for semifinals (1:30 p.m.), finals (3:00
p.m.), and an exhibition match (4:30 p.m.) will be
played on the courts at the residence of His
Excellency Jonas Hafström, the Ambassador of Sweden,
and Mrs. Eva Hafström in Northwest D.C. Ambassador
and Mrs. Hafström will then welcome players and
spectators alike to their home for an awards
ceremony and cocktail reception from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m.
No rain date or arrangements will be
made for tournament. However, the cocktail reception
at the Ambassador’s residence will take place rain
or shine. Admission: Team Entry $140, Player $75,
Spectator $60. Sponsorship and advertising
opportunities available.
Please call (301) 718-4990 for more
information.
About Arts for the Aging
Arts for the Aging, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in
Bethesda, MD that provides visual, performing,
literary and intergenerational arts outreach
programs specially designed to improve the health
and enhance the lives of seniors. Outreach programs
are led by professional artists and focus on seniors
with physical and cognitive impairments in
underserved adult day centers, nursing homes and
community settings throughout the metropolitan area.
Since 1988, AFTA has promoted what research now
shows—that regular engagement in participatory arts
programs improves the mental and physical health,
longevity, and the overall quality of life in
seniors. Learn more at
www.AFTAarts.org and join AFTA’s online
community at
www.facebook.com/ArtsfortheAging.
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