Attention HCPA Members! 

Annapolis Pickleball Club is thrilled to invite you to compete in the 2024 Bay Capital Mortgage/APC Open Pickleball Tournament!

 **Dates:** September 27, 28, & 29, 2024

 **Location:** Truxtun Park, 1229 Primrose Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403

 **Competition Categories:** Men/Women Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles

 **Entry Fee:** $65, plus $5 bracket fee

 **Register Now:** Secure your spot and showcase your skills! Visit [Pickleballden.com](https://app.pickleballden.com/external-tournament/4510429) to sign up.

Join other pickleball players for a weekend of intense competition, camaraderie, and fun. Don’t miss out on this exciting pickleball event! Sign up Now!

APC Tournament Flyer

Some additional facility news provided by Charlene Pidliskey: 

Atholton Park Construction Pending - Scott Ripley informed me that the covered seating area planned for Atholton Park's Pickleball area is scheduled to start at the end of July 2024. Along with that work will also be resurfacing the parking lot. It is his understanding that the facilities can still be used, but folks will have to park outside the park and walk in and possibly around to the back entrance.

Gateway Pickleball Courts - Courts are now open for use.

Schooley Mills Courts - The construction on these courts has been completed and pickleball lines have been placed, however, the last I heard about the lines is that they are black and it takes some time to get used to the color.  Scott Ripley informed me that he's working to change the color to a brighter one.

Summer 2024 Newsletter - We have published our summer news letter.  You can access it either via our website under Assoc. News or within the Stack Team App under Newsletters. Please check out the latest news on the various committee's and messages from board members.

HCPA Email Announcements - Due to an issue with our current membership software, the subscription integration with our mail list server stopped working around the beginning of June 2023. Some of our members have not/are not receiving these announcements via email. I added a way for them to register with our mail server and labeled the menu item "Assoc. Emails". If you are reading this, you are not one of them and you don't need to use this. A notification email will be sent to them asking if they want to subscribe to these announcements.

Swing to End ALZ - There is a time change to this tournament.  It will now start at 8 am due to the heat we have been experiencing.

HCPA Pickleballers: Wear Orange to End Gun Violence Campaign – June 7-9

Please join other Howard County Business and Organizations, and participate in the national “Wear
Orange to End Gun Violence” campaign.

64 Americans die by firearm suicide, one person every 22 minutes
 120 lives cut short each day
 43,000 Americans are killed with guns each year
 76,000 are shot or wounded every year

This is a simple ask; wear something orange during our open sessions on June 7-9, t-shirt, shorts, hat,
sweat bands, sox, etc. Join local, state and our nation to fight for a future free from gun violence. 

Want to learn more:  wearorange.org  or contact Joanne Griesser

Annual Picnic and End of Year Meeting

HCPA Board Members would like to invite you to the 2 nd Annual Picnic and End of Year Meeting.

June 12 th , 4:00 – 8:00
Savage Mill Park,
8400 Fair Street, Savage, MD 20763

Sandwiches and Drinks
8 Pickleball Courts

Short and Interesting End of Year Speeches
Welcome of new Board Members and Committee Chairs
Please sign up via Stack Team App under Events - 120 Openings

Swing to End ALZ

FREE CPR Class & Stop the Bleed
May 16th , 2024
6:30 PM – 8:00PM
Gary Arthur Senior Center
Limit of 40 slots

Please register for this very important CPR Class. The class is taught by Howard County Fire and
Rescue, Risk Reduction Educator, Tearraney Zanguina.

As the weather improves, we have more HCPA members coming to the courts to play. We do
not know who has a health issue that may require some intervention. This FREE non-
certification class covers CPR for adult victims, choking relief, and how to use an AED. As a
student, you’ll get hands on practice to build life-saving skills and participate in fun activities to
challenge your knowledge! By the end of the course, you’ll walk away with the confidence to
provide help in the case of sudden cardiac arrest until first responders arrive.

Even if you have taken this course before, we strongly encourage this as a refresher to all of our
Session Coordinators and welcome any HCPA member that wishes to obtain this valuable skill.

Learn to save a life.

Please register under Events on the Stack Team App.

Missing Phone - If you played at the Tuesday evening session at Vantage Point on 4/23, would you please check your bag for a phone that isn't yours? One of our members (Ali) thinks he may have put his phone in someone else's bag. If you find it, please call 443-956-1187. Thank you!

Repairs to the Gateway Pickleball Court are scheduled to start on Monday, April 22. We expect this project to be completed within three days, weather permitting. The court will be closed to the public for the duration of the project. Signs will be posted on-site to notify the public of the court closure. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Steve Boswell
Capital Improvements
Project Manager
Office: 410-381-0544
Fax: 410-312-6327
Email: steve.boswell@columbiaassociation.org