ARTHUR ASHE YOUTH TENNIS AND EDUCATION

ELECTS NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 26, 2007 – The Board of Directors of Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education (AAYTE), one of the nation's leading public youth tennis programs, has elected Jerry L. Johnson, chairman of Radnor Trust Company, as its new Chairman, succeeding noted Philadelphia attorney Robert A. Swift. The Board at its September annual meeting also elected seven new directors and added one to its Advisory Board.

Johnson chairs the Radnor (PA)-based bank, which provides a full range of banking, wealth management, trust and estate, philanthropy and insurance services. Previously, he was president of eMoney Advisor, executive vice president of Safeguard Scientifics and vice president for US West in Denver, CO.

“Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education has a long-lasting, positive effect on more than 10,500 boys and girls from the Philadelphia area who participate in our tutoring and tennis instruction programs throughout the year,” Johnson said. “Our Board of Directors is committed to providing the finest facilities, the best instructors and a promise of hope for every child who participates in our program. With continued funding support from corporate, private and foundation donors, Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education will continue to perpetuate the legacy of the great Arthur Ashe in Philadelphia.”

Newly elected board members are: Christopher A. Lewis, partner at Blank Rome L.L.P., Philadelphia; Doug Fonte, president of Prince Americas, a leader in game-improvement technologies and engineering-based, high-performance sports equipment, Bordentown, NJ; Thomas Lomax, chief financial officer, Lomax Companies, Chalfont, PA; Francine Boone, Esq., assistant general counsel for Drexel University, Philadelphia; Edmond J. Walters, founder and chief executive officer, eMoney Advisor, Inc., an online wealth management system, Conshohocken, PA; Joseph Fetterman, senior vice president and co-managing principal, Staubach, a commercial real estate company, Bala Cynwyd, PA; and Tamra Adams of Berwyn, PA.

Elected to the AAYTE Advisory Board was Robert A. Swift, an attorney at Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia.

Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education ( www.ashetennis.org ) is a national model for imaginative, public youth tennis and educational enrichment programs. Providing new opportunities to an at-risk and diverse population, AAYTE delivers first-class tennis instruction, fitness, health and nutrition training, equipment, tutoring, computer science, library services, along with its nationally acclaimed life skills curriculum to young people ages 4 to 21, mostly coming from underserved, low-income communities. The new $12.5 million AAYTE Center at Ridge Ave. and School House Lane, is dedicated exclusively to serve children, the only facility of its type in the country. The non-profit organization is supported through contributions and grants from corporations, businesses, foundations and the general public.