International Pickleball Week - Palm Desert Style

Submitted by Chris Thomas, USAPA Regional Ambassador - West

 

Palm Desert, CA. officially proclaimed 6/1 - 6/7 as International Pickleball Week and sponsored a free clinic on Saturday, June 5. 

Ambassador Christopher Thomas, at right in the blue hat,  instructed the 20 participants who showed up despite a temperature that climbed over 100 degrees.

Palm Desert City Manager, John Wolmuth, in the photo on the left wearing a red hat, attended the event as part of the mayor's "Get Fit" program for the city.

 

 

 

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Proclamations of June 1 - June 7 as International Pickleball Week

Ambassadors were busy around the country getting their cities and states to issue Proclamations declaring June 1 -7 as International Pickleball Week. Although time was short from the announcement of this first-ever special week to the week itself, some creative thinking and busy footwork gained quite a bit of media exposure for our sport. What we've learned this year will lay the groundwork for an even more intensive media campaign next year.  And we'd like to get as many USAPA members involved as possible.  After all, we all want to see this sport grow, don't we?

Here are the cities and states where proclamations were issued:

City of Jacksonville, NC
City of Manitowoc, WI
City of North Myrtle Beach, SC
City of Palm Desert, CA
City of Raymore, MO
City of Tampa, FL
City of Winston Salem, NC
State of Florida
State of Missouri
State of North Carolina
State of Washington
State of Wisconsin

For more detail on activities held during International Pickleball Week, go to the USAPA website.

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