Bitsy Grant Update - Making Great Progress

Bitsy update for November 20th:  Court 1 nearly complete - playable this weekend, court 2 well along and court 3's decking material just arrived and should be laid over the weekend.  Warming hut's concrete viewing deck is dry and will be unwrapped next week, with target completion mid Jan.  The Path section above the warming hut was poured today.  So all in all, lots of progress though slowed with delays, many of which were by Mother Nature.  On track for the first PPLeague Series Championship event Saturday December 5th on all 3 courts, and Frank Thompson of UTA is hosting a casual Bitsy event on Black Friday the 27th.

Bitsy update for October 24th:  lot's of progress, with the Total Platform Tennis builders having now laid the court deckings as of Friday.

The Bitsy Grant Platform Tennis facility is under construction Sept '15.

Current Status:

Approvals complete & under construction.  The 3 courts should be completed by early October, warming hut to follow.  Come see for yourself - quite the project!

Anticipated Timeline (Weather Permitting)

• Permit received by May 31
• Grading, retaining walls and warming hut poured and sealed in by September 1
• Court construction beginning in early September and completed by early October
• Warming hut interior completed in early November
• Grand opening in mid-November

Fundraising:

We have raised $497,000 to date through a combination of private donations ($460K), Peachtree Invitational fundraising efforts ($21K), and a grant from the American Platform Tennis Association ($15k).  Project costs are estimated to be $500,000.  Please help us reach the fundraising finishing line.  To make by a tax-deductible donation click here.  

Facility Features (see attachment for renderings):

• Three newly constructed platform tennis courts with state of the art LED court lighting
• Concrete warming hut with a 30’ glass wall of Tischler retractable doors for optimal court viewing (http://www.tischlerwindows.com)
• Rooftop viewing deck with direct access to the newly constructed PATH running through Bitsy Grant
• Warming hut interior features a 15’ electric fireplace with seating bench, TV, refrigerator, two warming ovens, and a microwave.
• Warming hut designed for multi-purpose use with removable and convertible furniture (parties, meetings, fitness, etc…)

If you have any questions about the project, please contact Freddy Goldenberg at fgoldenberg@me.com.

Photo shows the new Path just finished, looping around the grassy area where the paddle courts and warming hut will go - Great viewing & exposure to non players.

Naming Contest - East Cobb's New "Whale Bar" - what to call it???

Check out the bar that Mark built & help him pick a name...winner gets a season of fun!

And...it's right next door to the newest Platform Tennis venue in Atlanta, the East Cobb Paddle Club built by Bob Stratton & Mark Morneau.

Mark's new man cave is fabulous (and women are allowed too).

However, he needs a name in keeping with the fine tradition of Steve Gareleck's "Whale Bar" (pictured below) in Sandy Springs next to his court.

So help Mark pick a great name to go with the great space and he'll make it worth your while.
  ...xtra credit (and further fun) if you can match the name with a suitable wall decoration...

1st entry - "Shark Tank" - with hammer head shark on the wall - Peter Lauer

2nd entry - "The Paddle Saddle" -- mount a handsome Western saddle behind the bar accompanied by a brace of crossed paddles!  Lends itself to all kinds of energized promotions like "get in the saddle with paddle" and "saddle up with paddle" - Phil Curtis

3rd entries - "Barietta", "Whale Shark Bar" (poking the Sandy Springs original), or "Cobb Paddle Pub" - Dan Kennedy

4th entry - "The Nick Pub" (nick is the paddle term for a ball hitting the corner screen) - Allen Nelson

5th entry - "Sky Bar" or "Sky Lounge" - (cause I own the joint) - Mark Morneau

6th entry - "Second Serve"..prohibited on the court but welcomed in the hut!  -  Scott Honig

7th entry - "The Washington Square Pub" - after the place the sport began - Ed Forsberg

8th entry - “The Paddle Bar” - One wall with a canoe on it and another with crossed oars - Chris Sylvester

...what's yours???


...ATLANTA PADDLE ROCKS!!!