Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association - News and Highlights

Tower Hill School Partners with Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring

7/21/2017

At Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association (RSTTA), students take the skills they learn on the courts--how to use teamwork, how to use discipline and how to focus--and apply them to the classroom. The physical activity also helps them stay healthy and active, which in turn helps them perform better academically.

“When children are able to exercise and then come do academics, it really helps them perform much better because that frontal lobe is all charged up so they can focus and put more attention into their school work,” said Marianne Olmstead, Program Manager for Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring. “The exercise part is really important for them to perform well in the classrooms.”

Read More Here

Call it "Rodney Court" when Tennis in the Streets takes over!

6/5/2017

On Friday, May 12th, Rodney Street headed over to Rodney Square with a host of enthusiastic volunteers for Tennis in the Streets. The mission: introduce over 1000 kids from schools in Delaware to the sport of tennis. Tennis in the Streets is an annual event held in conjunction with the USPTA, USTA, RSTTA and Wilmington Parks and Recreation.

Read more about it at TownSquareDelaware and Tennis in the Streets Facebook page.

RSTTA at the Brandywine Fitness Festival

6/5/2017

RSTTA had such a blast at the Brandywine School District Elementary Fitness Festival on Saturday, May 20th! It was an amazing opportunity for RSTTA to connect with the community. Thank you to Matt Farina and all of the wonderful volunteers, vendors and families for making it a great afternoon! We hope to see some of the kids at our summer camp starting June 19th!

Read more about the day on TownSquareDelaware.

March Newsletter

3/31/2017

What's Inside This Issue:

Guest Bartending Event
Winter Season wrap-up
Participant Spotlight and Alumni Update
Thanks to our exiting Board of Directors
Leadership Delaware Fellows talk about their experience with RSTTA

Click Here to Read our Spring Newsletter!

RSTTA Donors Doubled their Impact in 2016!

1/13/2017

A big thank you to those that donated
through our matching gift campaigns in 2016.
Due to the generosity of anonymous
donors, 100% of these gifts were matched
and we raised over $50,000
to support children and youth in Wilmington!

Click Read More below for the full donor list.

December Newsletter

12/22/2016

What's Inside This Issue:

Our Bright, Young Rising All-Stars
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! - New School-Site Programs
Servin' Up A Winner! - Penn Farm Fundraiser
Volunteer and Participant Spotlight
Grant News

Click Here to Read Our Winter 2016 Newsletter

RSTTA Goes to the US Open!

9/27/2016

Bright and early on Saturday, September 10th, seven RSTTA students arrived to meet Executive Director, Kim Paymaster and two parent chaperones to board a van for a three-hour trip. There’s not many places that they would travel this far to, but this time, it was for the US OPEN! “It was my first time to New York and to the US Open!”, said Robin, one of our parent chaperones.

For the full article, click here.

August Newsletter

8/26/2016

RSTTA Among 2016 Middle States Premier Providers

7/28/2016

From USTA Middle States Press Release

Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Among
2016 Middle States Premier Providers

Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring (Wilmington, Del.) was recently named one of 34 Middle States Premier Providers for 2016.
Thirty-four facilities and organizations were chosen for 2016, with each being recognized for providing many of the adaptations and programs the USTA offers for its communities.

Making a Racquet! Winter 2015 Newsletter

12/22/2015

Click here to catch up on what RSTTA was up to during the last quarter of 2015!

Meet RSTTA's Executive Director

10/20/2015

Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association
Names Kim Paymaster as Executive Director

Wilmington, DE (October 2015) – Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association (RSTTA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Paymaster as its Executive Director. Paymaster will be responsible for the overall management and execution of RSTTA’s mission, including program management, personnel and development.

Making a Racquet! Summer 2015 Newsletter

9/4/2015

Catch up on what RSTTA has been up to this summer!

Click here to read our Summer 2015 E-Newsletter!

USTA Foundation Press Release

7/9/2015

USTA FOUNDATION RECEIVES $110,000 FROM JPMORGAN CHASE TOSUPPORT TENNIS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMINGAT 10 NJTL NETWORK CHAPTERS

Each NJTL Chapter Will Receive $10,000, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Will Once Again Launch #ReturnTheServe, a Nationwide Twitter Campaign to Help One NJTL Receive an Additional $10,000

RSTTA Announced as 2015 Premier Provider

3/16/2015

USTA Middle States recognized RSTTA as a 2015 Premier Provider. We are humbled by the acknowledgement! Thank you, Middle States, for all of your support of our programs.

RSTTA Welcomes New Chairman of the Board

3/11/2015

Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association is pleased to announce that Jeff Harrison has become the new Chairman of the Board, succeeding Bill Curry who has held the position since 2013. Jeff, a member of the Rodney Street board since 2010, began his term as Chair in January of 2015.

RSTTA 2015 Spring Benefit - SAVE THE DATE!

2/25/2015

Congratulations RSTTA Junior Leader Colin Horgan!

1/25/2015

Congrats to RSTTA Junior Leader and Instructor Colin Horgan for his recent Ken Isaacs Sportsmanship Award from the USTA Delaware District!

Colin is a shining example for our younger students both on and off the court and we are so lucky to have watched him grow into the great leader that he is today. Way to go, Colin!

Back to school AND back to tennis!

9/9/2014

The start of the new Fall Tennis Program at RSTTA begins today and will continue on through mid-November.

Photo: RSTTA select ACES players are ready to take their tennis play to the next level!

Family Focus Tutoring Program Gears Up for a GREAT Year

9/8/2014

And.... we're back! Rodney Street's 2014-2015 Family Focus Tutoring Program begins this afternoon at 4:30pm.

Homework assistance, computer access, SAT prep, and more! Visit our registration page to register your tennis student for tutoring help at our headquarters at the First & Central Presbyterian Church in Downtown Wilmington.

Making a Racquet! Summer E-Newsletter

9/3/2014

In this edition of Making a Racquet, RSTTA welcomes our very own junior leaders as special guest writers for recaps and reactions of the 2014 Summer Tennis Program!

Click here for the Summer 2014 Making a Racquet! E-newsletter

Additional Articles Include: