2023 Sessions
November 11 & December 16
Opening Day 2022!
Final 2023 Sessions Now Available For Sign-up!
Stay Tuned For 2024 Dates!
Adaptive Tennis For Everyone
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All participants and volunteers must complete our Waiver available onsite or below. Print out and bring with you!
We are reaching out to all of the Angels to let you know how much we miss you on the court. We hope everyone is safe and doing well. We are excited to be getting back on the courts starting November 11, 2023! Please register by signing up below Be Safe, Amy, Jimmy, Joey & Amanda Frank 
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About Jamie
Born in New York City on January 6, 1998, Jamie Alexa Frank, at just one-month-old, experienced a preventable bacterial infection. She survived but, sadly, was left with significant brain damage, a seizure disorder, and multiple other medical issues.
Despite this adversity, Jamie was a motivated, happy, and loving child.
Jamie had a passion for music, dancing, swimming, and family. She may not have been able to walk or talk, but Jamie was very expressive and let us know what she liked and, just as clearly, what she didn’t! In many ways, Jamie was much like any other child and made her needs well known. If I brought home some new sparkly dresses, she was delighted to indicate which one she liked best through smiles and little squeals of happiness. One time, I forgot to play her “High School Musical” CD in the car. After a minute or so of driving, I started to hear some ‘Ughs” and other sounds of dissatisfaction coming from Jamie. When I realized my error, I exclaimed, “Oh! I forgot your music!” Of course, I immediately turned on the CD and Jamie joyfully started “dancing” in her wheelchair.
Jamie was a “girly” girl. When presented with an activity option on her communication device, Jamie would, nine times out of ten, choose, “look at and discuss the pictures in “Teen Vogue”. She also loved selecting nail polish colors and getting manicures! Her favorite activity, of course, was spending time with her brother, Joey, and her sister, Amanda. As tennis was a big conversation around our dinner table, Jamie knew both Joey and Amanda were avid tennis players who competed in FL Junior USTA tournaments, many of which were held at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. Jamie had the opportunity to “play” tennis with her family on vacations down in the Florida Keys. Joey would gently toss the ball towards Jamie and I would hold her hand over the racquet so she could swing and hit the ball over the net! The best part was, not only watching Joey cheer on his sister but also hearing Jamie laugh at the experience of hitting the ball.
The last several years of Jamie’s life were increasingly difficult due to her decreasing health and quality of life. Tragically, Jamie passed away shortly after her 18th birthday, on April 23, 2016.
As a family, we wanted to honor Jamie and memorialize her beautiful spirit, as well as do something to help others with special needs. Given our family’s love of tennis, my husband, Jimmy, and I approached the Town of Palm Beach Gardens to establish a special needs tennis program. Our goal was clear — to introduce to individuals with disabilities and their families the joys of tennis. As a result, in late 2016, Jamie’s Angels was born (the name was later changed to Jamie’s Tennis Angels). We welcome you to join us in celebrating Jamie’s life and legacy and becoming a part of Jamie’s Tennis Angels.
Despite this adversity, Jamie was a motivated, happy, and loving child.
Jamie had a passion for music, dancing, swimming, and family. She may not have been able to walk or talk, but Jamie was very expressive and let us know what she liked and, just as clearly, what she didn’t! In many ways, Jamie was much like any other child and made her needs well known. If I brought home some new sparkly dresses, she was delighted to indicate which one she liked best through smiles and little squeals of happiness. One time, I forgot to play her “High School Musical” CD in the car. After a minute or so of driving, I started to hear some ‘Ughs” and other sounds of dissatisfaction coming from Jamie. When I realized my error, I exclaimed, “Oh! I forgot your music!” Of course, I immediately turned on the CD and Jamie joyfully started “dancing” in her wheelchair.
Jamie was a “girly” girl. When presented with an activity option on her communication device, Jamie would, nine times out of ten, choose, “look at and discuss the pictures in “Teen Vogue”. She also loved selecting nail polish colors and getting manicures! Her favorite activity, of course, was spending time with her brother, Joey, and her sister, Amanda. As tennis was a big conversation around our dinner table, Jamie knew both Joey and Amanda were avid tennis players who competed in FL Junior USTA tournaments, many of which were held at the Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center. Jamie had the opportunity to “play” tennis with her family on vacations down in the Florida Keys. Joey would gently toss the ball towards Jamie and I would hold her hand over the racquet so she could swing and hit the ball over the net! The best part was, not only watching Joey cheer on his sister but also hearing Jamie laugh at the experience of hitting the ball.
The last several years of Jamie’s life were increasingly difficult due to her decreasing health and quality of life. Tragically, Jamie passed away shortly after her 18th birthday, on April 23, 2016.
As a family, we wanted to honor Jamie and memorialize her beautiful spirit, as well as do something to help others with special needs. Given our family’s love of tennis, my husband, Jimmy, and I approached the Town of Palm Beach Gardens to establish a special needs tennis program. Our goal was clear — to introduce to individuals with disabilities and their families the joys of tennis. As a result, in late 2016, Jamie’s Angels was born (the name was later changed to Jamie’s Tennis Angels). We welcome you to join us in celebrating Jamie’s life and legacy and becoming a part of Jamie’s Tennis Angels.