Annual Activities

Kids 4 Kids Carnival

The Verizon Wireless Kids 4 Kids Carnival is held each spring, and serves as MWKF's largest fundraiser. All proceeds benefit the programs and activities of MWKF. This four hour event is filled with lots of fun activities, games and prizes for youths of all ages. Activities include: tennis clinics and games, prizes & goodie bags, celebrities and mascots, clowns, bounce house & inflatables, face painting, arts & crafts and a deejay!

Thanksgiving Baskets Program

Annual program held each November to assist the families of the TnT program. Friends and supporters of MWKF as well as corporate sponsors, donate food items to the more than 75 families in MWKF.

Holiday Angels Program

Annual program held each December to benefit the youth and families in the TnT program. Generous sponsors, serve as “Angels” to youth in the TnT program, by providing Holiday gifts.

Servathon

Each year during our month-long Servathon event, the youth in MWKF perform various community service projects as a thank you to the community. Servathon is a return of service on behalf of the many donors and volunteers who serve us each year. Past projects include cleaning up the park and neighborhood, making Valentine’s Day cards for the elderly, reading with day care students, conducting tennis clinics for disabled youth, making get well cards for the guests of Ronald McDonald House and Random Acts of Kindness for SuperBowl visitors.

Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Each May, MWKF holds a scholarship awards ceremony to award many of our young people scholarships for secondary education once they graduate from high school. Scholarships are awarded for academic excellence and improvement on and off the court. Youth can begin to earn scholarships as early as 4th grade. Annual scholarships include: The George M. Sopher Player of the Year Award, The Rick Murray “Don’t Quit” Award, Extra Effort Scholarships, Take Stock in Children Scholarships and the Debi Andreassen Memorial Scholarship (through the Jax Golf Slice for Life Tournament). In addition, the President’s Award is awarded only by the discretion of Founder, MaliVai Washington to a young person who has shown exceptional dedication to their studies, their tennis and MWKF. To be eligible for the President’s Award, the candidate must be in high school and have previously won the Player of the Year Award and been a member of MWKF’s programs for at least five years.

Kossak Companies Golf & Tennis Gala

The Gala is held each September and serves as MWKF's largest fundraising event. This two-day event is comprised of a Celebrity Gala & Dinner honoring MWKF’s most successful youths and features live & silent auctions, a Tennis Pro-Am and Golf Pro-Am.

If you are interested in volunteering or participating in any of the above events/programs, please check the calendar section or contact us at info@malwashington.com or (904) 359-KIDS (5437).