This project has taken a long time to come to fruition.
In 2010 our club dontated pickleball equipment to Ironwood elementary school. Several volunteers spent time at the school showing the teachers and the children alike how to play the game.
Some very bright youngsters, knew that they would be graduating and in their Thank You notes, they asked if we would be going to Cactus Middle School next!!
In 2011 Mark Freidenberg came to Palm Creek and gave our club a 2 day seminar/clinic. In return we thanked Mark by assuring him that we would give back to the youngsters in our community.
Le Roy Schmidt, took on the challenge to work with the school and its administration, with patience and persistence he succeeded. The school has at last, welcomed our willingess to donate equipment and get the youngsters playing the game we love.
The administrators called Le Roy Friday afternoon and said we could mark and paint courts on Saturday!
In response to an e-mail that went out late Friday Night, this group of volunteers met at 8 AM, Satruday Morning to work on measuring and painting 8 courts at Cactus Middle School.
Alex Gendron - Vern Jacobsen - Ken Kinnear - John McBride - Chuck McDonald - Mark Nelson - Jim Nussbaum - Larry Reid - Barb Schmidt - LeRoy Schmidt - Les Scott - Andy Schmaltz -Bob VanderLinden
Thank you for your willingness to help with this project and for your help all season long with other club projects.
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