The Palas Athena Association was nominated as the leading entity for this initiative and to create a network of institutions to multiply and mobilize the society.

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We worked with the US Tennis Association to build or refurbish over 3, 000 kid-sized tennis courts across the country and sign up over 250, 000 kids to complete their PALAs.

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In the neighborhood of Nisantasi, Istanbul's answer to Beverly Hills (and where a 88-room hotel is scheduled to open in early 2008 in the Macka Palas building), the Sofa Hotel opened mid-2006 with minimalist-chic rooms and a small but serious spa.

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The First Lady worked with the US Tennis Association to build or refurbish more than 6, 200 kid-sized tennis courts across the country, sign up more than 250, 000 kids to complete their PALAs, and train 12, 000 coaches to help kids learn the sport of tennis.

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