SARASOTA, Fla. — The Play for Life Basis, a nonprofit group sponsored by The Pickleball Membership, just lately celebrated winners from its first match.
Benefiting the muse’s mission, the match was held on July 29 at The Pickleball Membership close to Lakewood Ranch. The three.0/4.0 girls’s and males’s doubles match had been open to the general public and introduced in additional than $5,000 in entrance charges and donated $1,000 of the proceeds to The Play for Life Basis.
Medalists from the match embody:
3.0 Girls’s Doubles Medalists
Gold: Yvonne Corrigan/Daybreak Vishey
Silver: Shenay Kennon/Karen Traugh
Bronze: Eliani Chittolina/Yvonne Gonzalez
3.0 Males’s Doubles Medalists
Gold: Rico Antonio/Terry Hebda
Silver: Gregg Carpenter/Invoice Champion
Bronze: Bruce Howard/Juan Caiez
4.0 Girls’s Doubles Medalists
Gold: Yanette Davis/Grayson Corridor
Silver: Janet Kempton/Danielle Pfeil
Bronze: Tatyana Ayaroglu/Jennifer Brilliant
4.0 Males’s Doubles Medalists
Gold: Jonathan Aiken/Ethan Eddy
Silver: James Stephan/Glenn Zaide
Bronze: Kenny Hensley/Daniel Nyselius
In whole, 43 groups competed through the 10-hour occasion.
“We’re so grateful to the entire gamers who got here out for our first match and are extraordinarily proud and humbled to see how our basis is altering lives by pickleball,” stated Valerie McCarthy, government director of the muse. “By serving youth, veterans and first responders, we have now seen first-hand how the game is lowering stress ranges, encouraging teamwork and selling wholesome existence.”
Youth golf equipment and organizations, colleges, veteran packages, hearth stations, EMTs, police departments, sheriff places of work and freeway patrols are inspired to request a Membership-N-Field. Every field incorporates nets, paddles, balls and educational materials on tips on how to play and setup a court docket. Certified requests can be granted a Membership-N-Field freed from cost. The Basis has distributed over 40 Membership-N-Containers to this point at a price of $24,000. Every Membership-N-Field advantages 200 to 1,000 recipients.
The inspiration depends on native companies and particular person assist for many of its funding for the Membership-N-Containers. For extra info or to donate to assist fund a field, go to P4L.org.
About The Play for Life Basis
The Play for Life basis is a 501c3 nonprofit group with a mission to enhance the well being and lives of youth, veterans and first responders. Its founding sponsor is The Pickleball Membership, a agency that owns and operates membership-based indoor pickleball services all through Florida.
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