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A Day of Tennis and Sightseeing in Mezdra

On July 16th, BNP Paribas Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Tennis Federation (BTF) organized a tennis camp for children from the Home for the Disabled in Mezdra, Bulgaria. Ilija Atanassov, the Director of Tennis Development at the BTF, gave a tennis lesson on central court to an eager audience. For the young boys and girls who took part, it [...]

A “Child’s Dream” comes true

On the occasion of the charity event held before the start of Roland Garros, BNP Paribas invited, for the 4th year in a row, around 20 children in the “Rêve d’enfance” (Childhood Dream) charity programme to attend Roland Garros on 22 May.
Founded in 2001 by students of HEC, one of France’s leading business schools, this [...]

Recycle Your Old Tennis Balls – “Balle Jaune,” Take II!

…but the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has been trying to change that with their “Balle jaune” (or yellow ball) initiative, a ball recycling program we covered on these pages last year. [...]

BNP Paribas Masters 2009: social commitments

For the 24th consecutive year, BNP Paribas sponsored the BNP Paribas Masters from 7 to 15 November 2009 at the Palais Omnisport de Bercy in Paris.
Since 2007, BNP Paribas has been a partner of Sunday Start, the opening event of the tournament, which this year, took place on Sunday, 8 November. The Bank invited 11,000 [...]

Tennis coaching for kids in London

On 26th June, in Hyde Park, young tennis players competed in the ‘Will to Win – BNP Paribas‘ Tennis Challenge 2009′. The tennis courts in Hyde Park and Regent’s Park had been the venue for the free coaching for children under 12, from local state schools, during June.
Will to Win, based in Hyde Park and [...]

Taste of Tennis

BNP Paribas is the title sponsor for the 10th annual Taste of Tennis event. This event is set for Thursday, August 27th. Taste of Tennis benefits the Food Bank For New York City, which works in partnership with more than 1,000 food assistance programs throughout the five boroughs to help get food to New Yorkers [...]

From L'Aquila to Roland Garros… in video

On the 26th of May 2009, a whole day at the Roland Garros tennis tournament was organized for 12 children of employees and clients of BNP Paribas from L’Aquila, the Italian town which was badly affected by the violent earthquake in April.
Watch the video and discover the unforgettable day the children experienced: a one on [...]

Tennis weekend for everybody in Sofia

A tennis training hour for disadvantaged children, part of BNP Paribas’ program “Tennis for everybody” took place on June 7th in Sofia. Handicapped children from Mezdra enjoyed a training lesson in tennis during the annual tournament for the BNP Paribas Bulgaria Cup for doubles (amateurs).

The event took place on June 6th and 7th at the [...]

Game, set, match, the smiles and memories win!

The Roland Garros tennis tournament may only lasts for 15 days, but in the hearts of the public, the emotions last longer.
Paradoxically, forgetting was the mission of the day at Roland Garros, organised for 12 children from L’Aquila, Italy. They were invited to get distracted, to trying forgetting the earthquake that devastated their hometown on [...]