Doubles Charity Tennis Tournament at McKinley this August

Waukesha native and nonprofit founder Kelly Johnson, really enjoys making a difference in the community -- as she started her own nonprofit, the Kelly Johnson Foundation (KJF) in 2014. With her background in coaching college tennis and competing, she began hosting tennis tournaments to raise money for her nonprofit and its Johnson Family Scholarship Program, which benefits local high schools in Wisconsin and Illinois. After five years successfully hosting the annual Johnson Summer Classic Tennis Tournament in Madison near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus where Johnson graduated in 2015, this year she is bringing the tournament to Milwaukee, WI on Saturday, August 3rd.

"We had great success in the city of Madison, increasing the number of participants and scholarship funds raised over the years, growing the Kelly Johnson Foundation and its community impact. Since graduating UW-Madison and noticing more players driving in from Milwaukee just to compete, I realized we needed to relocate closer to our KJF supporters. With our new location for 2019, we get to make a mark in Milwaukee County and see new local players compete and have fun at the Johnson Summer Classic said Kelly Johnson, tournament director.

So mark your calendars...

The Johnson Summer Classic Tennis Tournament will be held Saturday, August 3rd. Registration for the Johnson Summer Classic can be done online at http://www.kjfwi.org/events/johnson-summer-classic/. Entry is only $25 per doubles player. Registration closes Wednesday, July 31st. The Johnson Summer Classic is an USTA-sanctioned event. All players welcome with a USTA membership. No USTA membership, please contact Tournament Director Kelly on how to participate! This year, the Kelly Johnson Foundation is proud to announce Wilson Sporting Goods and Ian’s Pizza as official event sponsors. All proceeds support the Johnson Family Scholarship program. The tournament will be held at McKinley Tennis Courts, located at 1750 N Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Questions may be directed to Kelly Johnson at 414-748-2602.

About the Kelly Johnson Foundation:

The Kelly Johnson Foundation (KJF) is a nonprofit that reaches out to local high schools in Wisconsin and Illinois that have insufficient funding for after-school athletic and extracurricular programs and scholarship opportunities. Established in 2014 by Kelly Johnson to truly fulfill her vision in creating an organization that awards promising young leaders and groups who also take the initiative to accomplish success and continue to make a difference as well in their respective communities.