The Student Engagement and Leadership Office at Ferrum College will host a fundraiser in support of Kevin Board on Saturday, April 21. Board, a junior sports management major and captain of the men’s tennis team, is in need of a kidney transplant and will undergo surgery this summer. 


    The College will host an all-day tennis event April 21st from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. The day’s activities will include a silent auction from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., a free children’s clinic from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, and an attempt to log 100 sets of tennis.

    Join us for a day of fun & friendship as we raise funds for Kevin. All ages & tennis levels are welcome. To reserve a time slot to play or for more information, please call (540) 365-4306. Otherwise, just come to the Burrows-Skeens Tennis Complex on the Ferrum College campus with a racket and a smile. Extra rackets will be available. Refreshments will be provided and we’ll have raffles drawn throughout the day. We will also have a donations center at the tennis courts.


    All proceeds will go to Kevin Board and his family, in an effort to offset expenses for the kidney transplant. Board is the son of Barbara and Tony Mills of Rocky Mount, and Ken Board of Glade Hill.

    Local and national companies continue to donate items for the silent auction. Contact information for anyone wishing to donate items for the auction or make a financial donation are listed below.

Please Send Auction Items to: Gary Holden, Men’s Tennis Coach Ferrum College Men’s Tennis 435 Ferrum Mountain Road Ferrum, VA 24088 (540) 365-4306

Please Send Financial Donations to: Dave Newcombe, Director Student Leadership & Engagement 445 Ferrum Mountain Road Ferrum, VA 24088 (540) 365-4463

    A representative from the National Kidney Foundation’s Southwestern Virginia office in Roanoke will be on hand for the event. The NKF will host a booth at the tennis courts that day, with literature on the organization and educational materials on kidney disease. For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Public Relations Office at (540) 365-4300. To download a PDF of the flyer, please click here.

    Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.