Nothing better than a Banana Blitz in the Spring!

QCV wants to get the Go Bananas! message out to as many kids, parents and teachers as possible, so we visit PE classes, after-school programs, out-of-school programs and participate in family fitness nights at schools, back-to-school events and school festivals. We also participate in other community events like the Junior League's Kids in the Kitchen and Charlottesville Family's Family Fun Fair and Camp Expo. We enjoy every opportunity to get in front of kids and tell them what great tennis players eat and how they exercise.

We're up to 25 Go Bananas! cards.

Here's what a Spring Banana Blitz looks like!

Go Bananas! at Kids in the Kitchen, March 2013

QCV held a Tennis Festival as part of the annual Kids in the Kitchen event. 100 kids played tennis!
Coach Alina Ackenbom from Friendship Tennis Academy really kept the kids moving!
 
Ready to go!

Why do tennis players eat grapes? Ask Coach Alina!





Many thanks to the Junior League of Charlottesville for this annual community event and letting us participate for the third year! We appreciate all you do!

Go Bananas! at Rockfish River Elementary School, March 2013

Many thanks to PE teacher Diane Coleman for being a long-time QuickStart supporter!


What a great group of second graders! They rocked the Go Bananas! cheer.

Go Bananas! at Friendship Tennis Academy Tennis Festival, March 2013

We didn't let a bad weather forecast dampen our spirits. It was pouring at 8:00 AM and then started clearing little by little. The tennis courts were wet, so the event was moved to the covered basketball pavilion across the way. The sun came about before noon. By 4:00 PM, it was pouring again.

Parent comment: "We had a great time and Leonard and Claire loved it. They said, 'Sign us up!' And they keep saying that they want to eat all their veggies and fruits so they can be strong for tennis." Len, father of 5 year old twins




 

There were 25 kids who rotated through the two-hour festival. At the end, one parent said she wished they had been there for the whole event! Each kid received a Camp Friendship drawstring bag, a Go Bananas! poster, bracelet and nutrition cards and a Youthtennis.com pen.
 
Go Bananas! at Scottsville Elementary School, March 2013

After two snow-day delays, we finally made it to Scottsville Elementary in southern Albemarle County! HOORAY!!! We saw three separate PE classes -- 55 second and third graders in all. Many thanks to Scottsville PE teacher Kim Gentry for asking us to come for a visit!

                       Ready to go!                                             Lots of eager participants!


 
Spring Break Tennis Camp at Western Albemarle High School Tennis Courts
April 2013  With a temperature of 48 degrees and winds gusting in the high 20s, the Go Bananas! visit to SuperStarters Tennis & Teamwork was short! Participants received the latest Go Bananas! cards -- Grapes, Spinach and Whole Grains.


 
Go Bananas! for Greenbrier Elementary School Kids at UVa Match, April 2013 Twenty-five kids from the Greenbrier C.L.A.S.S. After-school program attended the #1 UVa Men's Tennis match v. #25 Clemson. For most, this was their first college match. And what a match it was. UVa won its 100th consecutuve ACC win 7-0. Go Hoos!!! There was a Go Bananas! card frenzy and lots of autograph opportunities for the kids.



     Mac Styslinger (Sleep Card) signing autographs          Treat Huey (Brush & Floss Card) signing autographs


Go Bananas! at Burnley-Moran Elementary SuperStarters Tennis & Teamwork After-School Program, April 2013 Twelve kids had a lot of FUN on a beautiful spring day in central Virginia.

At the mere mention of Go Bananas!, a spontaneous "Peel the Banana" cheer broke out!




All the smiles show everyone had a lot of Go Bananas! FUN!

Go Bananas! at QuickStart Tennis Festival for Crozet Mobile Village Kids, April 2013 Eight kids who live in nearby Crozet Mobile Village came to a tennis festival on the 36-foot QuickStart Tennis courts at Claudius Crozet Park. QCV President Tessa Pehanick led the festivities with an assist from members of the Boys' and Girls' Tennis Teams at Western Albemarle High School, Boys' Coach Andrew Wymer and QCV Treasurer Roy Harrill. Lots of on-court activity and lots of FUN! Each child received a Go Bananas! bracelet and hat when they signed in and were given a Go Bananas! goodie bag -- water bottle, sweatband, one red foam ball, three felt balls, Go Bananas! cards and poster and a QuickStart Tennis racquet to take home.

Check out those Go Bananas! Tennis Ball Drawstring bags!!!! So COOL!

Go Bananas! at Yancey Elementary, April 2013 It was the last Go Bananas! session in April and it was a really busy one -- four different PE classes over three hours. WHEW! It was a lot of FUN! 55 kids in kindergarten, first and second grades -- all went Bananas!

In May we'll be Going Bananas! in PE classes at Baker-Butler, Stone Robinson and Stony Point Elementary Schools!!!
 

Printing of the Go Bananas! posters and cards is provided by UPrinting.com.