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Tennis Fundraising 4 Save the Children by Rossetti Brothers
Page Creator: Rossetti Brothers
Event: Rossetti's Tennis Rally 4 Charity
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Identical twins Angelo & Ettore Rossetti
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Save the Children
Save the Children is a leading nonprofit humanitarian relief and development organization working in more than 40 countries throughout the developing world and the United States. Their mission is to create...
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Fundraising target: $6,486
So far I have raised: $3,327.00
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"Tennis Begins with Love": Guinness World Records™ Longest Tennis Rally - a True Story

Dear Friends,

 Last year, my identical twin brother, Angelo, and I broke the Guinness World Record™ for the longest tennis rally to benefit charity. The feat took 14 hours and 31 minutes to hit 25,944 consecutive strokes of the same ball without a miss.

Now we need your help to accomplish a more significant goal: our pledge to raise $25,944 for charity. If you have already donated, thank you so much!

UPDATE: 
  • The record balls were recently enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI and the exhibit will be on display starting this month (see Flickr photos below).
  • The record will be included on page 257 of the 2010 edition of the Guinness World Records™ book coming out on September 17, 2009.
  • We created a YouTube movie to commemorate the event and received permission from DreamWorks Pictures to use the soundtrack from the film Gladiator.
  • We have secured a $1M prize as an incentive for anyone who breaks the GWR longest tennis rally record on August 15, 2009 as a charity event.
Our symbolic goal was to hit more than 25,000 consecutive strokes without missing in one day to create awareness for the more than 25,000 children under 5 who die from preventable or treatable causes every day. We failed at our first attempt after 2,745 strokes in 1 hour and 32 minutes. We failed at our second attempt after 19,490 strokes in 10 hours and 38 minutes. But then – after 14 hours and 31 minutes – we succeeded at our third attempt of 25,944 strokes. Lesson learned: the secret to success is failure (and learning from it) – a lesson that took 26 hours, 41 minutes and 48,179 strokes to learn!
 
4 Ways You Can Help:
 
1. Watch our movie (9 min) on YouTube and share it > Help us reach 25,944 views.
2. Friend us on Facebook and tell a friend > Help us reach 25,944 friends.
3. Follow us on Twitter and retweet > Help us find 25,944 followers.
4. Donate online and post a comment > Help us raise 25,944 dollars.
 
“Our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve
 
Thank YOU and everyone who made our dreams possible: our families, friends, donors, sponsors, volunteers.
 
We hope that our story inspires you to be the best in the world at something you love. If you are inspired, please pass it on.
 
 
Angelo & Ettore
The Rossetti Brothers
Rally4Charity™
 
P.S. You can fundraise for Save the Children too by joining the Make A Difference Team.
 
 
About Rally4Charity™:
 
"Rally4Charity" benefits: ALS Association, Save the Children, Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Rally for the Cure) and the Tim & Tom Gullikson Family Support Fund at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Rally4Charity is dedicated to the late Tim Gullikson and Scott B. Wilson and to all the victims and survivors of ALS, cancer and to the more than 25,000 children who die of preventable or treatable causes around the world. The rally continues for them.

Online Sponsors to date:
Display Name Date  Comment
Ethel A. Tsichlas 8/17/2009 "Angelo and Ettore! Fantastic Work! Well Done!"  
Oak Hills Tennis Club 7/22/2009  
Dick Adams 6/26/2009 GREAT JOB! Good skill and stamina in August!! 
Wylie & Mike Blake 12/3/2008 You guys are amazing! 
Tracey Houle 10/2/2008 Awesome Job! You're my heros! 
Luciana Bonifacio-Sette 9/29/2008 Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment 
Ed 8/15/2008  
Veronica Pollard 8/13/2008 A big congratulations to you and your brother on your victory! 
Linda Soper 8/8/2008 Best of Luck - Make us proud!! 
Gail Arcamone 8/6/2008 You Guys Go! This is quite the endeavor - Good Luck! 
Anne Marie Fox 8/6/2008 Go Ettore!  
Carrie Frank 8/6/2008 We'll be sending good luck vibes from Fairfield! 
Jane Berliner 8/6/2008 Rooting for you!!! 
Wendy and Brian Sobelman 8/6/2008 Good Luck Ettore and Angelo! 
Cindy LaBlanc 8/5/2008 Best of luck and lots of stamina to you both! 
Angelo 8/4/2008 We will do this! The greater the task the more character it builds. 
Peg Blackburn 7/30/2008 I'll be watching every shot in spirit. Good luck! 
Diana Coleman 7/30/2008 Your enthusiasm and committment is fantastic, exciting and admirable! I'm rooting for you!! 
Ettore Rossetti 7/29/2008 “Dreams at first seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable." - Christopher Reeve 
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* Total raised online: $770.00
Amount raised offline: $2,557.00
Grand Total: $3,327.00
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