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Every year for the past three, I have made a trip to New York to teach tennis for a week, among other things. If the faithful readers recall, an article was published this time last year detailing one of those trips. So, this article is once again being written from Bridgehampton, New York, from the library of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bronfman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bronfman have been faithful visitors to Anguilla for many years now and indeed love the island and its people. For that reason, Mr. Bronfman has been a monumental figure in the design and development of the Anguilla Tennis Academy. Mitch Lake, Founder and President of the ATA, has spoken with him on many occasions and has served as a great inspiration to Mr. Lake and his dreams.
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Catalina Hawley, one of the main organizers of the 1st Annual Anguilla Golf Classic, sent me an invitation to attend the various festivities surrounding this fundraising event for the Teacher Gloria Omololu Institute. As readers will see in this week’s edition of The Anguillian, there is an article that describes in detail the event as well as highlights various sponsors, organizers and awardees. Once again, like other golf events in the past, there was an outpour of people who not only played but many sponsors who generously gave as well. The Institute is well publicized locally and there would hardly be anyone who has not heard of it. Yet, in reading through the literature given out at the various events, it became more apparent that there is more to this place than just a private school.
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It has been three weeks since this column was last published due to fact that I have been overwhelmingly busy with the 13th Annual Anguilla Tennis Academy Summer Camp. It has been a tremendous three weeks with more than 200 children playing tennis everyday. It is always such a large operation to do any summer programme yet, at the end of it all, it is always very fulfilling to see that students have improved at such an exponential level. It has also been obvious that other programmes have been in full swing and highly successful as well.
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This week there is one more addition to the summer line-up for children’s activities. Anguilla Junior Golf is dedicated to providing young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop, through golf and character education, life-enhancing values such as honesty, integrity and sportsmanship.
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Meetings are scheduled and the ball is rolling. The wait is almost over. Throughout this week and next I will almost be finished with compiling information for all the options the children will have for this summer. Just to give a little taste, there are many programmes happening this summer such as a marine camp by Junior Fleming, table tennis, football, cricket, tennis, the annual Library programme, the Anguilla Youth Sailing Club, Vacation Bible School and more.
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Before starting with the subject at hand, I want my readers to share in expressing regards to the family of Teacher Art Egel. Affectionately known as Teacher Art, in my opinion, he is an icon in Anguilla and one of the most loved persons to ever work in the education system.
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Unfortunately this week there is nothing to report about summer options for the youth as I have not yet received responses from the multiple e-mails that have been sent. Yet, in submitting an article this week for The Anguillian, it was quite simple to find a topic suitable for this edition of Celebration of Youth.
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An apology is due to the readers of Celebration of Youth for not having published last week’s edition. It was long overdue, but I travelled to the USA to visit my mother and just returned this week. It had been almost two years since my mother and I had seen each other. Needless to say, it was a sweet homecoming.
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It has been written before that I try not to write too much about the ATA in this column and it seems as if I might be contradicting myself lately. The thing is, this is a very exciting time for the board of directors and staff of the tennis academy because if one were to see in this week’s edition of The Anguillian, the doors to the facility will finally open to the public on May 23. A couple of weeks ago, Celebration of Youth was about the ATA summer camp. Unfortunately, many summer programmes are still in the development process so it has been difficult to publish anything about different options this year as yet.
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It was an exciting weekend, especially on April 26 with the holding of the National Sports Awards and the Central Christian School Charity Golf Tournament. Many have read in this column that the support of the wider community, and especially the expatriate community, is vital for meagre initiatives to take shape.
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It always seems so far away, but when I start to receive calls about the Anguilla Tennis Academy’s Annual Summer Camp, it becomes clear that the summer break is upon us. Like in the past, this column will begin to highlight certain programmes in which children can participate and it is necessary to begin this process now as many programmes have a limit.
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It has been pointed out in many circles that in the Caribbean as a whole, neglect is one of the biggest issues confronting children. Neglect is without a doubt a form of child abuse and can be shown in many ways. Children who are not fed properly, left alone at the house while the parents go out without proper supervision, walk to and from school while dodging dangerous traffic are a few examples of neglect.
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This week I have been blessed by the fact that for the first time in nearly three years, some of my family has been able to come to Anguilla for a visit. On Monday, March 24, my brother John, his wife Tony and their daughter (my niece) Kayli touched down in Sint Maarten and took the ferry trip to Blowing Point to spend a week in what they already claim as the most beautiful island they have ever seen.
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Last week Pastor Phillip Gumbs of the Church of God Holiness invited me to join with him on his regularly scheduled Talk Show on Radio Anguilla called Social Solutions. The programme began promptly at 8:30 am on Saturday, March 15 and as always was sponsored by Cable and Wireless Anguilla.
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An apology to my readers is in order for not being able to publish last week’s edition of Celebration of Youth. In all honesty, it has been quite difficult finding stories to write about. Originally, the purpose of this column was to highlight children, children’s organizations or any other faction that is doing great things for children.
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