What a brilliant event to kick off the New Year! Our club won a grant from Tennis Australia to host a Pride event in conjunction with AO Pride Day in Melbourne – the first ever such event held (27th January 2023) by a tennis club on the Northern Beaches. And it was a HUGE success!
An AO Rainbow Flag flew proudly next to our club’s sign at the front gate and the whole club was a sea of colour. Rainbow flags were hung on the gate of every court, rainbow bunting at the entrance to and on the back wall of the clubhouse and hand-held rainbow flags featured as the centerpiece on every table, (which held both savoury and sweet treats lovingly prepared by Kate Byrne and Ros Ode). To add flavour, the AO Semi-Finals were shown on a big screen TV.
The main presentation table was decorated beautifully by Club Secretary Fiona Bevan with a rainbow cloth, a quote from a famous LGBT activist on display along with giant letters spelling out PRIDE and a message block reading GAME, SET, LOVE. Winners’ trophies and medallions featuring the Club’s new Pride Logo were on display nearby.
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