PPPA OUTREACH WITH KINGDOM BUILDERS FAMILY LIFE CENTER

PPPA with the help of some of our valued sponsors was able to conduct a junior clinic for the Kingdom Builders Family Life Center. We were assisted by some of our valued sponsors: Scheels Sporting Goods, EL Paso County Parks & Recreation, BJ’s Velvet Freeze, and our awesome volunteer instructors: Kim Davis, Robin Stieber, her son Andy, Sandeep Maity, Wendy Venturella, Zina Johnson and Sharon Krumpf. We would also like to thank Mr. Todd Marts from EL Paso County Parks & Recreation for stopping by to offer support.

The Kingdom Builders Family Life Center’s summer camp program “Write Your Own Story” is in need of volunteers to assist with their summer program. They need patient adults who want to give back and help continue providing a safe, fun, and meaningful summer as they continue to work with families who are in crisis because of Domestic violence, sexually assault and human trafficking. All volunteers will be background checked, and drug tested to ensure that they are safe to be around their population of kids. If you are interested, please contact them at 719-247-8190 or visit their website: www.kbflc.org

Click here to view a slideshow of the clinic.

PPPA Board of Directors 

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  PPPA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OLYMPIC/PARALYMPIC PARADE JUNE 25^TH

Fellow PPPA Members,

We are asking some of our members to volunteer to march in the Olympic/Paralympic Hall of Fame Festival Parade on Saturday 6/25.  The parade will start at 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 25, 2022, to honor the inductees to the Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.  Several other local sports clubs and coaches will be walking in the parade. Their website is https://usopm.org/hof/

The route begins at the Pioneers Museum and ends at the plaza in front of the Museum.  This would be a great opportunity to show our support for Olympic/Paralympic Museum. 

Please contact Dan Lovelace to volunteer for this parade.  We need your help and responses by Tuesday June 15, 2022. 

Regards and thanks in advance, 

Dan Lovelace

Education and Training Director

Dano1@q.com

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  NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS AT COLEMAN PARK PUBLIC FORUM

WHAT - We need as many of you and your pickleball friends and family as possible to attend a Community Forum on Thursday, June 16 @ 5:30-7:30pm where the public will have the opportunity to provide input and influence the design of the Coleman Community Park, an undeveloped 70-acre future park on the east side near the area of Barnes Rd & Tutt Blvd.  This area will eventually become a multi-faceted outdoor recreational destination and sports-minded hub for eastern Colorado Springs. It’s expected that the park will be comparable to Memorial or John Venezia community parks, with sports fields and a playground.  Invite your neighbors as well.

The event will include guided or self-guided creek tours; learning opportunities to highlight project goals, site opportunities and constraints; public input stations; vouchers for free food; and a survey opportunity where we will individually advocate for pickleball courts to be included in the park Master design plan.

WHEN - Thursday, June 16; 5:30-7:30 p.m.

WHERE - Coleman Community Park, located near Barnes Rd and Tutt Blvd adjacent to UCHealth Park, home of the Rocky Mountain Vibes, and Martin “Ed” Ragain Field, the Switchbacks former training field; parking will be available in the east side lot (enter from Barnes Road and Charlotte Parkway).

Visit ColoradoSprings.gov/ColemanPark for more information about the event, Master Plan, and to sign up for project updates.

PLEASE COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS….

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 PICKLEBALL CENTRAL'S REWARDS PROGRAM

Save 5% and 5% comes back to PPPA in an annual Pickleball Central gift card!

Interested in saving 5% on pickleball gear, clothing and training aids?  PPPA is now enrolled in Pickleball Central’s Club Rewards program.  Here are the details for you and PPPA to benefit from:

When purchasing any items from www.PickleballCentral.com, enter CRPikes and you will receive an automatic 5% DISCOUNT and PPPA will earn 5% of every purchase that uses the code in an end-of-the-year gift card to purchase anything that PPPA needs – balls, extra paddles, nets, whatever we need!    (The code is not case sensitive.)

Here's more about the ClubRewards program.