QUAD CITIES PICKLEBALL CLUB HISTORY

(Thanks to Deb Guilfoyle for compiling this)

2008:   
·       Talking to Park Boards about Pickleball
·       Clinic held at Northwest Park, sponsored by Davenport Parks
- 40 attended
·       Lines painted at Northwest Park, Garfield Park, Emeis, Duck Creek
·       Lines chalked on two tennis courts at Kiwanis Park
·       Inside play at CASI
·       Friends from The Villages introducing pickleball

2009:
·       Inside play at Ambrose (weekends only), then at Beyond the Baseline
·       Wheeling buckets of cement for net posts.
o   Special cart made for buckets (Don and Dick Glowacki
·       Southpark Tennis Club opens one court for pickleball on Sundays
·       Painted pickleball lines for two courts at Kiwanis (Monday and Friday play only)
·       First picnic at Northwest Park; 31 attended.

2010:
·       Picnic at Northwest Park; 29 attended.
·       Holiday party at Jolane Otto’s house

2011:
·       Social gathering at Fairyland
·       Picnic at Northwest Park; 35 attended.
·       Holiday party at Barb and Chuck Cline’s

2012:
·       Dean Easterlund began meeting with local city officials to discuss building dedicated pickleball courts
·       Dean was also the first QC-area Ambassador for USA Pickleball
·       First year for pickleball at the Senior Olympics.
o   Broke the record for the most participation in a new event
·       Barb Cline  and Jolane Otto began training sessions in July
·       Fran Riley TV spot on pickleball.  Created lots of interest
·       Picnic at Northwest Park; 64 attended 

2013:
·       Held a meeting May 2 to create a pickleball club.
o   There were 119 members by yearend
·       Club bylaws created on June 2
·       At the first Club board meeting, 25 people donated $100 each in a fundraiser for dedicated pickleball courts
·       First website created in July
·       Ribbon cutting for Kiwanis pickleball courts
o   Possibly the first dedicated courts in Iowa
·       Indoor play at Bettendorf Community Center
·       81 attended the annual picnic

Board of Directors:
o   President                                       Dean Easterlund
o   Vice President                               Chris Ciastro
o   Treasurer                                       Barb Cline
o   Secretary                                        Jolane Otto
o   Activity Director                            Gene Grueich
o   Incentive Coordinator                  Garry Eichorn
o   Membership Chairperson              Candy Walters
o   Social Chairperson                        Don Glowacki
o   Training Coordinator                     Sharon Walters

2014:
·       215 members
·       Started play at RIFAC
·       Swing into Spring event at Kiwanis; 64 players
·       Annual picnic at Kiwanis

Board of Directors
o   President                                       Dean Easterlund
o   Vice President                               Judy Peterson
o   Treasurer                                       Barb Cline
o   Secretary                                        Jolane Otto
o   Activity Director                            Gene Grueich
o   Incentive Coordinator                  Garry Eichorn
o   Membership Chairperson              Candy Walters
o   Social Chairperson                        Don Glowacki
o   Training Coordinator                     Sharon Walters

2015:
·       306 members
·       Dedicated courts opened at Sheridan Meadows in Eldridge
·       Dedicated courts opened at Mel McKay Park in Rock Island
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Larry Miller
o   Vice President                               Tom Biehl
o   Treasurer                                       Mary Ann Carstens
o   Secretary                                        Janette Harrington
o   Finance Chairperson                     David Rash
o   PR Chairperson                             Ruth Senneff
o   Website Coordinator                    Vicki Todd
o   Membership Chairperson            Annie Edwards
o   Social Chairperson                        Barb Shinbori
o   Training Coordinator                     Sharon Walters
o   Ambassadors:                               David Stover, Barb Shinbori, Sharon Walters

2016:
·       451 members
·       Ribbon cutting for Northwest Park courts
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Larry Miller
o   Vice President                               David Rash
o   Treasurer                                       Terri Cone
o   Secretary                                        Janette Harrington
o   At Large                                         Barb Cline, David Hoogheem, Sharon Walters, Gary DeMoss

2017:
·       456 members
·       Middle School courts dedication
·       Schadt Park courts dedication
·       TBK opens for pickleball play
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Larry Miller
o   Vice President                               David Rash
o   Treasurer                                       Terri Cone
o   Secretary                                        Janette Harrington
o   At Large                                         Mary Healy, Cindy Wiseman, Carol Cincola

2018:
·       475 members
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Larry Miller
o   Vice President                               Les Prichard, Jason Roth
o   Treasurer                                       Cindy Wiseman
o   Secretary                                        Janette Harrington
o   At Large                                         Rose Barman, Lori Holst, Randy Wince

2019:
·       559 members
·       Over 5,000 hand-sewn face masks donated by Club members
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Janette Harrington
o   Vice President                               Jason Roth
o   Treasurer                                       Cindy Wiseman
o   Secretary                                       Lori Holst
o   At Large                                        Scott Campbell, Tim Harty, Randy Wince

2020:
·       614 members
·       Dedicated Geneseo courts
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Janette Harrington
o   Vice President                               Scott Campbell
o   Treasurer                                       Laurie Ochs
o   Secretary                                       Lori Holst
o   At Large                                        Tim Harty, Cindy Wiseman, Dennis Boehme, Lynda Parks, Leslie Swords

2021:
·       640 members
·       Dedicated Riverside courts
·       Dedicated LeClaire courts
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Steve Morrison
o   Vice President                               Scott Campbell
o   Treasurer                                       Laurie Ochs
o   Secretary                                       Calvin Moss
o   At Large                                        Tim Harty, Cindy Wiseman, Ruth Senneff, Gina DeWulf, Brad Dye

 2022:
·       615 members
·       Dedicated Forest Grove courts
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Steve Morrison
o   Vice President                               Gina DeWulf
o   Treasurer                                       Frank Ludgate
o   Secretary                                       Calvin Moss
o   At Large                                        Sue Erickson, Chris Rodrigues, Terry Wangler, Brad Dye, Carolyn Hingst

2023:
·       654 members
·       Tenth anniversary of the formation of the Club
·       Dedicated DeWitt courts
Board of Directors
o   President                                       Steve Morrison
o   Vice President                               Gina DeWulf
o   Treasurer                                       Frank Ludgate
o   Secretary                                       Calvin Moss
o   At Large                                        Sue Erickson, Dennis Boehme, Pam Hansen, Brad Dye, Sandy Paredes