Rotary Kingston hosts second annual pickleball tournament – Kingston | 24CA News
The Rotary Club of Kingston held its second annual pickleball match for Rotary on Sunday.
The fast-growing recreation drew a crowd, and all for trigger.
“This is an excellent solution to elevate cash, as a result of it’s enjoyable. People like to come back out, we’ve even had individuals who registered and obtained COVID and mentioned, ‘Well just keep my registration fee,’” said Peter Burrell, who is known as “Pickleball Pete” and organized the tournament, while also serving as Rotary Kingston’s director of worldwide providers.
The sport combines some features of tennis, ping pong and racquetball.
While it might be fashionable with an older crowd, make no mistake, the game is bodily and aggressive. So a lot so, in truth, that they added a novice division this 12 months, to permit individuals to play extra for enjoyable.
“We found that most of the players last year wanted to play in a social level, an intermediate level, so this year we added an extra division,” mentioned Burrell.
And after all, it wouldn’t be a rotary occasion with out elevating cash for varied causes, each native or in any other case.
“RKY Camp, Camp Merrywood, Boys and Girls Club, Easter Seals. We also give a lot of money to Loving Spoonful,” he added.
Funds have been raised primarily by way of the $40 entry charge, however rotary additionally placed on a 50/50 draw in addition to raffling off some experiences that have been donated. By midday, Burrell mentioned issues have been wanting good.
“All of that means that we’re likely going to make around $6,000 towards the rotary club today,” added Burrell — one thing that made Novice Division medalist Allan Dunlop smile.
“Well, I mean, that’s why I’m in rotary. It’s just an incredible organization,” he mentioned.
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