Profiles

At this point, volunteering at SquashBusters Lawrence is second nature to Roger Pennington. After all, he was the first volunteer when SQB Lawrence opened back in 2012 and he has been working with the students ever since. From the inception of the Lawrence program,...

Athleticism and competitiveness run in the Lunkoto family. Competitive swimmers for years, siblings Robert Jr. and Joy can now add squash to the list of sports they play. Not only do they enjoy a little friendly competition on the squash courts, but they also look...

For Julissa and her entire family, SquashBusters means the promise of a better future. As the first born in her family to go to college, Julissa, a sophomore at Babson College in Wellesley, MA, says SquashBusters gave her a path forward. “They helped make this...

Ask Krystal Cuello, a senior from Providence, about her last two years at SquashBusters, and the first thing you’ll notice is the enormous smile that appears on her face as she expresses her appreciation for all the doors it has opened for her. Although Krystal’s time...

Willing to take risks and follow her dreams, Kiara Batista is a force to be reckoned with. Currently working at Discovering Justice in the Moakley US Courthouse, Kiara is extremely excited about her future. This time next year, she will be in Brazil as a Fulbright...

Brothers John and James fell in love with the game of squash quickly. John, a high school junior in Providence, saw SquashBusters play when he was in sixth grade and asked his mom if he could join. Growing up with allergies and asthma made it challenging for him to...

You may remember Jaidence from the SquashBusters 2017-2018 impact report, when he was a member of the first class of sixth graders in Providence. Now, Jaidence is about to pioneer another first. He is part of the first group of 12th graders to graduate. Thinking back...

A chance meeting with former SQB Board Chair, John Blasberg, after a squash game turned into what Jack Winston hopes will be a lifetime commitment to volunteering and supporting SquashBusters. Over the years Jack has seen SQB’s impact on so many students he has...

When Arianny Acosta thinks back to her middle and high school years at SquashBusters Lawrence, she recalls how impactful drills like court sprints were to her future. In those moments, she learned to dig deep and push herself to achieve more than she could have ever...