THE 2025 FIRST STATE SQUASH RACQUET
The First State Squash Racquet is back! The Racquet serves as our largest annual campaign, and enables us to sustain and grow our school-year and summer youth development programs.
Make sure to support FSS and our Racquet fundraising team members and their teams listed below:
Get ready for a celebration filled with fierce squash competition and fun with our community. We hope you will join our culminating events, listed below.
The FSS Racquet
Saturday, May 17th
Singles - 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Our staple singles squash competition that features 6 squash teams consisting of 4 amateur players, and 1 First State Squash team member. In 2025, each team will committ to raising $10,000 in support of First State Squash programming.
The FSS Racquet Friends Reception
Saturday, May 17th
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Please join us for awards, light drinks and appetizers.
THE POWER OF YOUR GIFT
Healthy Snacks! $100
Buys all First State Squash team members healthy snacks for the week including Cliff Bars, and fresh fruit!
Squash Gear! $250
Ensure that all team members receive squash racquets, squash shoes, goggles and FSS uniforms.
Who else is supporting First State Squash?
- All
- Donors
The FSS Racquet 2025 is generously supported by corporate sponsors:
TEAM SPONSORS
COURT SPONSORS
FRIENDS SPONSORS
Support our First State Squash Fundraising Teams!
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Top Teams
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Team Brandywine (Herrmann Bohman Sawyer) has raised $21,250 out of their goal of $10,000
Team Hilltop (Saunders Anderson Letourneau) has raised $13,500 out of their goal of $10,000
Team Eastside (Chilton Majewski Domenick Zug Jr.) has raised $13,350 out of their goal of $10,000
Team Riverfront (Kelley Osborn Winfield Bowden McCrery) has raised $11,880 out of their goal of $10,000
Team Hedgeville (Justi McConnel Habgood) has raised $9,300 out of their goal of $10,000
Team Trolley Square (Butler Schiltz Moritz Hickok) has raised $8,600 out of their goal of $10,000
ABOUT FIRST STATE SQUASH
Founded in 2016, First State Squash is an out-of-school time youth development program serving Wilmington students who attend Title I public or charter schools.
The organization combines academic tutoring and advisory with squash instruction, leadership development, and community service opportunities.
FSS team members join in 5th grade and receive support through college graduation. Currently, FSS partners with 80 Wilmington middle and high school students, most of whom are first-generation college students.
To learn more about First State Squash programming visit our website at www.firststatesquash.org or read our latest Annual Report.
