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Gates Tennis Center - Cherry Creek
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For more than 30 years, the Gates Tennis Center has been the finest public tennis facility in Denver. The late Charles C. Gates gifted the Center to the citizens of Denver in hopes of providing the absolute highest quality public facility for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Wanting to ensure its long-term sustainability, Mr. Gates expressed a desire that the Center be managed by The Park People. His hope was to see the Center managed in a way that did not depend heavily upon the city resources. Through this model, the Center has operated for more than 30 years without city funds. Beginning in 2004, The Park People began working closely with the Gate Family Foundation, and crucial support from the City of Denver, the campaign to enhance this impressive public facility began. The improvements to the Center had to extend beyond aesthetics, however, and also impact public tennis programming. This critical component lead to the decision to add a second story to the clubhouse building for the Colorado Tennis Association (CTA). By leasing this space the Center's long-term financial sustainability will be enhanced. More importantly, the CTA's presence at the Center will create a new program synergy with the Center's management team of Eric Rose and Sam Hitman, and Denver Parks & Recreation. The end result will be a greatly improved public tennis facility with compelling new programming for players of all ages and skill levels. |
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