Another milestone reached

Club members received a notice;  advising that we will be co-hosting "The super bowl of pickleball"
The Nationals VII  November 2015
This is an exciting time for our members.  Many of our members have competed in this tournament and many have taken the trip to Buckeye to support our competing members.

The "Junior" competitors start as age 8! The rest of the tournament has the following age brackets:  Ages 19+, 35+, 50+,  55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, & 85+
The Nationals V had competitors from 39 states and 5 countries.*

If you have not signed up for this years Nationals, Registration remains open until October 5th

This is the link: 

http://www.usapa.org/nationals-registration
USAPA membership is required, this membership is about a lot more than tournaments

Member Benefits... (copied form August 2014, USAPA newsletter)

Member benefits are many! Want an Official USAPA/IFP Rulebook and a discount when registering for tournaments? Or how about an association t-shirt with the new USAPA logo? Visit  http://www.usapa.org/membership-discounts to learn more about all the benefits of renewing your membership today. Plus, all USAPA members have access to the Working Advantage discount network, which can save you up to 60% on ticketed events, online shopping and much more! *

Our club has been a strong supporter of  USAPA, hundreds of our club members have joined.  Everyone who enjoys the game, should proudly join the USAPA, to ensure the continued growth our sport, you can register or renew on line, or you can print a hard copy and mail it.  http://www.usapa.org/usapa-membership/
As your Ambassador, please contact me with any questions you may have:
RosemaryReese@aol.com

A new event: - The Southwest Regional tournament
The Southwest Region is Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. Players from all area will be welcome

Registration remains open until November 23, 2014

http://southwestregionpb.com/docs/southwestregiontournament.pdf

This event has been organized by our Regional Ambassadors Carl and Juanita Vincent.  If you have not heard Carl Vincent passed away on September 11th.  He will be remembered by all, for his commitment to the sport and his very welcoming personality.  Carl and Juanita have been great supporters of our club, not only as ambassadors.  Almost from the beginning they played in and supported our tournaments and Carl could always be counted on to Ref.