Mission Statement
BPC promotes the development of pickleball skills, facilities and community in the greater Bellingham area.
To become a BPC member, or to renew your membership:
Click here to submit form & payment online
OR
- Click and download the pdf link below.
- Print and fill out the form.
- Write a check and mail to the address listed, or give to a board member with check or cash.
BPC Membership Supports:
- Expansion and improvement of local pickleball facilities.
- Welcoming environment for players of all levels.
- Vibrant pickleball community.
- Opportunities to connect with players of your level.
- Enhanced communication, including BPC website.
- Links to places to play, local classes and clinics, rules and organizations, and discounts.
- And much, much more…
Contact Us
Questions about the club, or anything else?
Visit “Bellingham WA Pickleball”, a local group of pickleball players on facebook. Provides general information but not specifically BPC.
News and Updates
Formal Notice of Elections, Upcoming Meeting, Session Info, & Reminders!
www.bellinghampickleball.org
FORMAL NOTICE
UPCOMING BPC ELECTIONS & 1st Annual General Meeting on SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2019:
4PM+ at Fairhaven Park Pavilion
RSVP Requested to help with planning (but not required).
(Come early for some pickleball if you want. š)
4PM: Mexican meal theme (BPC provides some, and attendees bring foods to supplement.)
5:00-6:30PM: 1st Annual General Meeting and BPC Board Elections
(Nominee slate will be emailed & posted by August 8th, 2019. Specific election proxy forms will also be available 8/8.)
6:30PM+ Stay & enjoy some pickleball!
RSVP Requested to help with planning (but not required).
Seeking volunteers to help with:
Making/ bringing food;
Event planning;
Day of the event tasks.
Nominations or inquiries for board of directors (nomination deadline is 8/3/19);
Please contact us with interest, ideas, or questions.
THIS SUNDAY 7/21, BPC DEVELOPMENT MEETING 5:45pm: You're Invited!
(Optional potluck @ 5pm.). This will be more like an open board meeting as we will be discussing bylaws, elections, annual meeting, plus Cornwall etc.
Location is at Peter & Catharine's @ 2210 Hawk Way, Bham 98229 (above Lake Padden). Their place is beautiful!
BHAM PARK SURVEY: Take this to advocate for more pickleball facilities in the parks, if you havenāt already. This survey is super important!! Please share! š
www.surveymonkey.com/r/Bhamparks
PORTABLE PICKLEBALL NETS AVAILABLE
Let us know if you want to be oriented so you can get (or return) the portable nets for Cornwall tennis courts from the Horseshoe Shed. BPC now also has 4 other portable nets that members can check out (when available). Inquiries welcome.
DROP-IN PLAY (at Cornwall or other venues)
While the pickleball courts are closed (2-3 weeks), come play in the mornings on Cornwall tennis courts or arrange to meet up at Fairhaven, Elizabeth Park, Ferndale or Mt. Vernon YMCA, BBAC, or elsewhere (or at other times). Itās all very informal while the pickleball courts arenāt available. (NOTE: When pickleball courts are out of commission due to resurfacing, skill-level sessions will be held at Elizabeth Park Tennis Courts.)
SCHEDULED SKILL-LEVEL SESSIONS @ ELIZABETH PARK :
>Beginner/Novice: MONDAYS @ 3PM; WEDNESDAYS 3PM; SATURDAYS 1PM ;
>3.5-4.0/ mid to upper intermediate: MONDAY 1PM (Host: Melinda)
>3.25+ Ladder (Suspended); Usually Tuesdays @ 5:30; (for an invitation to join, text Carsten @360.746.1298 with your name).
> 3.0-3.5/ low to mid-intermediate: THURSDAYS (Host: Polly).
CORNWALL TENNIS COURTS: While the pickleball courts are closed, we can follow the rule of one-hour max wait time for tennis players (and picklers if needed). After pickleball courts re-open, weāll return to offering tennis players priority on the tennis courts.
SEATTLE METRO PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
7/26-7/28, Shoreline WA.
You can volunteer even if you arenāt competing. 1hr to 4hr shifts available.
Please consider signing up as a volunteer.
www.signupgenius.com/go/409084aadaa28a2fc1-seattle
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=392529121518821&ref=br_rs
CORNWALL COURTS "SOFT OPENINGā: tentatively scheduled: Wednesday 8/7 @ 6pm
Brief thank yous, fun activity court rotations, followed by open play. Stay tuned for more details to come. Thank you planning committee!
REMINDERS
9/14 PICKLE-PALOOZA FESTIVAL at Birch Bay Activity Center (BBAC);
Co-hosted by BBAC & BPC. All welcome! More info to comeā¦.
āSpring" MEMBERSHIP DRIVE for New & Renewing Members
Thank you to 150 members who renewed or joined in the past few months!
Online BPC membership available @ bellinghampickleball.org Paper copies available at Cornwall Kiosk, or downloadable online. You need to be
BPC MAGNETIC NAME TAG: If you want one, let Wheeler know @ wheeler225@gmail.com
Thank you supporting pickleball in our community!
Input always welcome.
www.bellinghampickleball.org
bellinghampickle@gmail.com
#bellinghampickleball
NOTICE:
Here is info about scheduled skill-level sessions while Cornwall pickleball courts are closed for 2-3 weeks. Morning drop-in play can still happen @ Cornwall on tennis courts, or at other locations. (Please be patient & supportive as the court closure date change was unexpected.)
ELIZABETH PARK tennis courts are the location for scheduled skill-level sessions (striped for use with 4 portable nets)
MONDAY
1-3pm: 3.5-4.0 (mid-upper intermediate with Melinda)
3-5pm : beginner/novice with Carol Lo & helpers. Please arrive on time.
TUESDAY LADDER (cancelled until further notice)
WEDNESDAY Beginner/novice
NOTE START TIME CHANGE: 3-4:30pm (was previously 2:30-4pm) Please arrive on time.
THURSDAY 1-3pm; 3.0-3.5 (Low to MId-Intermediate with Polly)
SATURDAY 1-3pm Beginner/Novice (with Eileen & helpers). Please arrive on time.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we muddle through the next few weeks.
(Original Facebook post is below in case you missed it.)
www.bellinghampickleball.org
bellinghampickle@gmail.com
#bellinghampickleball
Are there paddles available to borrow or do you need to bring your own?
MAJOR CORNWALL ALERT!
We JUST got a message that the the prep for the court surfacing is starting TODAY. Pickleball courts are closed, but you can play on tennis courts, with or without portable nets.
If you want to know how to get the portable nets out of the horseshoe shed, just let us know. Please abide by the 1-hour max wait time for tennis players if they arrive.
#bellinghampickleball
bellinghampickle@gmail.com
360.305.034
Portable nets are going up now at on the Cornwall tennis courts. Stay tuned as to whether they will give us permission to also use the courts for the skill-level sessions.
Resurfacing looks great. Lines will look awesome on that black top
WHAT'S HAPPENING at CORNWALL (and reminders!)
1) BPC has NOT received any new updates this week from the Park Dept. about the start of the Cornwall resurfacing project
2) WE ASSUME THE PICKLEBALL COURTS WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEK, (especially with rain in the forecast mid-week).
3) We will update you as soon as we get any information about a potential new projected closure date, which will last for 2-3 weeks.
NOTE: WHEN PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE OUT OF COMMISSION due to resurfacing, drop-in sessions will be un-hosted and it is suggested that some folks find alternate times and places to play, as Cornwall will only have the tennis courts with 4 available portable nets..
During that time period, skill-level sessions will be held at Elizabeth Park.
CORNWALL SCHEDULED SESSIONS:
See the calendar @ www.bellinghampickleball.org , or the one page sheet @https://bellinghampickleball.org/flyers-documents/
TAKE THE BHAM PARK SURVEY www.surveymonkey.com/r/Bhamparks to advocate for more pickleball facilities in the parks.
This survey is super important!! š
CORNWALL TENNIS COURTS: If there are open pickleball courts, please use them first. If using tennis court area, please give priority to tennis players in a timely manner. Note: During the court completion project we can follow rule of one-hour max wait time. Thank you!
PLEASE JOIN US: SUNDAY 7/21 for the next BPC-Cornwall Development
Meeting @ 5:45pm. Optional potluck @ 5pm.
Location is at Peter & Catharine's @ 2210 Hawk Way, Bham 98229 (above Lake Padden). Their place is beautiful!
SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY AUGUST 18th, 4PM+ @ Fairhaven Park Pavilion
1st Annual General Meeting with Elections (& Pickleball).
Might you want to nominate someone, or run for the board? Please let us know asap.
Seeking volunteers to help with:
Event planning;
Preparing and/or day of the event tasks.
Please contact us with ideas or questions.
THANK YOU to 143 MEMBERS who renewed or joined so far this spring!
Help us get to 150 and weāll stop bugging everyone.
It greatly simplifies our bookkeeping! Online BPC membership available @ bellinghampickleball.org . Paper copies available at Cornwall Kiosk, or downloadable online.
NEW BPC āRECREATIONAL PICKLEBALL ETIQUETTE 101ā Guidelines
Approved at the meeting for posting on the Cornwall Kiosk and on the BPC website.These were drafted by a group of BPC members, with feedback from club members at-large. bellinghampickleball.org/flyers-documents/.
BPCās NEW 1-PAGE SKILL-LEVEL Self-Assessment Guide, will be posted @ the Cornwall Kiosk & on website.
It goes from Beginner to 4.0, and includes a glossary of terms on the back.
It is useful to assess your level, as well as skills needed to reach the next level.
can be found @ bellinghampickleball.org/flyers-documents/.
TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED: Wed. 8/7 @ 6pm for Cornwall āSoft Openingā
āSoft Openingā for the beautiful new Cornwall Pickleball Courts!
BPC MAGNETIC NAME TAG: If you want one, let Wheeler know @ wheeler225@gmail.com
9/14 PicklePalooza Festival at Birch Bay Activity Center (BBAC); Co-hosted by BBAC & BPC. More info to comeā¦.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PICKLEBALL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Input always welcome.
www.bellinghampickleball.org
bellinghampickle@gmail.com
#bellinghampickleball