Down the Line and Beyond Fund
2024 Delaware Smash Sportsmanship Award Recipients
This year’s winners are Faith Carter and Kelly Holder! Faith, 14 years old, has been a dedicated student at RodneyStreet for three years and is an active participant in the RodneyStreet Workforce Development program. Kelly, just 10 years old, has been with RodneyStreet for five years and has emerged as a leader among his peers, continually growing and shining in the program. Congratulations to both!
(Faith is photographed; unfortunately, Kelly was unable to attend)
2024 Down the Line and Beyond Fund Scholarship Award Recipients
This year’s winners are Robert Kelly and Lenae Preston! Robert, participated in our Workforce Development program, honing his professional soft skills. He attends West Virginia State University where he is playing college football.
Lenae, gained valuable skills in critical thinking and time management through our Workforce Development program. She is pursuing her college education at Delaware State University, majoring in Nursing.
(Photographed are Jennifer Hunter and Neonta Kelly accepting the awards on behalf of Robert and Lenae)
The mission of RodneyStreet is to foster a lifelong love of tennis and learning. The mission of Down the Line and Beyond Foundation, Inc. (DTLB), is to facilitate positive character and education development for Philadelphia area youth through the sport of tennis, to maximize each child’s full potential on and off the court. Given the similarity of these missions, RodneyStreet and DTLB have agreed that RodneyStreet is the perfect organization to continue the work DTLB has done for youth for more than a decade.
Accordingly, RodneyStreet will be managing DTLB charitable funds arm moving forward. “The Down the Line and Beyond Fund” (DTLB Fund) will provide two scholarship award programs to under-resourced youth in the Delaware and Philadelphia areas. The scholarship awards will be made directly to recipients to support education, tennis, or college scholarships for deserving youth between the ages of 10 and 18.
The DTLB Fund will also provide funding to the Bodine High School Tennis team in Philadelphia for coaching, equipment, and clothing.
Scholarship Award Programs
Delaware Smash Sportsmanship Award
- Two awards will be given out annually, with the awards going to one boy and one girl
- Each award will be for $1000 to further the recipients education and tutoring
- Applicants must be between the ages of 12 and 16 years old
- Must be actively enrolled in a NJTL Program in the tri-state area
Perseverance and Character Award
“The Perseverance and Character Award made possible by the Eppley Family” will be given to two individuals who have chosen tennis as their primary sport and have overcome great odds and shown outstanding perseverance to excel both on and off the court.
Stay tuned for more information on the award application process!
