We are proud to officially launch the countdown for the 2012 Jim Crane State Farm Highland Open tennis tournament, April 20-22, at Highland Park.

Register online now. Just click here. Of, if you prefer, you can download the form here and mail it in.

Last year, our annual charity tournament raised $23,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and we are happy to announce that the 2012 tourney will benefit CFF again.

We are also very pleased to announce that Jim Crane State Farm will return as the tournament’s title sponsor. Jim Crane has been a long-time and big-time supporter of CFF, as two of his children were stricken with the disease. We also appreciate our other sponsors and donors.

Again in 2012, we will conduct our “65 Roses” campaign where businesses, organizations, tennis teams and individuals can buy a Rose for $100, the proceeds of which go directly to benefit CFF. Last year – for the second year in a row – we surpassed our 65 Roses goal with a total of 86 Roses! Click here to see the list of 2011 Rose Sponsors. Please help us by becoming a Rose Sponsor today. Just click here to download your Rose Sponsor form.

“Everything’s Coming Up Roses Day” on Feb. 4 was a BIG success with HPTA Round Robin proceeds going to sponsor three roses for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

In addition, six individuals became Rose Sponsors that day. Please see the current list of Rose Sponsors below.

We are so thankful for the following persons and organizations for their leadership gifts to launch HPTA’s 2012 “65 Roses” campaign to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Their $100 Rose sponsorships will help achieve our goal of 65 Roses by the start of the Highland Open, April 20-22, 2012. Last year, the Highland Open Tennis Tournament raised $23,000 for CFF ($8,600 from Rose sponsorships), and we are proud to continue that partnership.

1. Wendy Parrish
2. Beth Densmore / Capital One Bank
3. Beth Densmore / Capital One Bank
4. Beth Densmore / Capital One Bank / Joycelyn LeBlanc
5. Lisa and Bill Sanner
6. Jeff Gould
7. Debbie and Louis Klotzbach
8. Troy Goings
9. Joni Orgeron (in memory of Maxine and Joseph Cassin)
10. Dan Cassin (in memory of Donald Seigelman)
11. Jodie Weilbacher (in memory of Addie Latour)
12. Kevin and Helena Cunningham
13. Celine Bui
14. Val and Meliva Suico
15. Sandra Harshbarger
16. Steve Eskine
17. HPTA members (Everything’s Coming Up Roses Day)
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