SenioRITAs Tennis Tournament Raises the Bar
to $101,283.94 in 2017!
Community Spirit + Celebrating Life!

Mayo Clinic 2017 SenioRITA Check Presentation

At Mayo Clinic, $ 45,000.00 was given to Dr. Al Copland (Front ~ 2nd from left) to further his research on triple negative breast cancer 

February 2017 (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)… SenioRITAs raised $101,283.94 during the 17th Anniversary of SenioRITAs Tennis Tournament at Sawgrass Racquet Club in Ponte Vedra Beach in October, 2016. The SenioRITAs Mission of providing funding for research, education, equipment and patient programs continues to raise the bar of giving during the largest charity tennis event in the Jacksonville area. The organization proudly donates to Mayo Clinic Jacksonville and Baptist Medical Center Beaches to help fight breast cancer.

The net proceeds from the 2016 Pusser’s Kick-off Party, the Women’s Tennis Tournament and the Party & Auction is $101,283.94. The following grants were presented:

  1. Baptist Medical Center Beaches ~ $25,000 for a new SenioRITAs at Sawgrass Cancer Endowment in honor of The Main Street American Group
  2. $25,000 for a new SenioRITAs at Sawgrass Cancer Endowment in honor of Regency Centers 
  3. At Mayo Clinic, $45,000 was given to Dr. Al Copland to further his research on triple negative breast cancer
  4. $2,285 given in memory of Nancy Alderman was added to the existing $200,000 SenioRITAs at Sawgrass Cancer Endowment totaling $52,285. THIS ENTIRE AMOUNT IS BEING MATCHED BY THE BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION.
  5. $6,000 was added to the existing SenioRITAs at Sawgrass Cancer Research Endowment in honor of Chuck Saacke

The Tennis Weekend (held October 21-23, 2016) at Sawgrass Country Club was chaired by Karen Aaro and Chuck Jantz. Each volunteer brought their own passion to securing sponsorships, live and silent auction donations, party decorations, players’ goodie bags, event catering, website updates, event registration for teams of 4, event planning and teamwork!

100% of the tournament and events’ profits have been presented to Mayo Clinic and Baptist Beaches for Breast Cancer with an ‘all-volunteer staff’. With over 300 women emanating from throughout the Jacksonville area, out-of-state tennis players also participated in the tournament and kick-off parties leading up to the big event.

Mayo Clinic Dr. Copland 2017 SenioRITA Check Presentation

SenioRITAs Sponsors include (L to R)
Dr. Al Copland, Lisa Palmer, Rick Granger, Kelley Matthews, Joe Carnley, Garry Redig and Dave Medvidofsky