The school board agreed to our plan and the table tennis program is officially staying at the Intermediate High School. You kept the pressure on and secured a permanent home for our club. Keep an eye out for our upcoming schedule changes since we are back in business.
February 3, 2019
Final supporters
The Erie Table Tennis Club has been active since 1975 in the Erie, PA and Millcreek Township areas and has called McDowell Intermediate High School (MIHS) home uninterrupted since 1990 as part of the Millcreek Rec table tennis program.
Apparently, the current storage location for the club's tables inside MIHS near the gym has been judged unacceptable for safety of egress reasons. The club has offered to donate our high quality tables and nets to MIHS to replace the dilapidated tables owned by McDowell for school phys-ed use. These are stored inside a secure storage closet adjacent to the area where we currently keep the club tables. There appears to be plenty of room for the club's tables in the storage closet, especially if some of the school's dilapidated tables are eliminated.
The Erie Table Tennis Club is one of the premier clubs in the country due in no small part to the first-class facility that is the Intermediate Gym. The club has 60+ active members and many more occasional visitors who enjoy the exercise, competition and camaraderie that table tennis offers. The game is truly a worldwide and lifetime sport with universal appeal because it is easy and inexpensive to play, people of all ages and skill levels can participate and the rules are the same all over the globe. Our club sees men, women and children ages teens to 70+ from many different countries and walks of life gather twice a week to enjoy the sport together.
We host a regional tournament in October and April every year that brings in hundreds of competitors ranging from local beginners to internationally ranked professionals from cities throughout the Midwest, Mid Atlantic, Northeast U.S. states and Canada. These visitors spend time in our community and generate income for our local hotels, restaurants and attractions. Our local club gathers at local establishments to support our economy as a group and we generate about $2000 income annually to Millcreek for the use of the Intermediate gym.
Table tennis is recognized as providing improvement in hand-eye coordination, balance, and mental acuity, while burning calories in a non-impact joint-friendly social activity suitable for all ages, especially senior citizens.
We are asking the powers that be to please consider our offer of donating our tables to the school so we can keep our club going in the first class facility Intermediate Gym, that provides so much benefit to so many people in our community, and attracts out of town visitors.
Updates
November 26, 2018
The school administration remains silent on our proposal to clear storage space for our tables. Post the link to your Facebook timeline right now to ensure they see this is not going away. Email your school board representatives today to demand they accept our equipment donation.
November 26, 2018
Moving past this milestone proves that our community refuses to lose our home at the gym. Take this momentum and call the school board office today to demand they accept our donation of the tables. Keep the pressure on them until they agree to a meeting.
Reached 100 supporters
November 26, 2018
88 Comments
I have been playing the ErieTTC since 1979and McDowell since 1992 I have talked to hundreds of players at tournaments from other states and Canada who are impressed with our facility .Too bad some officials are so short sighted
This club runs the best tournaments twice each year. Many of us come from Akron and stay the weekend. I enjoy the area and the local restaurants, especially The Ringside. This club is a hidden gem for the entire area.
I am 14 years old and have been going to MIHS to play table tennis with my Dad and all of the other players since I was 10. It is a lot of fun and competitive and I hope it keeps to continue. Thank you.
Please do NOT discontinue the Table Tennis that has been available for several years now. It is organized and run extremely well; so there must be another option for storing the tables when not in use?
The Erie table tennis club provides an excellent recreational opportunity that would not be available otherwise in an ideal facility. A compromise to keep this excellent program in place should be found.
Retirement looking for a place to play
I relocated to Erie from Triangle area of North Carolina, where Triangle Table Tennis club (38 permanent tables!) is open 7 days a week from morning till late evening. Many people, including myself, went there to play 5-6 days a week! It was a huge disappointment for me to learn that here in Erie local authorities do not care about table tennis at all! Even these mere 2 times a week very late in the evening are going to be cancelled soon! Very sad ....
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The school board agreed to our plan and the table tennis program is officially staying at the Intermediate High School. You kept the pressure on and secured a permanent home for our club. Keep an eye out for our upcoming schedule changes since we are back in business.
February 3, 2019
Final supporters
The Erie Table Tennis Club has been active since 1975 in the Erie, PA and Millcreek Township areas and has called McDowell Intermediate High School (MIHS) home uninterrupted since 1990 as part of the Millcreek Rec table tennis program.
Apparently, the current storage location for the club's tables inside MIHS near the gym has been judged unacceptable for safety of egress reasons. The club has offered to donate our high quality tables and nets to MIHS to replace the dilapidated tables owned by McDowell for school phys-ed use. These are stored inside a secure storage closet adjacent to the area where we currently keep the club tables. There appears to be plenty of room for the club's tables in the storage closet, especially if some of the school's dilapidated tables are eliminated.
The Erie Table Tennis Club is one of the premier clubs in the country due in no small part to the first-class facility that is the Intermediate Gym. The club has 60+ active members and many more occasional visitors who enjoy the exercise, competition and camaraderie that table tennis offers. The game is truly a worldwide and lifetime sport with universal appeal because it is easy and inexpensive to play, people of all ages and skill levels can participate and the rules are the same all over the globe. Our club sees men, women and children ages teens to 70+ from many different countries and walks of life gather twice a week to enjoy the sport together.
We host a regional tournament in October and April every year that brings in hundreds of competitors ranging from local beginners to internationally ranked professionals from cities throughout the Midwest, Mid Atlantic, Northeast U.S. states and Canada. These visitors spend time in our community and generate income for our local hotels, restaurants and attractions. Our local club gathers at local establishments to support our economy as a group and we generate about $2000 income annually to Millcreek for the use of the Intermediate gym.
Table tennis is recognized as providing improvement in hand-eye coordination, balance, and mental acuity, while burning calories in a non-impact joint-friendly social activity suitable for all ages, especially senior citizens.
We are asking the powers that be to please consider our offer of donating our tables to the school so we can keep our club going in the first class facility Intermediate Gym, that provides so much benefit to so many people in our community, and attracts out of town visitors.
Updates
November 26, 2018
The school administration remains silent on our proposal to clear storage space for our tables. Post the link to your Facebook timeline right now to ensure they see this is not going away. Email your school board representatives today to demand they accept our equipment donation.
November 26, 2018
Moving past this milestone proves that our community refuses to lose our home at the gym. Take this momentum and call the school board office today to demand they accept our donation of the tables. Keep the pressure on them until they agree to a meeting.
Reached 100 supporters
November 26, 2018
88 Comments
My wife and I are from Canada and have been coming to the tournament since 2005. Sorry to hear they won’t let us play there anymore. It has been a great venue for the tournaments. The tournaments have brought in a lot of money for the local business.
I have been playing the ErieTTC since 1979and McDowell since 1992 I have talked to hundreds of players at tournaments from other states and Canada who are impressed with our facility .Too bad some officials are so short sighted
This club runs the best tournaments twice each year. Many of us come from Akron and stay the weekend. I enjoy the area and the local restaurants, especially The Ringside. This club is a hidden gem for the entire area.
I am 14 years old and have been going to MIHS to play table tennis with my Dad and all of the other players since I was 10. It is a lot of fun and competitive and I hope it keeps to continue. Thank you.
Please do NOT discontinue the Table Tennis that has been available for several years now. It is organized and run extremely well; so there must be another option for storing the tables when not in use?
The Erie table tennis club provides an excellent recreational opportunity that would not be available otherwise in an ideal facility. A compromise to keep this excellent program in place should be found.
Retirement looking for a place to play
I relocated to Erie from Triangle area of North Carolina, where Triangle Table Tennis club (38 permanent tables!) is open 7 days a week from morning till late evening. Many people, including myself, went there to play 5-6 days a week! It was a huge disappointment for me to learn that here in Erie local authorities do not care about table tennis at all! Even these mere 2 times a week very late in the evening are going to be cancelled soon! Very sad ....
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My wife and I are from Canada and have been coming to the tournament since 2005. Sorry to hear they won’t let us play there anymore. It has been a great venue for the tournaments. The tournaments have brought in a lot of money for the local business.