Club Volunteer - Jenny Richardson

Jenny Richardson joined Pakuranga Tennis Club in 2006. She has served on the committee for 20 years including four as Vice President and 11 as President. Over that time, she chaired the club's charitable trust for 11 years raising funds to support members and families through financial hardship. Jenny personally supported members through COVID using the trust to help families affected by the pandemic stay connected to tennis and each other. Under her leadership, the club grew to over 400 members for the first time in its history! She kept its finances frugally managed throughout establishing a Capital Reserve along the way.
Jenny's biggest achievement has been leading the club through its relocation to Lloyd Elsmore Park after lease terms offered on its previous site became unworkable for a community club. She brought the situation to members who voted to relocate in 2018. She then spent over a decade building relationships with the Howick Local Board, Auckland Council, funding bodies and Tennis NZ to make it happen. Jenny helped establish the Lloyd Elsmore Community Hub itself and as Co-Chair she has now secured a $1.8 million Auckland Council grant toward the new courts…a project recognised as one of Auckland's most significant community sporting developments.
So well deserved Jenny. Thank you for two decades of service and dedication.