March 11, 2024
JOIN US May 9 FOr First-Ever Game, Set, Cure Luncheon
Please join us for a FREE LUNCH & LEARN as we share the Pine Tree Apple Classic Fund story and our special partnership with Children's Minnesota and preview the 2024 Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic at our first-ever Game, Set, Cure Luncheon on Thursday, May 9, from 12 Noon- 1 p.m. at Town & Country Club in St. Paul.
Click here to register.
Have 7 friends who would like to join you at the event? Share your network with us by serving as a table host! No financial commitment required. For more information, contact Lisa Mushett at lisa@ptacf.org or at 612-804-4008!
2024 Game, Set, Cure Luncheon Program
11:30 a.m.: Check-In
12 Noon: Lunch & Conversation
12:30 p.m.: Program
Click here to register.
Have 7 friends who would like to join you at the event? Share your network with us by serving as a table host! No financial commitment required. For more information, contact Lisa Mushett at lisa@ptacf.org or at 612-804-4008!
2024 Game, Set, Cure Luncheon Program
11:30 a.m.: Check-In
12 Noon: Lunch & Conversation
12:30 p.m.: Program
- Welcome: Barry Dobson, PTACF Board Director
- Background: Cheryl Yasis, PTACF Board Director
- Impact: Dr. Kris Ann Schultz, PTACF Endowed Chair in Cancer and Blood Disorders Research at Children's Minnesota
- Reflections: Chris Huizinga, Patient Family
- Closing: Barry Dobson, PTACF Board Director
January 30, 2024
Pine Tree Looking For Planning Committee Volunteers
Hey champions of kindness! Pine Tree Apple Classic Fund is on the lookout for a passionate individual with a heart for making a difference. Join our team as a volunteer and help us spread love and awareness while supporting those who need it most.
November 29, 2023
PTACF Presents Check For $340,000 To Children's Minnesota
P\ine Tree Apple Classic Fund President Kevin Werwie and its Board of Directors presented doctors and staff at Children’s Minnesota with a check for $340,000 supporting targeted children’s cancer research and rehabilitation efforts for the largest pediatric cancer and blood disorders program in the upper Midwest. Sr. Vice President and Chief Development Officer and President of Children’s Minnesota Foundation Jennifer Soderholm accepted the gift on behalf of Children’s Minnesota.
Funds were raised as part of the 2023 Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic, which took place August 3-6, 2023, at Life Time in White Bear Lake, Minn. Celebrating its 38th anniversary this year, the event raised over $460,000.
“We are so excited to present one of the biggest checks during the 38-year history of the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic event to Children's Minnesota,” Werwie said. “We are just so proud to be associated with this great work and can’t thank our players, sponsors, donors and volunteers enough for their generosity and steadfast support. The work that Children's Minnesota continues to do inspires us to keep doing this event. We know our work is not done as we hope to one day find a cure.”
The allocation of the $340,000 will be divided equally ($163,000 each) between the Pine Tree Endowment Fund and the Children’s Minnesota Annual Research Program Operating Fund supporting targeted research needs of DICER1 related tumors and coping with the long-term effects of cancer treatment. In addition, another $14,000 was earmarked towards the purchase of motion sensor technology selected by Lynn Tanner and Dr. Laura Gilchrist that is critical for the rehabilitation efforts of cancer patients at Children’s Minnesota.
In 2020, Pine Tree Apple Classic Fund announced the establishment of the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic Endowed Chair in Cancer and Blood Disorders Research and the appointment of Dr. Kris Ann Schultz as its inaugural chair. Children’s Minnesota has the largest pediatric cancer and blood disorders program in the Upper Midwest, caring for more than 58 percent of children diagnosed with cancer or blood disorders in Minnesota.
“This incredibly generous and forward-thinking support from Pine Tree allows us to continue our research to advance outcomes for kids and adults with DICER1-related cancers worldwide and also supports ongoing supportive care research here at Children's Minnesota," Dr. Schultz said. "This benefits kids from across the Midwest and around the world. Pine Tree truly has local impact and worldwide reach. We are so grateful to each Pine Tree tennis player, donor and volunteer. This research would not be where it is today without you. For how far we have come and for all the work that you continue to make possible, thank you!"
"We are in awe of what Pine Tree accomplishes every year," Soderholm said. "You inspire us, even on those hard days, by knowing that you are making this research and partnership possible and for all that we will accomplish in the years to come. We are truly grateful."
Since 1986, the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic has raised over $7.5 million for childhood cancer research efforts at Children’s Minnesota and around the world. The 39th annual tournament is scheduled for August 1-4, 2024, at Life Time in White Bear, Minn. Details about the tournament, and how to get involved in this amazing event, are available at www.ptacf.org.
Funds were raised as part of the 2023 Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic, which took place August 3-6, 2023, at Life Time in White Bear Lake, Minn. Celebrating its 38th anniversary this year, the event raised over $460,000.
“We are so excited to present one of the biggest checks during the 38-year history of the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic event to Children's Minnesota,” Werwie said. “We are just so proud to be associated with this great work and can’t thank our players, sponsors, donors and volunteers enough for their generosity and steadfast support. The work that Children's Minnesota continues to do inspires us to keep doing this event. We know our work is not done as we hope to one day find a cure.”
The allocation of the $340,000 will be divided equally ($163,000 each) between the Pine Tree Endowment Fund and the Children’s Minnesota Annual Research Program Operating Fund supporting targeted research needs of DICER1 related tumors and coping with the long-term effects of cancer treatment. In addition, another $14,000 was earmarked towards the purchase of motion sensor technology selected by Lynn Tanner and Dr. Laura Gilchrist that is critical for the rehabilitation efforts of cancer patients at Children’s Minnesota.
In 2020, Pine Tree Apple Classic Fund announced the establishment of the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic Endowed Chair in Cancer and Blood Disorders Research and the appointment of Dr. Kris Ann Schultz as its inaugural chair. Children’s Minnesota has the largest pediatric cancer and blood disorders program in the Upper Midwest, caring for more than 58 percent of children diagnosed with cancer or blood disorders in Minnesota.
“This incredibly generous and forward-thinking support from Pine Tree allows us to continue our research to advance outcomes for kids and adults with DICER1-related cancers worldwide and also supports ongoing supportive care research here at Children's Minnesota," Dr. Schultz said. "This benefits kids from across the Midwest and around the world. Pine Tree truly has local impact and worldwide reach. We are so grateful to each Pine Tree tennis player, donor and volunteer. This research would not be where it is today without you. For how far we have come and for all the work that you continue to make possible, thank you!"
"We are in awe of what Pine Tree accomplishes every year," Soderholm said. "You inspire us, even on those hard days, by knowing that you are making this research and partnership possible and for all that we will accomplish in the years to come. We are truly grateful."
Since 1986, the Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic has raised over $7.5 million for childhood cancer research efforts at Children’s Minnesota and around the world. The 39th annual tournament is scheduled for August 1-4, 2024, at Life Time in White Bear, Minn. Details about the tournament, and how to get involved in this amazing event, are available at www.ptacf.org.
January 21, 2024
CHECK OUT THE PINE TREE APPLE TENNIS CLASSIC ON THE KINDNESS CHRONICLES PODCAST
Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic Event Coordinator Lisa Mushett joined The Kindness Chronicles Podcast to talk all things Pine Tree! A special thank you to John Schwietz, Kevin Gorg, Steve Baker and past Pine Tree player Josh Anderson for giving us this great opportunity to share our story!
EVERYONE WAS REAdy to Pine Tree in 2023
July 8, 2023
THANK YOU 2023 TOurnament Sponsors
The 2023 Pine Tree Apple Tennis Classic would not be possible without its incredible sponsors including: The Peterson Family (Founding Family); Jacobson’s Pine Tree Apple Orchard (Founding Sponsor); Life Time (Site Sponsor); Dentistry For the Entire Family, Jeff & Jacquie Mudge, Syal Foundation (Event Sponsors); Birch Lake Dental, Erickson/Aamodt Orthodontics, Kevin & Polly Hart, Highland Bank, Lake Elmo Inn, USTA Northern (Presenting Sponsors); Kraus Anderson, Dee Gaeddert & Jim Dorsey; Lanchava Collection Wines; Royal Credit Union, SCCTV; Timberline Roofing and Construction (Golden Delicious Sponsors); Blue Heron Body Home, Hejny Rentals, Denise & Larry Rutkowski, Chris & Dr. Kris Ann Schultz (Haralson Sponsors); Children’s Discovery Academy; Dog Days Inc., Havana Juice, Suntide Commercial Realty (SweeTango Sponsors).
July 1, 2023
PINE TREE SELECTED FOR TWO HIGHLAND BANK COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT GRANTS
A special THANK YOU to Highland Bank who selected Pine Tree Apple Classic Fund to receive a two $2,500 Community Involvement Program Grants in support of our mission and cancer research initiatives at Children's Minnesota and around the world!
Since 1943, Highland Bank has grown within the communities they serve through the Community Involvement Program. Its mission is to help make the communities in which they do business stronger by supporting the charitable organizations and those in need in their market areas. To learn more about Highland Bank, please click here.
Thank you Highland Bank for your support of the 2023 tournament.
Since 1943, Highland Bank has grown within the communities they serve through the Community Involvement Program. Its mission is to help make the communities in which they do business stronger by supporting the charitable organizations and those in need in their market areas. To learn more about Highland Bank, please click here.
Thank you Highland Bank for your support of the 2023 tournament.