PTF Polo Party at IPC’s Mallet Grille a success

By Alex Webbe

The Polo Training Foundation held its annual party for its Florida Junior and Youth programs at the Mallet Grille of the International Polo Club in Wellington Friday night at 7pm.

Nearly 200 were in attendance for the cocktails, dinner and live and silent auctions.

PTF Chairman, Ian Angus and PTF Executive Assistant Jennifer McLeavy trooped out the Florida Junior players that were honored for their accomplishments over the past season with Matias Gonzalez and Hope Arellano named as Most Improved Players. Riley Ganzi and Christian Weisz were named Sportsmanship Award winners.

Jonny Lavine was named the Florida Youth program’s Most Improved Player and Matt Coppola earned the Sportsmanship Award.

The Polo Training Foundation is a charitable foundation that encourages the growth of polo by supporting training programs for players and umpires at all levels of ability.

The PTF promotes goodwill and sportsmanship, and encourages human development through teaching the principles and organizational and managerial skills necessary to successfully participate in the game of polo.

The Polo Training Foundation's purpose is to establish and administer a series of funds, including memorial, advisory, international, endowment, intercollegiate/ interscholastic, and others. These funds are dedicated to support Polo in collegiate or scholastic sports curriculums, promote international goodwill through Polo competition, and above all, encourage development and sportsmanship through teaching young people the principles of the game of Polo.

Since 1967, the Polo Training Foundation has been committed to excellence in the great sport of polo. The PTF supports polo training at all levels by providing funds for the development of current and future generations of players and umpires. The Foundation's many programs include beginner clinics designed to teach young people the principles of polo, intercollegiate /interscholastic tournaments and clinics, and international player exchanges. Through its activities, the PTF seeks to encourage the highest standards of sportsmanship and to promote international good will through polo competition.