Community Outreach Program - Solivita Smashers Pickleball Club

Smashers members giving back to our local community to promote the sport of pickleball using funds raised in 2024 through the Smashers Sponsorship Program, PSG Bake Sale, TAPS dance, and the generosity of Smashers Paddle Vendors

Local Schools

Community Outreach to all Osceola County Physical Education Teachers in August 2025

The Smashers Community Outreach team taught pickleball during the three day teacher development training for Osceola Schools on August 6-8. On Wednesday, they taught 40 P.E. elementary teachers, on Thursday 20 high school P.E. teachers and Friday 25 middle school P.E. teachers.

It was rewarding, but exhausting (getting up before 6 am every day, who does that).

We are blessed with the best Instructors. We had 25 volunteer Instructors and some did ALL 3 days.

Teaching pickleball to 40 Osceola County Elementary P.E. teachers

Teaching pickleball to 25 Osceola County Middle School P.E. teachers

4 nets, 40 paddles, 75 balls, cones and targets

Teaching pickleball to 20 Osceola County High School P.E. teachers

Good Morning-

Thank you so much for the work you and your group put in last week! Everyone had such a great time. Not only did they learn the sport, but they also saw some quality teaching methods that they can use across the curriculum.

Let’s keep in touch as I know schools will be reaching out about having you come in to their schools.

Sincerely,
Matt Murphy, M.Ed., CAA
Assistant Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Health, School District of Osceola County

Thank you very much for the clinics today; they were fun and very informative.

Respectfully:
Coach: José M. Casillas Robles

Thank you for a wonderful inservice/training yesterday. All the trainers were enthusiastic, patient and knowledgeable. They taught , modeled and then coached with a passion for the game.

Thank You,
Dan Sardina
P.E. Teacher
Pleasant Hill Elementary

Thank you! We all enjoyed it! We appreciated you all coming out and sharing the great game of Pickleball with us.

Thank you,
Laura Stenberg
Physical Education and Athletics Resource Teacher
School District of Osceola County

Mater Academy

A BIG thank you to the thirteen Instructors who volunteered their time to teach pickleball at Mater Academy Davenport this past week. We taught periods 1-4 on Monday, periods 5-8 on Wednesday and the whole day (8am-3pm) on Friday. We were able to get 4 nets set up on the volleyball court each day. The Principal and a teacher even came out and played. Coach Turner was very appreciative and even joined the Instructors in the demo game on Friday. Coach showed pickleball videos during class time on Thursday. The students were so excited about pickleball by Friday that they came running out to play! We even got some hugs!

Thanks to Patti Greenberg, Lynn Moreno, Debra Wells-Lynn, Kevin Morgan, Barbara Witherspoon, Kalay Stevens, Mark Stevens, Stacey Harrison, Dave Laverty, Michael Prisby, Amy Cai, Bill Widman and Matthew Lytthouse

Please note the 100 Instructor volunteer hours as well as approx. 600 students taught during those three days.

Lynn Moreno providing instruction at Mater Academy on January 19, 2024. Smashers taught faculty this past year and was VERY well received. Their new facility/multi purpose room was just completed and Principal hopes to run an after school pickleball program.

Lynn Moreno providing instruction at Mater Academy on January 19, 2024

Patti Greenberg and Lynn Moreno providing paddle donations at Mater Academy. Smashers donated 25 new Pickleball Apes paddles, donated by David Marks (not pictured), in July 15, 2024.

34 Pickleball Apes paddle donation by David Marks to Mater Academy Davenport on March 13, 2025.
Lynn Moreno, Patti Greenberg and Coach Brandon Turner (missing Pickleball Apes paddle vendor, David Marks)

Pickleball Apes Donation

David Marks (pictured here with Patti Greenberg), a Smashers member and Pickleball Apes representative, has provided 45 new paddles to be donated to local schools.

New Dimensions HS

Debra Wells-Lynn, Lynn Moreno, Coach Maldonado, Bobby Vance and Patti Greenberg as Smashers members taught Coach Maldonado’s PE class on December 9, 2024 and donated a bag of pickleballs.

Poinciana HS

Patti Greenberg and Lynn Moreno providing paddle donations at Poinciana High School on September 10, 2024. David Marks, a Smashers member and Pickleball Apes representative, arranged for donation of new Pickleball Apes paddles for Poinciana High School.

Smashers members teaching pickleball at Poinciana High School. On September 24, 2024, 10 Instructors from Smashers Pickleball Club taught pickleball for PE classes at Poinciana High School. Eight courts were set up and even with class sizes of 79 and 91, all students participated;

The PE teacher is putting Smashers in touch with the District PE Supervisor and wants us to come teach the PE teachers how to teach pickleball during a Professional Development Day

Liberty HS

Teaching pickleball at Liberty HS
on October 24, 2024

Donated nets set up at Liberty HS on October 24, 2024

Smashers instructors at Liberty HS on October 24, 2024

Fire Departments

Polk County Fire Station #37 (Solivita, Cypress Pkwy)

Selkirk Growth Program supplied 8 free paddles. Stevie Harrison and Patti Greenberg delivered a donation of Selkirk paddles, net and balls using funds provided from the Polk Senior Games Bake Sale

Osceola County Fire Station #85 (Cypress Parkway)

Stevie Harrison and Patti Greenberg delivering donation of Selkirk paddles, court tape, nets and balls

Donated net set up at new Osceola County Fire Station

Polk County Fire Station #46 (Marigold Avenue)

Stevie Harrison and Patti Greenberg delivering Selkirk net and paddles and balls to Polk County (Marigold) Fire Station donated using funds from PSG bake sale

Osceola Fire Station #64 (Pleasant Hill Road)

Six Pickleball Apes paddles provided by David Marks and balls were donated on October 25, 2024 to Osceola Fire Station 64 on Pleasant Hill Road next to Valencia College.

Polk County Fire Station #13 (Haines City)

Patti Greenberg and Steve Harrison presenting donated Selkirk paddles and balls from the Selkirk Growth Program to the first responders at Polk Fire Station #13 in January 2025

Polk County Fire and Rescue #3 (Winter Haven)

Patti Greenberg and Steve Harrison presenting donated Selkirk net, paddles, balls and tape to the first responders at Polk County Fire and Rescue #3 on 1/15/2025

Polk County Fire and Rescue #35 (Lakeland)

Patti Greenberg and Steve Harrison presenting donated Selkirk net, paddles, balls and court tape to the first responders at Polk County Fire and Rescue #35 in Lakeland on 1/15/2025

Polk County Fire and Rescue #44 (Lake Wales)

Steve Harrison donated Selkirk paddles, balls and a net to Captain Glockner at the grand opening of the new fire station with funds from PSG bake sale.

Polk County Fire and Rescue #26 (Lake Wales)

Steve Harrison and Patti Greenberg donated paddles, balls and a net to Battalion Chief Darren Monk on September. 25, 2025 with funds from PSG bake sale.

Local Parks

Auburndale Community Center

Visited and played at Auburndale Community Center to get some ideas on presenting their model to our local park

Arrington

Checked out the basketball court at the Arrington facility on Cypress Parkway and it would be a playable surface. However, after multiple attempts at offering a camp with everything provided free of cost, they still want us to “rent” the court for $40/hour