Former NJTL President Helen Petersen Honored by USTA

Helen Petersen, former president of NJTL of Indianapolis and chair of USTA NJTL, was recognized twice this spring by USTA for her more than 30 years as a NJTL volunteer and the creator of the Champion Reads(R) program where she shares the legacy of Arthur Ashe. In March USTA Florida selected her as its Volunteer of the Month for being a guest reader in a Florida school during Black History Month. She read Champion Citizen: Arthur Ashe. In May USTA NJTL featured her as one of the 50 significant NJTL volunteers as NJTL celebrates its 50 anniversary. (May 22, 2019)