Albert Stark, 85, has been involved with the New Jersey Tennis League of Trenton for decades.
At 83 years old, Albert Stark stood on the tennis courts at Cadwalader Park in Trenton where he played as a child, attending school right across the street at what was then Junior High School No. 3.“We’re standing at a place where in 1949, my life changed,” he said. Throughout time, that life change would reverberate to affect positive change in the lives of countless youth in the city of Trenton and, later, in neighboring communities.
She brought the young lad shopping for a proper tennis outfit which was the order of the day, similar to what is still worn at Wimbledon, white shorts, white shirt, white sneakers.Stark went on to achieve a level of success competing on the courts through high school and college, participating in tournaments across the country, but realized he may have reached his potential as a player.
Hagerty’s ambitious plan required raising $950,000. Stark said, “I asked ‘How are we going to do that?’ and he said ‘We’re going to do it together.’ And that was the beginning of the story of how this wonderful facility came into being. It’s become a model.”“Tennis is the hook,” Stark said. “Education and learning is the real thing.”
, one of the many specific varied programs offered involving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math , career readiness, and of course, tennis. Alumni of the programs have access to college scholarships and internships with Bloomberg. And getting children involved early and keeping them involved shows results.
That day, Stark put on his glove and took 2nd base at a tryout for the Cadwalader Wildcats in hopes of making it to the American League National Champion Trenton Schroths.
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