Aloha,
It's no secret that my husband Errol and I love tennis. It has given us so much that we always try to find ways to give back.
We try do to this through volunteerism in various tennis events and active participation in the tennis community.
This includes our annual charitable FilAm tournament which provides scholarship grants to local eligible graduating seniors. If you
know of a graduating senior who would like to apply for this scholarship, please let me know and I can forward an application which
is being handled by the Kona Visayan Club.
We also organize the annual St. Michael’s Church tournament that helps raise monies to help rebuild the church that was damaged
by the catastrophic 2006 quake. A new church is now being built at the same location to provide a home for its parishioners.
We also had the GLI Tennis series modeled after the US Open Series tournaments where players collect points by playing various
tournaments. Although discontinued, it introduced a number of firsts on the island, e.g., Singles tournaments, Team Tennis,
Sampras Serve, Connor Comeback, and so on.
Our goal is merely to promote tennis. No monies (not a single cent) are kept by the GLI Tennis committee or staff.
We appreciate all the support of like minded friends and players who share our enthusiasm and willingness to help.
Mahalo nui loa
Lovette Llantos
GLI Tennis Series Founder and Director
Board Member, West Hawaii District Tennis Association