2023 Accomplishments!
A YEAR TO REMEMBER…….What a year we have had 2023. Counting our blessings and reflecting on all our Rohnert Park Pickleball Club successes it brings us great pride to share all that this awesome village has accomplished.
Annual Holiday Toy Drive: Starting from most recently, our Annual Holiday Toy Drive benefitting those in need within the Early Learning Institute collected over 350 gifts for children and $2500.00 in gift cards. If this doesn’t make you smile, nothing could.
Keep Maui Strong: After the wildfires of recent years in the Northbay and seeing victims of the wildfire in Maui, we collectively asked for donations and to our amazement, this club raised $10,500 to try and Keep Maui Strong. This was heartwarming to say the least.
VAPTR: The amazing water-picker-upper-court-drying contraption became a huge success to those who were skepticle of this in the beginning. We raised enough money to pay for this machine and other wet weather supplies so our community could get back out playing after the rainy days.
Council on Aging: As has become our custom, we hosted the tournament in June in collaboration with the Council on Aging. 290 players, three days of pickleball excitement, too many volunteers in our village to count, and a basket extravaganza drawing to top it off made for a fantastic weekend. In addition to the Council of Aging we were able to donate to the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter, Rohnert Park Boys and Girls Club and Unsheltered Friends Organizations.
City of Rohnert Park: The relationship that we have with the City of Rohnert Park, Park and Rec, Public Works, the City Council and City Manager is unparalleled. The recognition of the need for better courts and giving everyone, including our aging community, a safe place to play is undeniably unique.
In June, after our Annual Tournament with the Council on Aging, ground breaking is set to begin on our NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS. These courts will start brand new, from the underlayment up, with dedicated courts and surrounding area with the goal to make things right, safe and fun. We cannot overstate our gratitude to the City of Rohnert Park for your commitment to this fastest growing sport and the Pickleball Club of RP.
The Rohnert Park Pickleball Club has become synonymous with giving. We have reached up and down the 101 corridor and also thank the Sonoma County Pickleball Club and the Petaluma Pickleball Club for their consistent support. The free clinics every Saturday that are always a huge success, the round robins, extra classes, and coaching and also the welcoming spirit that all of our village portrays are a few of the gifts that make OUR club unique. The friends made along the way. The long-lasting bonds that reach beyond pickleball are what we cherish the most. Without this village we are just another club, with our village there is nothing we can’t do. Thank you all and Happy New Year 2024.Pickle On Peeps🏓🏓🏓
Your Rohnert Park Pickleball Club Board:
Bill, Molly, Mir, Brooke, Elyse and Dave