Just received word from the front desk that we can have pickleball tomorrow 9am - 415pm.  Schedule as follows

9-10am - drop in play mixed levels

10am-12pm - drop in play court designation

12-2pm - court reservations

2-415pm - court reservations

I wish to say “thank you” to all who donated canned food items and or toys for the two charities
(Toys for Tots) and (Golden Harvest) during our pickleball event held on Saturday, (12/13) at
Odell Weeks. The items donated for the food drive totaled over 225 items, and almost 3 Toys
For Tots boxes were filled with toys as a result of donations from Gregg Park and this event.

Your generous donations will help feed families in need and the toys donated will bring joy and
happiness to many children during this Christmas season. We had a gorgeous and beautiful day
for pickleball and each of you being a part of our pickleball community only made the day better
with your outpouring of love and generosity by showing such support for these two worthy
charities.

I wish to acknowledge the support staff who made this event successful:
Aiken Pickleball and George Carr (Scheduling Event)
Debra Folk (Created our fantastic flyers)
Brian Eberhard (Collector of Toys at Gregg Park)
Tracey Howell (Ticket handling, set up and loading of items collected)
Mo and Marian Garcia (Set up, providing food and refreshments)
Gregg Sparks (Loading of collected items)

Sincerely,
Mike Howard

Last evening was our fourth and final Groovy Tuesday.in celebration of National Pickleball Month.  This was our best yet -  Six courts of free pickleball lessons - drawings for Gift Certificates and a brand new Pickleball Paddle;  followed by complimentary pizza and brownies.   Special thanks to Harve Mobley for organizing the clinics; Harve and Mo, our two teaching pros, for donating Gift Certificates for private and group lessons; our social committee that provided the pizza and brownies; and all the volunteers that helped with the drills that made it all possible.

Nominations for the Aiken Pickleball Inc. Board of Directors will now be accepted at AikenPickleball@gmail.com through Oct. 31. Anyone interested in serving on the board of this non-profit organization should submit their name and a brief biographical statement showing prior experience with pickleball, other background that might benefit API and its board, and reasons for wanting to serve on the board.

Ideal candidates should support API’s goals of promoting competitive and social pickleball activities. They should be willing to encourage sportsmanship and camaraderie and be able to work well with other board members. They should be of good character and operate with integrity and honesty. Duties include monthly meetings and occasional special meetings. The election is scheduled for Nov. 10, and the new board members will take office in January.