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December 03, 2007
Good news from Fabio-Colombia
INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN COLOMBIA AND NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS NETWORK
Fabio PADILLA
At this point of the year the projects are very well oriented, basic resources are in place and promotion with media is growing. Many people interested in attending and an effective interaction between Volunteers and Tournament projects has improved impact and give us the chance to save resources and time.
INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS TOURNAMENT
As usual is better by points :
1. After the whole initial troublesome process of tournament organization in Bogota, I invited more people and other Foundations to get involved and finally a team has been working better, not the event will be held in Cali. Less meetings and more job. Organizers team is composed by :
* Professor SIGIFREDO HIDALGO (Captain of Colombian Tennis Junior Team and experienced coach from Los Farallones Club in Cali)
* FABIO PADILLA (Wheelchair tennis player and promoter – ITF contact)
* CLUB DEPORTIVO RUEDAS MAGICAS
* FUNDACIÓN NUEVOS HORIZONTES
* FUNDACIÓN ARCANGELES
2. As I was traveling by Brazil I had to keep coordinating the project mainly by email and take some important decisions on my own in order to have the project going on. So I prepared a new proposal for sponsors based on Cali's tournament, chose the tournament's logo and so on... in this case no democracy but faster results (Logos options were prepared by publicist of Arcangeles Foundation)
3. Constant communication with Sigifredo in Cali gave me confidence on tournament success. He has a very particular style of work, not very email or internet oriented, usually very busy in his tennis world but very well connected with potential sponsors in Cali. So working with him is a challenge because we agree and coordinate everything mainly by phone, so I am the one making records, putting things on paper and giving him reminders of rules, deadlines, or present situation. His experience organizing tournaments and the support of Los Farallones Club Campestre for the tournament are instrumental.
Posted by jicafriends at December 3, 2007 05:50 PM