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Registration for Dink for A Cure Pickleball tournament is open!
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Hello Reader, Registration is open for the 4th Annual Dink for A Cure Pickleball Tournament benefiting the Arthritis Foundation. The tournament returns to Siena University (under newly installed lights) as part of Arthritis Community Weekend. The weekend includes the Walk to Cure Arthritis, the pickleball tournament and a wellness expo, with more than 1,000 people expected to attend the weekend's activities. The pickleball tournament will have divisions for all skill levels, and age divisions for under 50, over 50 and over 70. Pickleball events:
****Early bird registration of $45 ends on April 1. **** Come play, have fun and raise money for arthritis research, programs for juvenile arthritis and programs to support families with arthritis and research money. It's going to be a blast!
We hope to see you on the court, Cathleen & Rainbow Rainbow Doemel Sponsors include: Albany Med Health System, MVP Health Care, OrthoNY, CrafCo, PickleballGalaxy, Pickleball518, Zoetis and Tylenol. Photos from past events... |
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#073 March 19, 2026 | Read on the web Dink for a Cure returns to Siena for fourth annual tournament weekend Dink for A Cure, a charity tournament to benefit the Arthritis Foundation, will return to Siena University June 5–7. More than 200 players are expected to compete across 16 indoor courts inside the Siena field house, with a full slate of team, singles, doubles and skinny singles events. The tournament continues to grow each year, with a wide range of skill and age divisions, including...
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