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Bio-degradable Overgrips!
We recently learned about a really cool new environmentally conscious, bio-degradable tennis product that we want to share with members of the Project Green Ball community. Own The Zone’s (OTZ) EcoGrip is the world’s first bio-degradable overgrip and is available … Continue reading
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Project Green Ball Collects Over 100,000 Tennis Balls
In just over one year since commencing collection efforts, Project Green Ball has received donations of over 100,000 tennis balls. Recent donors include: The Longfellow Club (1800 balls), Wightman Tennis Center (450), Belmont Hill School (250), Pine Brook Country Club … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Summer of Service Award, ball donations, Belmont Hill School, Bosse Sports, Boston Lobsters, Disney Friends for Change, Donate, DoSomething.com, Equestrian Turf, IGK Equestrian, International Tennis Hall of Fame Tournament, Longwood Cricket Club, Manchester Bath and Tennis, Philadelphia Freedoms, Pine Brook Country Club, Project Green Ball, recycling, Tennis Balls, The Adirodack Club, The Longfellow Club, Therapeutic Riding Center, Therapuetic Riding Program, USTA New England, Wightman Tennis Center, Wilson Sporting Goods, Worcester Tennis Club
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Project Green Ball Awards First “Green Ball” Certificate to The Longfellow Club
Project Green Ball awarded its first “Green Ball” certificate of recognition to The Longfellow Club in Wayland, Massachusetts, for donation of 10,000 tennis balls to PGB. Longfellow recently passed the 10,000 ball donation level by contributing 1,800 additional balls to … Continue reading
High Schools and Colleges Contribute Balls to Project Green Ball from Recently Completed Seasons
Now that the high school and college tennis seasons are winding down, we hope that coaches, players and athletic directors will remember Project Green Ball and contribute their dead balls to PGB’s tennis ball recycling initiative. Member schools in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaver Country Day School, Bill Ewen, Boston College, Bruce Brumberg, Gennady Burakovsky, Gregory Wilkin, Hopkins School, John Ciarleglio, Josh Rilla, Maimonides School, NEPSAC, New England Preparatory School Athletic Council, Phillips Academy Andover, Project Green Ball, recycling, Regis College, St. George's School, Steve Sughrue, Stuart Titus, Susan Bennitt, Tabor Academy, Tennis Balls
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Project Green Ball Collection Campaign Exceeds 88,000 Balls
Project Green Ball’s dead tennis ball collection campaign passed the 88,000 ball mark due to a number of firsts this past month. Most notably, we received the single largest donation of balls at one time from a donor – the … Continue reading
Ambassadors and Volunteers Boost Project Green Ball Collection Efforts Across the US
Project Green Ball appreciates the efforts of its Ambassadors and volunteers who are expanding our collection efforts across the US. Chicago Project Green Ball Ambassador Alex Heil has planned a series of collection events at the following upcoming Gladiator Tennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Albion College, Alex Cahill, Alex Heil, ball donations, Brown/Billone Club, Eastside Tennis and Fitness Club, Gladiator Tennis, Heathrow Racket Club, Holliston High School, Project Green Ball, recycling, Tennis Balls, Tri-Valley League, Wilson Sporting Goods
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Global Youth Service Day Collection Events Net 3,350 Balls for Project Green Ball
This past weekend Project Green Ball held successful collection events on Global Youth Service Day at Nashua Swim & Tennis Club and the Brown/Billone Club. Approxately 50 kids age 9-18 participated by donating dead tennis balls to Project Green Ball. … Continue reading
Green Mitzvahs and Global Youth Service Day at Nashua Swim & Tennis and Brown/Billone Club
Five clubs and individuals contributed 5,425 balls to Project Green Ball. PGB has now collected or has commitments for 75,632 tennis balls. Leading the way is Pine Brook Country Club with 1,925 balls donated. Mt. Auburn Club contributed another 1,400 … Continue reading
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Tagged ball donations, Brown/Billone Club, clubs, collection bins, Donate, Equestrian Turf, Farmington Farms Racquet Club, Farmington Valley Raquet Club, Jimmy Sharton, Kingswood Oxford, Longwood Cricket Club, Mt. Auburn Club, Nashua Swim & Tennis Club, Pine Brook Country Club, Project Green Ball, recycling, Sheryl Maskell, Tim Smith, Will Appleton, Wilson Sporting Goods
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Project Green Ball Surpasses 70,000 Balls Collected
Project Green Ball received over 4,000 additional tennis ball donations, bringing the total of collected or committed tennis balls to 70,207. Over 125 million balls are used every year in the United States. Project Green Ball helps the environment by … Continue reading
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Tagged ball donations, Brandon Still, Donate, Eastside Tennis and Fitness Club, Equestrian Turf, IGK Equestrian, Kingsbury Club & Spa, Lochmoor Club, Mt. Auburn Club, Natick Racket Club, Project Green Ball, recycling, Tennis Balls, Therapeutic Riding Center, Therapuetic Riding Program, Wightman Tennis Center
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Project Green Ball and Global Youth Service Day
Project Green Ball has received a $1,000 grant from Disney Friends for Change for planning and implementation of a service project on Global Youth Service Day, a campaign of Youth Service America, and for Project Green Ball’s operations. The Nashua … Continue reading
