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Aiken Pickleball News
The October Round Robin was a great success. Thank you to Nancy Vermilye for all her hard work in organizing this event, and thank you to all the court monitor volumteers who helped to make everything run smoothly.
Thank you also to all the players and subs. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and played hard. It was great to have players from Columbia and Augusta join us in this event.
Winners from the various divisions are posted below. For more photos, click here.
3.0 division
First place: Paul Deason - Yuriko Palermo
Second place: Mike Wells - Russell Crews
Third place: Carole Mouton- Jim Tegart
3.5 division
First place: Walter Suescum - Vivian Chi
Second place: Richard Pack - Nelson Spitnale
Third place: Chuck Buchanan - Michelle Bullington
4.0 Division
First place: Mo Garcia - Luis Garay
Second place : Jeff Beckner - Jim Kabel
We are well underway in the new year for the Pickledillys. We do have one open position that needs to be filled immediately.
It would be nice to see some new faces volunteering in the Pickledillys group. In this position, there would be people to assist you as needed.
League Manager
- Shadow Mo Garcia this fall season
- There are two seasons for league each year - Spring and Fall
- Schedule dates for league play - arrange location and time of play
- Manage the captains
- Manage the Top Dog Sports website
- Arrange location and time of play
We appreciate your consideration. iI you are interested in this position, please contact Nancy and Joyce at info@aikenpickleball.com
From Lisa Miner
I would like to thank every one of you personally for all the hard work you put in over the tournament weekend.
The tournament was a huge success and that was thanks, in no small part, to each and every one of you. From the check in and event desks to the lunch room and the court monitors, all the comments that I heard were entirely positive. Congratulations!
The post tournament survey results are in and I thought you might like to hear some of the feedback that we got. The players were asked to rate their enjoyment of tournament on a scale of 1 to 10 and the average score was 9.17. That’s incredible. 88.1% liked the swag bag contents, there were some who were not keen on the shirt color but when you pick something that bright you know some will object. The lunch scored 4.2 out of 5 and having lunch provided was considered a big bonus. When asked whether they would return next year 78.82% said yes and 17.65% were undecided — again great numbers.
Finally here are a few of the comments from the survey:
"All the volunteers were fantastic."
“Thank you for a great weekend. The organizers and volunteer staff tried very hard to make it enjoyable. Give them all a big hug."
"I had a wonderful time, good organization with helpful and courteous volunteers. Kudos to all of you."
"Loved loved loved the staff of volunteers - made it all worth while."
"Best run tournament that I have attended EVER"
"Had a Blast one of best Tournaments I’ve played. ??"
"The staff working the tournament are extremely friendly.”
So thank you once again. When I see you I will try and remember to give you the Big Hug!
Lisa
The 2018 Palmetto Doubles Tournament was a huge success! Thank you to tournament director Lisa Miner, computer specialist Nelson Spitnale, and all of the other volunteers who made this outstanding event possible.
Chuck Buchanan has placed photos he took of the event under "Information/Photos" - or you can just click here. Thanks, Chuck, for taking these great pictures!
And congratulations to all the medal winners from the Aiken area. Aiken again showed what great pickleball program we have!
Please drop off any items found in the gym to the front desk. Jeana is very adept at tracking down the owners!
USAPA has approved Mo Garcia as the District Ambassador for the Midlands District in South Carolina. He is replacing Loretta Beckner. He currently has 10 local ambassadors in the Midlands District reporting to him. Mo will be working directly with the Regional Director, Joe Borrelli, who heads the newly aligned Mid-Atlantic Region.
Mo will be a wonderful asset to USAPA in promoting pickleball in the Midlands. Please give him your support whenever possible, as he takes on yet another pickleball responsibility! Congratulations, Mo, and thank you!
For news from the Mid-Atlantic Pickleball Region, visit the website at http://midatlanticpb.com/. The link may also be accessed from this website by going to Information/Links.
We are pleased to announce that the USAPA has recently approved Chuck Buchanan as the new USAPA Pickleball Ambassador for Aiken, replacing Mike Beckner.
Chuck has been an active player for over six years with the Aiken Pickledillys. He recently retired from full time employment and now plans to devote some of his time fostering and nurturing pickleball in Aiken. With the sport pretty well entrenched in Aiken, Chuck hopes to focus on introducing the sport to local high school phys ed programs and to growing the sport in the Aiken County Parks and Recreation system.
Please welcome Chuck as your new ambassador and support him in his efforts to grow pickleball in the CSRA!
Hello Everyone,
The City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Department has increased fees for multiple activities that will go into effect July 1, 2018. Please view the current fees versus new fees listed below.
|
Type |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
Effective |
|
Daily Pickleball (Residents and Non-resident members) |
$1.00 |
$2.00 |
July 1, 2018 |
|
Daily Pickleball (Non-residents) |
$2.00 |
$3.00 |
July 1, 2018 |
|
Annual Pickleball Membership (must have a non-resident membership before purchasing) |
$45.00 |
$75.00 |
July 1, 2018 |
Thanks,
Rasheka Gaines
Recreation Program Supervisor
City of Aiken Parks and Recreation