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This is a rare chance to spend a day with the Aussie icon of your choice... from Layne Beachley to Corey Brown, Sandon Stolle and many more. You’ll play matches with your favourite celebrity, mingle with a whole heap of others, raise money for a great cause and launch the 2010 NSW Corporate Games. 16 high profile celebrities will help Double Drummer raise $20,000 for Diabetes Australia-NSW by demonstrating that being active helps prevent the fastest growing chronic disease in the world... and you can be part of the action!

Date: February 7, 2010

Time: 11:00am to 4:00pm

Location: Tennis Valley, 325a Eastern Valley Way, Chatswood NSW

Presented by Double Drummer and sponsored by GraysOnline, the Celebrity Tennis Day (like the NSW Corporate Games themselves) is all about promoting a healthy, active lifestyle as a means of preventing diseases like diabetes.

• Layne Beachley
• Corey Brown
• Kerri Pottharst
• Stephanie Brantz
• David Peachey
• Guy Leech
• Liz Ellis
• Allan ‘Robbo’ Robinson
• Nici Andronicus
• Trevor Chappell
• Don Spencer
• Angie Akers
• Tyra Turner
• Lindy Olsen

The Celebrity Tennis Day will also serve as the media launch for the 2010 NSW Corporate Games in March. Wholly owned by Diabetes Australia-NSW the Games serve as the Charity’s largest annual fundraiser.

In 2010, the NSW Corporate Games are expected to attract over 8,000 competitors from some 300 organisations both big and small across 22 sports. Don’t worry about that word ‘corporate’… these Games are for everyone! You don’t have to be an elite athlete… the whole point behind the NSW Corporate Games is to encourage participation in sport as a means of preventing diseases such as diabetes.

The 2010 Games will run from Thursday March 18 to Sunday March 21. If you want to be part of that action, go to http://www.doubledrummer.com/nswcorporategames.aspx .

On the day, you and your celebrity partner will be sorted into 4 groups of 4 doubles teams to play 3 round-robin matches each. The highest ranked teams on overall games won will play off in knockout Semi-Final with the Final to follow.

Four celebrities who don’t make the semis of the ‘Celebrity Fan’ event will play a one-off ‘Celebrity All Star Showdown’ with pairings to be allocated on the day. A ‘Stars of the Future’ Exhibition Match featuring Australian ranked juniors will be played on Centre Court during the lunch break.

The NSW Corporate Games Celebrity Tennis Day will be held at Tennis Valley, a great club on Eastern Valley Way in Chatswood with 10 quality synthetic grass courts, a licensed bar and first-rate clubhouse facilities.

As an official Corporate Games Partner, Double Drummer has volunteered to present and manage this big pre-Games event. We’re all about encouraging people to lead healthy, active lifestyles by connecting them through sport, so we’re doing our bit to raise both community awareness and much-needed funding for the cause.

Apart from being able to mingle with our 16 stars, you’ll get to watch all the fun and games as these very competitive celebrities from a range of backgrounds do battle in a good natured atmosphere. Yes they’ll be having fun, but given their competitive natures, you can bet they’ll all be gunning for the trophy too. Highlights of the big day will include:

The Celebrity Fan Round Robin Tournament – our main event, which will reach a climax with an exciting Final to be played on Tennis Valley’s Centre Court

The All Star Showdown - four selected celebrities who are no longer involved in the main event will slog it out for a second chance at glory

The Stars of the Future Exhibition Match - witness some real tennis players… some of the best juniors in Australia

A not-to-be-missed Silent Auction – many items donated and signed by the stars themselves

Raffles with a whole host of great prizes

Active Kidz presenting a special show for younger spectators

The Presentation of Trophies

Wonderful food and beverages available all day

... and much, much more

The fun kicks off at 11am sharp and it’s expected the Final will take place around 3pm.

Celebrity Auction to be conducted at GraysOnline.com.

Court Sponsorship - Receive a whole heap of brand-building benefits by signing up as a Celebrity Tennis Day Court Sponsor… Court Signage, logo exposure in the official program, links from this and other partner web sites and much more.

Auction Items - Some fantastic items will be auctioned off at the NSW Corporate Games Celebrity Tennis Day to raise additional funds for Diabetes Australia-NSW.

Raffles - All sorts of great raffle prizes will be up for grabs. More news on exactly what you can win as it comes to hand.

Entry Tickets - All this entertainment and the chance to meet and mingle with some of the biggest names in Australian sport and entertainment and the entry fee is just $10 for adults and $5 for kids… and all that money goes directly to the support of families coping with the massive problem that is diabetes. Your entry fee could even WIN you a lucky door prize on the day!

Double Drummer will contact winning bidders once payment is processed with further details.

Note: In the event the celebrity you bid on is unable to attend the event, your winning bid amount will be refunded to you.