History

Founded by Mardy Fish, the former # 7 tennis player in the World, the Mardy Fish Children's Foundation kept open the doors of Pelican Island Elementary School in the Fall of 2007 providing several enrichment and tennis programs. These programs provided a safe environment for children to go and participate in such activities as music, dance, art and sports. The Foundation has since grown to 15 elementary schools and 4 middle schools currently serving over 2,500 children in K-8th Grade.

The Foundation was reinvented in 2012 with the recruitment of new leadership, the addition of more volunteers and advisors; and a new, heightened commitment and partnership with schools, teachers, families and community. With ambitious goals, the Foundation is shifting its focus even more to teaching nutrition to children. The science of nutrition and fitness, a topic becoming more popular with rising childhood obesity, enables the Foundation to teach children to make better choices, empowering them by encouraging physical fitness, emphasizing healthy eating habits, and explaining how to have a positive self-image.