On the May 3 and 4 weekend, the third Annual Pickleball Tournament took place on our eight courts at Willow Ridge CA. Over the course of the two days, we had 190 competitors playing in over 330 games! The tournament committee also undertook an initiative to run a 50/50 raffle to raise money for outdoor nets on wheels for our courts. The response from players, spectators, friends, and local businesses was beyond expectations, and we can’t thank you enough. We would like to extend a huge thank you to our Tournament Coordinators, Brett and Ann Hood, Leslie and Gary Croxton, and Trudy Labbe. Without countless hours of planning, organizing, and 14-hour days on May 3 and 4 by these incredible volunteers, this event would not have happened. We would also like to thank all the other behind-the-scenes volunteers who helped make this event possible.
The tournament had a major sponsor this year with Zeno Renewables who set up their amazingly bright tent with complimentary water and lemonade, custom printed PB paddles which they raffled off, and they gifted us two of our new PB nets! We are so grateful for their support and engagement in the community. We were also generously gifted nets from two members, Deborah Schmidt and Curtis Williams. Funds from the 50/50 purchased the last two nets, rounding out the total number to six brand new nets!
Another big thank you goes out to the 23 generous donors and local businesses who contributed to our event! Our participants were truly spoiled with the number of prizes up for grabs this year.
• Acadia Rec Centre
• Anonymous Donors
• Barlow Center for Active Living
• Lake Bonavista Community Association
• Custom Laser Works
• MLA Dianna Batten, Acadia Constituency Office
• Don Blakey
• Dr. Brayton Kidd
• Earls Restaurant Southcentre
• Good Bread
• Pickleball Depot
• Racquet Central
• Shuswap Ski & Board
• Sportchek
• Straight Options Real Estate
• The Cushion Lady
• Team Town Sports
• Two Oceans Pickleball Adventures
• Zeno Renewables
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