Tennis Court UPDATES!

Montgomery County Family YMCA Press Release (Red Oak, Iowa)
February, 2016.

Current Tennis Lighting

Proposed Lighting Changes

Immediate YMCA Sporting/ News:

The Montgomery County Family YMCA (Red Oak, Iowa) recently received information from the United States Tennis Association of White Plains, New York and the Missouri Valley Tennis Association of Overland Park, Kansas that the YMCA will earn a $7,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association and a $2,000 grant from the Missouri Valley Tennis Association for facility enhancement projects within the beautiful Carder Indoor Tennis Center .

This spring 2016 the Montgomery County Family YMCA will be coordinating over $113,000 worth of tennis facility enhancements to the Carder Indoor Tennis Center to continue to make the center one of the finest in the United States.

Nick Zimmer, YMCA Executive Director, shared the two outstanding grants totaling $9,000 from the United States Tennis Association and the Missouri Valley Tennis Association that the Montgomery County Family YMCA is a proud member of both of these organizations as well as the  Iowa Tennis Association  will provide Carder Indoor Tennis programs community/area/regional access to safe, appealing and functional tennis environments. The United States Tennis Association is proud to partner with the Montgomery County Family YMCA to promote a lifelong healthy activity and to improve tennis programming by advancing the latest tennis innovations for all programs according to Senior Director of Market Development & Collegiate Tennis Virgil Christian of White Plans, New York.

Zimmer mentioned in addition to the grant awards from the United States Tennis Association and the Missouri Valley Tennis Association the indoor tennis facility enhancement project has had the generosity of over 30 private donors, regional, and county foundation grants the Carder Indoor Center will in mid-April have new LED lighting in the entire center to create brighter lighting and yet see tremendous energy cost savings with the installation of LED lighting. Then in late May, 2016 the Carder Tennis Center courts will have all four courts repainted, along with having ten and under lines on the courts painted to create more tennis play for families and younger beginner tennis players. The YMCA will also install four new tennis nets when needed through the fundraising efforts.

To learn more about the Montgomery County Family YMCA’s Carder Indoor Tennis Center and programs offered throughout the year with the Montgomery County Family YMCA such as:
•           Court rental.
•           Year round group tennis lessons for youth and adults with an adult teaching professional.
•           Year round private tennis lessons for youth and adults with teaching professional.
•           Year round tennis leagues for adults.
•           Tennis tournaments for youth and adults.
•           Sunday afternoon family member free tennis play from November – April in the Carder Indoor Tennis Center.

•           Summer Tennis junior tennis lessons and inter-club tennis matches in Omaha, NE from junior players. Under the direction of an adult teaching professional
•           Court four rental during non-tennis league time for football throwing, softball, baseball catching & pitching practice.
•           Area High School’s, Colleges and or Universities wishing to have their matches or even practices held at the Montgomery County Family YMCA, one can contact John Blomstedt , YMCA Program Operational Manager at 712-623-2161 or email John @ progdir@mcymca.com to work out rental fees and court time in the beautiful Carder Indoor Tennis Center.

To learn how you can become a donor to this program and have your name be proudly displayed on professional designed donor display in the lower level of the Carder Indoor Tennis one can contact Nick Zimmer, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Family YMCA, 712-623-2161 ext.:  #13 , email Nick at execdir@mcymca.com or stop in to visit the Montgomery County Family YMCA located in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park , 101 East Cherry Street, Red Oak, Iowa.

For more information on the Montgomery County Family YMCA, or how one can become a member, volunteer, donor, or simply involved with the Montgomery County Family YMCA, please stop in for a visit or tour of the YMCA, call the YMCA at 712-623-2161, or visit the YMCA on Facebook, or the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com.