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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE SHANG.I'M HERE AT OUR NEW PICKLEBALL COMPLEX.
WE ARE KIND OF DOING A SOFT OPENING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AMBASSADORS HERE, AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING TODAY, TO GET SOME OF OUR LOCAL PLAYERS UNDERSTANDING HOW WE WANT THIS FACILITY RUN.
UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY USES IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, PICKLE BALL'S GROWTH IS BECAUSE, UH, IT FORMS A COMMUNITY.
AND WE WANT EVEN ONE PERSON WHO'S NEVER PLAYED PICKLEBALL BEFORE TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THIS FACILITY AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND FEEL WELCOME IN THIS SPORT.
AND THAT'S WHAT OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM WAS ALL ABOUT.
THE ROLE OF THE AMBASSADOR IS GONNA BE AN AWESOME WAY TO GROW THE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GONNA BE HERE BASICALLY SUPPORTING THIS FACILITY, UH, HELPING ORGANIZE THINGS LIKE PICK UP TRASH IF YOU SEE IT, UH, EXPLAIN THE GAME TO PEOPLE THAT ARE NEW.
IT'S JUST A, UH, AWESOME WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WORK FOR ITSELF RATHER THAN HAVE A STAFF HERE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CHALLENGE COURT THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS COURT NUMBER FIVE.
IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMPLEX AND IT'S A COURT WHERE THE WINNER STAYS.
YOU CHALLENGE THE WINNER, AND IF YOU WIN THE GAME, YOU GET TO STAY.
I THINK THE CHALLENGE COURT'S GONNA BE AWESOME FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE, ARE ADVANCED, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO TRYING TO PLAY AGAINST GOOD PLAYERS.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET BETTER, UH, AT PICKLEBALL, IS TO PLAY PEOPLE THAT ARE SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN YOU.
'CAUSE THEN YOU LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.
ALL THE OTHER EIGHT COURTS ARE, UH, YOU, YOU QUEUE UP WITH THE BUCKET SYSTEM.
AND I THINK WE'RE ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST IN THIS AREA TO USE A BUCKET SYSTEM.
I'VE, I'VE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY PARKS AND FACILITIES ARE RUN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAVORITE AMONG PLAYERS.
AND IT REALLY IS THE BEST KIND OF WAY TO PLAY ON A PUBLIC COURT.
I'VE PROBABLY MET OVER 600 PEOPLE PLAYING THE GAME, AND I LOVE IT.
I LOVE LIKE ALL THE COMMUNITY AND LIKE EVERYONE GETS TOGETHER AND PLAYING GOOD GAMES AND LIKE ALL THAT.
IT'S JUST THE COMMUNITY FOR ME.
ALL AGES, ALL ATHLETIC BACKGROUNDS CAN PLAY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT IT.
THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO GOOD AT BUILDING COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE YOU CAN MAKE FRIENDS WITH ANYBODY COME OUT, UM, AND, AND SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE BUZZ IS ABOUT.
BUT IT'S A GREAT SPORT AND IT REALLY, IT, IT MAKES A COMMUNITY HAPPEN AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S SUCH EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN THIS SPORT.
UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY FUN AND I LIKE MEETING NEW PEOPLE.
UM, I PLAY TENNIS AND MY PARENTS STARTED PLAYING PICKLEBALL, SO I DECIDED TO JOIN, BUT IT'S REALLY FUN AND I REALLY LIKE IT FROM 15 YEARS OLD TO 85-YEAR-OLD.
I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ASPECT REACH FOR THESE PEOPLE.
THE OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING IS SATURDAY, MAY 10TH AT 9:00 AM WE'LL CUT THE RIBBON AND WE'LL REALLY OPEN THIS COMPLEX, WHICH HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MAKING.
THIS WAS PART OF OUR RECREATION REIMAGINED PROGRAM AND KUDOS TO OUR RECREATION TEAM TO SEE THE TRENDS IN RECREATION AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING THIS INCREDIBLE, UM, FACILITY FOR US.
WE'RE IN COUNCILMAN BONANNOS DISTRICT.
HE PUT UP THE FUNDING FOR THIS GREAT COVER.
SO IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOT SUMMER, WE'RE NOT PLAYING.
UM, WE HAVE SOME SHADE, BUT IT'S AN OPEN PLAY KIND OF CONCEPT WHERE YOU PLAY AS A COMMUNITY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE THREE OF YOUR FRIENDS COME.
IT'S NOT A COURT RENTAL SITUATION.
YOU JUST COME HERE AND WE ALL PLAY TOGETHER AND PLAY AS ONE PICKLEBALL COMMUNITY.