OPAF Scores USTA Tennis Education Foundation Grant

The Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund Inc. (OPAF), founder of the First Volley TM Adaptive Tennis clinics, has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Tennis Education Foundation, OPAF announced December 8.

The grant will represent funding for eight First Volley clinics across the country in 2007, said OPAF Executive Director Robin Burton. First Volley TM introduces adaptive ambulatory tennis to amputees and those with physical challenges who elect not to play wheelchair tennis. "We are truly honored to have been chosen as a recipient of a grant of this size, especially from USTA," said Burton. "Thanks to the generosity of USTA, our First Volley attendees are learning to take the 'dis' out of disability and focus on their ability to play tennis."

The next First Volley clinic will be Saturday, March 3, at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center in Philadelphia to benefit orthotic and prosthetic patients at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Burton said.

OPAF is also the recipient of a 2007 Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation grant in the amount of $5,000. These funds will go to support OPAF First Swing clinics, sponsored by the National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA). First Swing Clinics introduce or re-introduce the game of golf to amputees and those with physical disabilities. This is the fourth consecutive year that OPAF has received a grant from the Wadsworth Foundation.

For more information about how to promote adaptive ambulatory tennis for physically challenged persons, contact OPAF, 215.752.5756 or visit www.opfund.org

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