After several weeks of anxious waiting, the Sammamish tennis special event jointly organized by our Tennis Club and the International Buddy (IB) organization finally kicked off on this special day of June 16.

After the IB special lecture on May 19, how to cooperate with the IB organization to help children with special needs was officially put on our work schedule. However, the weather this year was abnormal and the weather was not good. The several tennis special events originally scheduled were temporarily cancelled due to the heavy rain on that day. On June 16, it rained a little in the morning, but fortunately the sun came out for a while and dried the tennis court.

Arriving at the venue, the two coaches Ethan L. and Jordan Z. met with the children and everyone started chatting happily. After getting familiar with each other, Ethan and Jordan began to communicate with the children using tennis.

The one-hour training time passed really quickly. It is gratifying that after just one hour of training, Bill was able to hit the ball over the net smoothly. Bill was very happy, and the two coaches were also very pleased. They took a group photo together and agreed to continue practicing next week.

Registration for our next tennis special is in full swing, and young volunteers are welcome to actively participate:

If you have expertise in sports, including football, basketball, badminton, tennis, and swimming, and are interested in participating in this project and growing up with children with special needs, please click on the page to register as a volunteer. We will arrange an interview as soon as possible and help you find and match the right children. Application link： https://forms.gle/ZjYQRY8ci82SwQBV7