An MVTC contingent led by Jeremy Chen walked in this year's MV Family Parade, this past weekend. The group included current MVTC President Madan, MVTC Secretary Jo-Ann, past president George Koo, long time MVTC member Noah Banks, new social chair Myrna, tournament chair Jeremy and his partner Douglas and nephew, Gary Buzzell who has been an active participant at many club events, and one of the newest members Mallika. The USTA Santa Clara representative, Chris Samuel, kindly loaned us a giant Racket and Ball to enliven the parade.

Dressed in snazzy tennis outfits and some carrying their tennis rackets, the MVTC participants carried the MVTC banner with pride and shouted invitations to parade viewers to join MVTC. Noah Banks, forever the fan favorite, at times walked in the front and tossed a rather large tennis ball to Douglas who showcased his superb volley skills with a giant Wilson tennis racket on loan from USTA, to the delight of many viewers. Noah then tossed the giant tennis ball back and forth to many of the kids in the crowd who were fascinated by the giant tennis ball and vied to catch it. A new generation of tennis enthusiasts were thus born.

Post parade the MVTC participants gathered for a festive brew at the Tied House and clearly felt that walking in the parade was a lot of fun and started making plans for next year. Moreover, new member Mallika decided to take on the task of designing a MVTC T-shirt for all members. And we all agreed we'll need more giant rackets and balls.