Serving Hope: Pickleball for Kids with Cancer
At Southwest Kids Cancer Foundation, we believe childhood should be about scraped knees on the playground, laughter that makes your cheeks hurt, and dreams bigger than the sky. But for kids battling cancer and their siblings, those moments are often replaced with hospital visits, long treatments, and worries no child should carry.
On Friday, October 4th, at The Picklr in Scottsdale, our community has a chance to change that story. With every paddle raised and every game played, we’re not just hitting a ball across the net, we’re serving up hope, joy, and healing for families walking through their hardest season.
This day isn’t about pickleball. It’s about courage. It’s about the kids who smile through the fight, the siblings who quietly shoulder so much, and the families who need to know they are not alone. When you step onto that court, you’re stepping in for them. You’re saying, “We see you. We’re with you. We’ve got you.”
Event Details
📍 The Picklr, Scottsdale
📅 Friday, October 4th
🎟️ All proceeds benefit SWKCF programs for kids with cancer and their siblings
How You Can Make a Difference
Register to Play: Every serve helps send a child to camp, where they can trade IV poles for canoe paddles and hospital gowns for silly costumes. https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/pickle-for-pediatric-cancer
Sponsor the Event: Show families that our local businesses don’t just work here, they care here. Donate to Southwest Kids Cancer Foundation
Spread the Word: Share this event with your friends, your neighbors, your pickleball partner, because the more people who join us, the louder our message of hope becomes.
Why It Matters
Childhood cancer steals a lot, but it cannot steal community. It cannot steal love. And it cannot steal the moments we fight to give back.
On October 4th, together, we’ll turn a pickleball court into something sacred, a court of hope, where every laugh, every cheer, every swing of a paddle echoes louder than cancer itself.
💛 Join us. Play with us. Believe with us. Because when we come together, kids don’t just fight cancer…they get to be kids again.
