Bluffton Today Open gains another sponsor
Robert Brown, founder of the Bluffton Today Open Tennis Tournament, announces with pleasure that local business Ward Edwards has joined on as a BTO corporate sponsor. The company has generously offered matching funds up to $500 for Bluffton juniors who will be playing a tennis marathon on the Saturday night of the tournament trying to raise money for underprivileged Bluffton children interested in tennis. The fund raiser within a fund raiser is set up similar to a walk-a-thon where kids will be looking to solicit sponsors who will pay per game, set or hour. These funds, held separate from the tournament proceeds which go into refurbishing and creating new courts at the Rec and Bluffton High, will go directly to children in need of equipment, entry fees, lessons and clinics. “I will provide the kids for prospective sponsors who might not know any players,” said Brown.
We’re about a month away from the entry deadline so grab the tournament application and sign up! Tons of events on tap, from men’s, women’s, and junior division play to a pro exhibition, player party, and all-night tennis marathon. Proceeds benefit Bluffton junior tennis programs and help fund public court repairs.