About P4P

Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s History

The impetus for the first P4P event was the founder’s hope of bringing a community together to raise funds to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease which her husband has had for eight years.

The inaugural P4P event, held in June 2023, in Walnut Creek, California, was the first West Coast pickleball event organized to raise funds for Parkinson’s research. The tournament had over 400 attendees and raised an incredible $56,000, surpassing the initial goal of $15,000. The 2024 P4P Tournament had more than 600 attendees and raised $81,500 surpassing the $60,000 goal. The events combined competitive play, refreshments, hundreds of exciting raffle and silent auction items, Q & A with MJFF representatives and other related PD services.

It is the hope of the P4P team that pickleball clubs across the nation will hold their own P4P tournament to raise funds for PD research through MJFF. To learn about holding a tournament contact us or reference the Team Fox Handbook.

General Information about P4P tournaments:

Letter from the Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s Founder

Thank you to everyone who joined us to make the first Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s tournament happen. With all the lessons I learned from the event, one big takeaway was that we all have the capacity to give: to give kindness to those in need, to give love and support to each other, to give encouragement to be our best, and to give our time and energy to build a strong, supportive community.

Everyone gave so much in each one of these areas and that helped make P4P 2023 one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. You all are extraordinary. We, and I mean all of us together, made P4P successful. Thank you.

- Nancy Munson, Chair, Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s

About P4P

Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s History

Pickleball 4 Parkinson's receives honor

Letter from the Pickleball 4 Parkinson’s Founder

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