THE CASE
A summer costs $250. A child remembers it for life.
A Sponsor a Junior gift funds one child's full season of NJTL programming. It is the cost of their participation - not a suggested donation.
We run in eight public parks and in schools across the city, in neighborhoods where a private club membership is out of reach for most families. The children who come to us are not choosing between our program and another one. They are choosing between our program and nothing.
A sponsorship is the difference, and it is legible: you can name the park, the season and the number of children.
NJTL Kids' Day 2024 - every park on the same courts.
WHY IT MATTERS
The numbers we exist to change
Young people - especially in under-resourced communities - are arriving at adulthood less prepared for school, work and good health. The NJTL's four pillars are built to answer that.
<3 yrs
How long the average U.S. child plays a sport
15%
Of 12-17-year-olds get 60 minutes of activity a day
2 in 3
Students nationally show a deficiency in math and reading
~20%
Of U.S. children are considered obese (CDC)
One court, and a full house watching it.
WHY SPONSORS STAY
What you get that a logo placement doesn't give you
A number you can report
Not impressions. Children - by name, by park, by season. The kind of figure that survives a board meeting.
A place your people can stand
Your team can visit the court, hand out racquets, volunteer at a clinic. Employees who meet the children give differently afterwards.
Houston, specifically
Eight named neighborhoods across the city. If your business serves a part of Houston, we probably have a park in it.
2027
THE DIAMOND YEAR
In 2027 the Houston Tennis Association turns 75, and the Game Set Match Gala holds its fifteenth. We're building the partner group for that year now, and youth programming sits at the heart of it.
TALK TO US
info@houstonyouthtennis.org
(281) 580-8313
3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77042
Emily Schaefer
Executive Director, Houston Tennis Association
KRISTEL LYNCH
Marketing & Sponsorships, Houston Tennis Association