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Laura Swanstrom Reece is a sixteen-year resident of the Washington Metropolitan area, she is a philanthropist and fundraiser at heart. With experience in corporate and grass-roots fundraising, event production on an Olympic scale, and volunteer management, this entrepreneur and member of The Washington Ballet Women's Committee is passionate about supporting the arts and other non-profit organizations that work tirelessly to make change in our nation's capital and beyond.

18th Annual World Team Tennis Serves A Great Cause

Tennis legend Billie Jean King and music superstar Sir Elton John are teaming up for their annual charity event — the 18th annual WTT Smash Hits presented by GEICO on November 15 at Bender Arena at American University.  This star studded event will raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and local Washington, D.C. area AIDS charities.

Billie Jean King and Sir Elton John; photo courtesy of World Team Tennis

Billie Jean King and Elton John will each captain a team composed of tennis champions Andre Agassi, James Blake, Stefanie Graf, Anna Kournikova, Martina Navratilova and more who will play the World Team Tennis format.

Tickets are now on sale through American University’s ticket office for this star-studded event and range from $40 to $120.

For Special V.I.P. ticket packages, including V.I.P. courtside seating and admission to the Smash Hits V.I.P. Reception and Auction (ranging in price from $500 to $5,000), Click Here or call the Washington AIDS Partnership at 202-939-3381.

Anna Kournikova; photo courtesy of World Team Tennis

Last year’s event raised $640,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and AIDS charities serving the Greater Baton Rouge area.  Smash Hits has raised more than $9 million for EJAF and various local AIDS charities since 1993.

Andre Agassi; photo courtesy of World Team Tennis

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