A very special thank you to the following people and vendors who made Jerry's event a success:

  • Justin Lundberg, Westboro Tennis & Swim Club
  • Matt Siegel, KISS 108 FM Boston
  • The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC, NYC
  • Tennis Pros- Stephen Ferris, Mike Zatsiorsky, Emmy Dodoo, Bob Greene, Julius Kipokoech, Ville Liukko, Scott Peters and Chris Roginski
  • Brian Doherty, Aquatics Director
  • Staff at Westboro Tennis & Swim Club
  • Scott Martell, Magician
  • Jim Dow, Optima Press
  • Peter Gardner, Curry Printing
  • Kim Cantin, Graphic Designer
  • Lori Robak, Public Relations
  • Panera Bread, Shrewsbury
  • Nike Tennis Camp, Amherst College
  • Xtreme Tennis, Orchard Hills Athletic Club
  • The Balsams Resort, NH
  • Atlantic Oakes by the Sea, Bar Harbor, ME
  • Ken Sadowsky, Atlas Distributing
  • Polar Beverage, Worcester
  • Deborah & Tom Coleman, Gallo
  • Daryl Christopher Salon, Boston

Tennis wisdom from Jerry

"You came all this way, you might as well win."

Funds will be used for medical equipment such as a wheelchair, handicapped van, home health care not covered by insurance and accommodations to the Higgins home to improve his quality of life. Total costs for year 1 are estimated at over $320,000. (source: NTAF Spinal Cord Injury Program)

 

  
     


Committee

Co-Chairs: Donna Cullen & Ellen Dorian

Members: Gina Cotton, Teri Gallant, Linda Harrington, Ginger Lino, Cindy Mina, Beth Porter, Carol Shustak, Helen Sullivan, June Weiner

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. This campaign is administered by the National Transplant Assistance Fund, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit providing fundraising assistance to transplant and catastrophic injury patients. Information: 800-642-8399

 

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

  • Donate $$ directly (details below)
  • Send a note to Jerry. Go to CarePage, sign in and use jhigginstennis as the CarePage name
  
 

DONATIONS

Donations to help the Higgins Family may be sent to The Higgins Family Rehabilitation Trust or through the NTAF Spinal Cord Injury Program. In both cases, funds go to Jerry and his family ONLY. If you wish to receive a tax deduction for your donation or prefer to donate via credit card, please go to the NTAF site below. If you wish to send a donation via check and are not concerned about tax deductibility, please make checks payable to:

The Higgins Family Rehabilitation Trust
Attention: Kane Thompson
UBS Financial Services
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110

OR go to the NTAF Spinal Cord Injury Program
for online and credit card donations