Largest High School Pickleball Club in Colorado Needs Your Help!
Help me give my students the passion for the fastest growing sport in America - Pickleball. Our club started last year with 30 members and this year has grown to 60. We need more courts for them.
$901 goal
This project expired on December 15, 2024.
This project expired on December 15, 2024.
My Project
Last year we started the first pickleball club in Colorado with 10 members. In one semester it grew to 30 members. This year we are at 60 members and we simply need more courts so kids can play. I am the sponser of the club and have donated 3 nets and 10 paddles myself, but I could use more help to get more kids playing.
The benefits of pickleball are numerous including physical fitness, competition, togetherness, team building, mental well-being, confidence, a fun way to release stress and school spirit.
It is undoubtedly the most inclusive sport/activity offered in our high school. Kids that are not necessarily athletes get to wear their school colors (we are making t-shirts this year) and compete with other local schools- we are helping some other schools build their clubs as well.
We try to get as many kids as possible to bring their own paddles, but it’s always difficult for the beginners to have access to them. A few extra paddles (and definitely another court or two) would allow more kids the opportunity to participate and continue to work on their skills.
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