2022 ATP Event Successful

The 2022 Western & Southern Open Tournament is concluded. We can close the door on another year of raising critical funds for MCP. The weather was gorgeous for so much of the time when we were on the street. We did, however, have a few pop-up showers (which we swore were only over the venue) that delayed matches. That did not help us to get home early, but we did spend many hours in low-humidity, warm-but-not-scorching-puffy-white-cloud weather with breezes that brought us to cool nights. That was until we hit this weekend. Our intrepid parking team met with quite a few storms, but "weathered" on!

We did not fill all 588 shifts. We managed to staff 441 shifts with 77 members. We had only one session completely and fully staffed with all needed volunteers this week. Lest you think that if we can complete the tasks with less people then we really don’t need to ask for so many people, please understand that it puts more burden on those who do show up and it makes them less safe in the environment. When we are fully staffed, we are all present protecting each other and those who are assigned to park their cars in our lot.

A great deal of credit for the success of the event goes to Lara Gonzalez and Peyton Hahn, who were the supervisors this year. Lara was able to take on the tasks of supervisor for a few sessions last year. Peyton was completely new to the role. Both did a fantastic job of managing the many complex elements of the job. They are great assess for the future success of this fundraiser.
There was a lot of laughter. We have a few more stories to tell. MCP can once again be proud of the way we present ourselves to the greater community. And this is really a “greater community,” since there are patrons of the tournament from all over the world! Many, many patrons express their gratitude and cheer our efforts with shouts of “Thank you,” “You guys do a great job,” “You rock,” and “We appreciate all your help” as they walk across the crosswalk, jump into their Uber/Lyft, or drive out of the lot. Let’s keep hoping that we have this opportunity to help keep MCP financially healthy for many years to come.

Appreciation to Many Is in Order

Thank you to these heroes who helped make the parking fundraiser a success …
Peggy Allen, Cori Bauer, Mary Beth Benken-Riesenberg, Susan Berger, Brian Bisig, Jennifer Bisig, Brandon Blair, Jess Bunn, Evan Caldwell, Larry Catlin, Laureen Catlin, Phil Catlin, Steve Catlin, Tess Catlin, Jim Cronin, Stephanie Dalsfoist, Dana Davis, Sara Davis, Mike Easterling, Mary Stan Fizer, Alisha Flaherty, Landon Flaherty, Spencer Flaherty, Kelly Flaugher, Gabe Fritz, Larry Fritz, Zach Fritz, Jay Fultz, Paula Fultz, Missy Gary, Perry Gary, Linda Geering, Tim Geering, Jason Gonzalez, Lara Gonzalez, Eric Grimm, Peyton Hahn, Steve Hendricks, Larry Hirth, Verol Hirth, Paula Johansen, Ginny Johnson, Phillip Johnson, Virginia Johnson, L Elise Kaplan,  Ray Lebowski, Joel Lind, Anthony Lisa, Belle Lisa, Jennifer Lisa, Matt Lisa, Gaylene May Schumacher, Rebecca McLaughlin, Ilana Milberg, Scott Mussari, Sonya Neff, Wrynn Olszewski, Pete Padolik, Mike Pateras, Caroline Poedtke, Bill Pohl, Julie Poux, Amy McKinney Ratliff, Mo Rettig, Gail Rose, Gail Rudolph, Monika Rudolph, Rich Rudolph, Claude Ruizdeluzuriaga, Jon Scheiding, Erin Marie Schwartz, Mary Taylor, Robert Terry, Kim Toft, Dre Turnbull, Bill Walborn, Julie Walborn, Monica Weber