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Sol Barbados Supports Primary School Tennis
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On the 15th February 2015, Sol collaborated will the Barbados Tennis Association to launch a Primary School Initiative. The genesis of the programme was to follow in the footsteps of The International Tennis Federation’s Play and Stay Programme which is a Global Programme to grow participation worldwide, by promoting tennis from the primary level, as an easy, fun, and healthy sport for all.
The three primary schools currently participating in the program are; Blackman and Gollop, Grantley Prescod Memorial and Luther Thorne. This partnership has allowed the children from those schools to benefit from the experience in a very tangible way, and allow them to acquire (from early) the skills required to play the game.
The end of term session which took place on Wednesday December 05 2018, was fun and enlightening, and was attended by the following persons:
Christian Maxwell – Coach – He coaches the children from the three schools in the Sol Programme.
Julian Baird  – Coach
Mr. Vanderpoole – Games Teacher
Roger Millar  – Manager/Coach – at the Wildey Tennis Centre – He assists with the Sol Programme
Sydney Lopez – Coach
John Goede – Regional Development Officer for the Caribbean
Morgot Thomson – School Tennis Coordinator
“The children thoroughly enjoyed the session. They had a great time, and were very proud to show me what they had learnt and how well they could play tennis”. – Quote from Mrs. Denise Mendes, Sale Executive – Retail at Sol Barbados Ltd

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Sol Barbados Supports BTA's Christmas Fun Day
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In February 2015, Sol Barbados began a partnership with the Barbados Tennis Association (BTA), where students from Blackman and Gollop Primary School, Grantley Prescod Memorial Primary School and Luther Thorne Primary School have enjoyed weekly tennis sessions at the Barbados National Tennis Centre. The approximately 25 students in the programme, aged 7-11, enjoy tennis coaching from highly qualified, certified coaches Julian Baird, Kandia Shorey and Christian Maxwell.

The BTA hosts an annual, friendly, inter-school competition, where the students are able to meet and show off their skills. This year, local tennis superstar Darian King, and other members of the Barbados Davis Cup team, including Seanon Williams, along with Darian’s coach and brother, Christopher King, surprised the students, and even assisted with some of the coaching. Kudos to these young men for their involvement, and of course, much thanks to the Sol Barbados team for their continued support of the local tennis programme.

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Sol Presents Prizes to Primary School

The students of the Blackman and Gollop Primary School have been crowned the ‘Tennis Champions’ of Sol’s recently concluded, punch card promotion. The school received a developmental prize compliments of Sol, the leading supplier of energy products in the Caribbean.
The ‘Tennis Champions’ punch card promotion was designed to raise awareness for the Sol Primary Schools Tennis Programme. This on-going programme introduces primary school students to the sport of tennis and helps them develop their tennis skills. The ‘Tennis Champions’ punch card promotion was held from November 2- November 30, 2015. The promotion was conducted throughout the three primary schools currently participating in the tennis programme. The three primary schools are The Blackman Gollop Primary School, The Grantley Prescod Memorial Primary School and Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School.
The Blackman Gollop Primary School claimed first place in the ‘Tennis Champions’ punch card promotion by collecting the most completed punch cards during the promotion period. The Grantley Prescod Memorial Primary School and Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School, placed second and third respectively.
Sales Executive at Sol Barbados Ltd., Denise Mendes, officially presented the developmental prize to Principal of The Blackman Gollop Primary School, Olwin Walker on the school grounds on December 9, 2015. During the ceremony Mendes said, “Sol is appreciative of the support we have received for both the on-going tennis programme and this punch card promotion. We hope this prize will provide you with the assistance you require to complete any projects geared towards improving your institution.”
The second and third place winners will also receive developmental prizes from Sol to assist their institution with progressive initiatives. The energy company prides itself as a community partner within the region, and is committed to youth and sport development within the 22 countries in which the company operates.

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