Jenna Hamilton, Public Relations Assistant
In June, Brookline had the pleasure of working with Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank (Comrie’s) to launch the organization’s inaugural celebrity tennis tournament at the state-of-the-art OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre. Comrie’s is one of the Calgary’s leading not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing equipment at no cost to children who would otherwise be denied the opportunity to play sports and one of Brookline’s not-for-profit clients.
The tournament, which was held on June 15th, welcomed 16 influential Canadians, including tennis star Daniel Nestor, hockey icons Lanny McDonald and Theo Fleury, and Canadian Olympians Jesse Lumsden and Alysia Rissling. Lucky Calgarians had the opportunity to bid to play with their favourite celebrity athlete. Brookline’s very own Shauna MacDonald played alongside Helen Upperton, a retired bobsledder who competed in the 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games. In true Brookline fashion, the team came to support their very own tennis star!
In June, Brookline had the pleasure of working with Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank (Comrie’s) to launch the organization’s inaugural celebrity tennis tournament at the state-of-the-art OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre. Comrie’s is one of the Calgary’s leading not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing equipment at no cost to children who would otherwise be denied the opportunity to play sports and one of Brookline’s not-for-profit clients.
Once tournament day arrived, celebrities, sponsors and their invited guests, as well as the general public, were entertained by an exciting day of tennis. Guests also enjoyed catering provided by Concorde Group and had the opportunity to bid on a silent auction prizes, including an authentic Calgary Flames jersey autographed by the legendary Jarome Iginla.
The final match, to no one’s surprise, had tennis icon Daniel Nestor and Sportsnet analyst Eric Francis battling over the trophy alongside their partners. The match went on for 35 minutes until Daniel Nestor and his partner from ATB Financial ended up taking home the trophy—giving Daniel his 92nd title win (unofficially).
Brookline was thrilled to manage media relations for the tennis tournament, providing outlets such as Global Calgary the exclusive opportunity to interview icons like Lanny McDonald, 1989 Stanley Cup Champion. The team also supported with celebrity and sponsor coordination and event planning logistics.
Overall, the event was a huge success and the Brookline team is looking forward to planning the second annual Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank Celebrity Tennis Tournament in 2020.
Jenna Hamilton is a Public Relations Assistant at Brookline Public Relations. Her passion lies within the realms of event planning, strategic communications and media relations.