January 2017 Volunteer of the Month - Pat Hall

With an email address that starts with “lvpickleball@”, you might guess that Pat Hall has a special affinity for pickleball – and you’d be right. Throughout 2016, Pat assisted the Pickleball Club Board in many of its social events to include the Fall Tournament and Shrimp Boil, the 2016 Food Drive, the Pickle”Ball”, and the Dinks and Dogs food donation collection. She also helped create the holiday wreaths for the court gates. Pat has epitomized the true meaning of volunteering by giving of her time without ever having to be asked. She jumps into each project with enthusiasm and unending energy. Her love of the sport of pickleball has definitely benefited our membership. 

 

Pat Hall at home in her winter wonderland.

Pat moved to Texas from California in December 2003 to be closer to her daughter and grandson.  She likes to tell the story that she was raised on the East coast; moved to the West coast, and now lives in the middle of nowhere. While she still misses the beaches she grew up at and lived on throughout her life, she considers Sun City Texas a pretty great place to be. 

Pat is among the last of the original group of folks that taught people how to play pickleball when the courts opened in 2009.  She conducted the orientation classes for the 1st couple of years after Don Wampler. She still loves playing every day, has played in some tournaments and has won medals.  She admits to being a pickleball fanatic and enjoys all the fun and friends that she has made over the last 6 years.