‘WE WILL SURVIVE’ COVID-19 FUNDRAISER
By Morgan Evans
“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable”—Kenyan Proverb
It’s during dark times that
people support one another
most—they band together and
succeed where an individual
would fail. Right now, we’re seeing
this around the world. People
have come up with innovative
ideas to help and creative ideas
to entertain and show generosity
toward each other that only a real
crisis can inspire. I’m proud to be
part of the fundraising collaboration
between CoachME Pickleball,
Pickleball Rocks and Selkirk Sport.
The “We Will Survive” t-shirt
started with a simple poem, a
message of hope. The feeling of
helplessness and confusion forced
pen to paper but that wasn’t
enough. I recorded the words and
contacted my good friend Steve
Taylor who added music and words,
bringing the piece real gravity.
Rodney Grubbs from Pickleball
Rocks saw the video and felt strongly
that the message would resonate
with people around the world.
We agreed that 100 percent of the
proceeds from the sale of the “We
Will Survive” t-shirts would go to
the Centre of Disaster Philanthropy
COVID-19 Response Fund. This
fund is focusing on support for
nonprofit organizations working
directly to respond to the pandemic
among vulnerable populations, in
turn helping build their capacity for
response. From frontline workers
to people who have been affected
by the virus, the CDP is making a
difference and we are honored to be
raising funds for them.
Please visit pickleballrocks.com to
order your t-shirt to help the fight
against Covid-19. •
NEW ONLINE CERTIFICATION FOR
PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS
Professional Pickleball
Registry (PPR) announced
the launch of a new
online certification
course in partnership with
PickleballTournaments.com.
The certification workshop covers
every aspect of organizing and
running pickleball tournaments,
including complete setup, player
registration, bracketing, scheduling
and tournament desk operations.
Additional
essentials in
the workshop
include
forecasting
daily schedules,
identifying giveaways, T-shirt
reports, player check-ins, handling
court assignments, recording match
results, UTPR calculations and more.
The workshop, with 29 distinct
lessons in four modules, can
be completed at the users’ pace to
accommodate their schedule and
ability to absorb the information.
For only $99, PPR members
who complete the workshop will be
a Certified Registration and Desk
Operations Manager. To register,
visit pprpickleball.org.
“We are so excited to launch this
Registration and Desk Operations
Certification program through
our partnership with PPR,” said
Melissa McCurley, President,
PickleballTournaments.com. “This
certification will help ensure that
tournament directors are set up for
success to run highly efficient events
by having knowledgeable support in
managing their on-site tournament
desk operations.”
For more than a decade,
PickleballTournaments.com, the
leading tournament management
software and the gold standard for
running pickleball tournaments, has
been the engine driving thousands
of successful pickleball events, from
small round robins to the largest
tournaments in the world. In 2019,
PPR and PickleballTournaments.com
entered a partnership, bringing
together the leaders in coach
education certification and running
tournaments. •
JUNE/JULY 2020 | MAGAZINE 15