Due to a significant decrease in the number of players at drop in play we have made some changes to the schedule. Monday thru Friday DIP will end at 11am and is broken out as follows: Mixed Level 845-945; Court Designation 945-11am. Tuesday and Thursday mornings there will be court reservations available from 845-11am on courts 456.
Aiken Pickleball News
Alright fellas, enough with the "shoulda, coulda, woulda" - let's make this happen! Call Jordyn before these spots are claimed.
Fellow picklers, know any guys who might be interested in joining our Men's 3.0 & Mixed Leagues? Dads, bros, partners, coworkers, cousins, uncles, neighbors, even your PT or the UPS guy - have them give her a call or shoot her a text. Don't let 'em miss out on all the fun and excitement!
When it's all said and done, we'll have 200+ participants division-wide raring to go. Meet new friends, play the sport you love, and soak up some sunshine - what could be better? Let's goooo!!
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With great sadness and the heaviest of hearts, we want to let everyone know that Rita Turner has lost her long and valiant battle with cancer. Rita always brought joy and brightness wherever she went and we will miss her tremendously.
Students at the New Holland Mennonite School were presented today with paddles they designed themselves. The school also received nets for their gym from Aiken Pickleball, Inc. Thanks to Mo Garcia for heading this up.
API is committed to supporting the growth of pickleball through such initiatives as our youth pickleball, pickleball leagues, and pickleball for all.
The minutes from the January Leadership Team Meeting have been post. Click here to read full report.
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
Odell Weeks will be closed on Tuesday, January 9. They plan to reopen Wednesday, January 10 at 8:00 AM.
Gregg Park will also be closed. There is a threat of tornadoes and heavy rain.
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
The City’s Athletics Division has received a last-minute booking from USCA Volleyball for a clinic for their volleyball teams on Sunday, August 31. Because of this, Gym 2 will be reserved for volleyball use all day and will not be available for table tennis or pickleball on that date. Odell appreciates your understanding and flexibility as they accommodate this amazing opportunity for our young athletes to learn some new skills. Thank you.
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.