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The LucStrong Spring Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser 2026

It's time for the tournament that changes lives - Helping families with children fighting SCD

By Macaroni KID Conejo Valley - Malibu - Calabasas March 5, 2026

It’s time for the tournament that changes lives!! We are excited to announce that the LucStrong Spring Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser is back! We are incredibly thankful to everyone who has supported us in the past as we strive to help children who are fighting sickle cell disease - SCD. 

Playing pickleball is fun but playing pickleball for a cause is even better! This tournament truly changes lives by helping families with children fighting SCD through grants that assist with medical bills and other critical needs. Our goal is to raise $26,000 to help 13 families and with your help we can absolutely do it!

The tournament includes:

  • Men’s doubles
  • Women’s doubles
  • Mixed doubles
  • Men’s singles
  • Women’s singles
  • Beginner's scramble for players rated between 2.5–2.75

Skill levels range from 3.0 to 4.0+. This is a DUPR-rated tournament, and the Swish App will be used to enhance gameplay and scoring throughout the event.

We look forward to seeing everyone back on the court. Let’s come together as a community and smash sickle cell disease!




👉 Register Now

🌐 The LucStrong Winter Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser 2026 - Swish Tournaments

📅 Dates: Sat, April 4, 2026

Start Time: 12:00 PM

📍 Calabasas Pickleball Club: 5155 Old Scandia Ln, Calabasas, CA

➡️ Cost: $70 per player - must register and pay as a team

👉 Register Here

Email📧 niteshvijay@gmail.com 

Sponsored By: Chick-fil-A, Victory and Fallbrook


The Lucstrong Spring Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser Sat April 4th in partnership with live the word - register now

Event details and sign-up process:

  • Fourmat: Set Partner Round Robin
  • Levels: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+
  • Men's & Women's Dbls, Mixed Dbls, Men's & Women's Singles, Scramble - 2.5 - 2.75
  • Registration: $70 per person - Registration ends March 31, 2026
  • Player must register and pay as a team

We are looking forward to seeing you all on the court once again.


Let’s come together as a community and smash sickle cell disease! 💪

🌐 The Lucstrong Foundation website

👉 Learn more about Luc

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💖 Donate to the LucStrong Foundation

💫 Become a Sponsor! Support families fighting sickle cell disease and gain visibility in the community! Sponsorship packages are available for businesses and organizations who want to make a meaningful impact at the LucStrong Winter Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities - Contact Matt (818) 395-1547

🎥 Take a look at the 2024 LucStrong Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser




A Message from The LucStrong Foundation

This is the tournament that changes lives! This tournament is a fundraiser that honors me and my wife’s son Luc who died at the age of 10 due to sickle cell disease - SCD. We now help other sickle cell warriors like him.

All registration fees will go to The LucStrong Foundation which is a non-profit we started to help children fighting SCD. We’re partnered with 17 children’s hospitals including CHLA, City of Hope and UCLA Mattel. We provide grants to families in need to help them with their medical bills, rent, food, transportation, and other critical needs

Join us in this great work, register today, and play pickleball for a cause!

In kindness,

Matt Bodden
Co-Founder
The LucStrong Foundation

Donations can be made at: https://www.lucstrong.org/