Yesterday we were successful in receiving from the Volusia County Council a $2.5 million grant for the construction of Pictona 2, which will be a $6 million project completed in October 2022. The mayor, city manager, city commissioners, our full-time staff, and 50+ Pictona members made the trek to Deland, the county seat, to display our presence in support of the grant. The chair of the council was opposed to the grant and sought to persuade the other six members to oppose the grant. With no substance to his arguments, the six council members voted in favor of the grant. Julie and I would like to thank all of you who took the time to be present to support this final vote on the grant. We are certain it made a difference!

You can view the full News-Journal article here.

It's not too late to make your New Years resolution!  Start by having more FUN playing pickleball!  Have a blast, make great friends, and oh yeah, you might get healthier too!

Pictona members can reserve individual court times, pay discounted fees for instructional classes & clinics, have FREE access to skilled-level activities including Round Robins and Ladder Leagues, and much more!   

For more detailed information about all of our Membership Plans, click the button below.  Or call the Welcome Desk at (386) 310.7067.

Next time you check in at the Welcome Desk look for the U.S. Map mounted on the back wall.   We'd love to know where our current members and visitors are from.  If you're not from Central Florida and are currently living in the  area, place a RED pin where you last lived outside Florida.  If you're visiting Pictona, place a BLACK pin on the map from where you're visiting from!

Come join us for Game Night in The Kitchen at Pictona every third Thursday of the month!

January's Game Night will be Trivia hosted on January 20th from 6pm to 7.30pm in The Kitchen.

There will be 3 rounds of 10 trivia questions. Categories will include movies, 80's pop culture and sports.

Prizes awarded to winning teams each round and for the overall winner!

Teams are 4 persons.

The cost is $10 to purchase a table, a maximum of 10 tables are available.

Food and drink specials available during the event.

Have one person from your team register at the Welcome Desk or online here to secure your team's table today!

With The Kitchen fully stocked and continuing to harvest every other day to provide fresh salads for our members and visitors, and with Garden Club members having plenty of Pictona lettuce for their own salads (Thanks, Hydroponic Committee!), a question arose - what should we do with our surplus?

Club members Russ Royce (Master Gardener) and Louise Bosworth (gardener extraordinaire) had the answer! Russ and Louise collected three bags / baskets of lettuce to donate to Hope Place, a part of Halifax Urban Ministries, whose stated mission is to "prevent homelessness among low-income families by providing emergency assistance & to intervene on behalf of homeless people." Hope Place provides three meals a day to families as they seek to return to being self-sustaining members of our community. 

Thanks, Pictona Garden Club, for your outstanding volunteerism in our Humana Community Gardens. The lettuce from our towers is feeding Pictona members in The Kitchen, Garden Club members at home, and now our neighbors in need!

Pictona members showed up in a big way at our first ever Soap Drive! In partnership with SAC sponsor, Florida Health Care Plans, Pictona members contributed to three full boxes of bar soap, liquid soap and hand sanitizer. In total, along with donations from other area sites, FHCP collected OVER 500 POUNDS of soap for local citizens in need.

Thank you, Pictona, for your generosity and spirit of giving!

Ladies join us on the first Thursday of every month for one of Pictona's most favorite pickleball events, the Women's Monthly Social Round Robin.

This is a fantastic way to meet other players and make new friends!

Who can participate?

This event is open to ladies of all ages and any skill level. 

Maximum of 40 participants.

Pictona members may play for free and non-members can pay the daily pass rate or use a Pictona 10 card punch to play.

When is the Women's Monthly Social Round Robin held?

The first Thursday of every month at 9am.

See scheduled dates at the end of this post.

Participants should meet under the SR Perrott Pavilion where the Round Robin leader will provide game play instructions and start the event.

All games will be played on the South and West pods of courts (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23 & 24).

What is the game format?

Each participant will be assigned a number 1 through 40. Then follow the round robin rotation sheets each round to see which court you will play on and who your partner is.

Participants will play with a different partner and different opponents each round.

Games are first to 11, win by two and have a 12minute time limit.

A total of 6 games will be played.

The event is designed to be social and allow players to meet and play with others they may not have before. 

How do I register to play?

Contact the Welcome Desk at 386-310-7067 or register online here.

Registration for each month will begin on the 1st of the prior month (example: On January 1st registration will open for the Women's Monthly Social Round Robin on February 3rd)

Dates for 2022 Women's Monthly Social Round Robin

The 2022 Women's Monthly Social Round Robin schedule is below:

January 6th 

February 3rd

March 3rd

April 7th

May 5th

June 2nd

July 7th

August 4th

September 1st

October 6th

November 3rd

December 1st

Join us December 31st 2021, from 10am to 12pm for Pictona's first annual New Years Eve Pickleball Drop Scramble.

Members price : $4.99

Non-member price: $14.99 (daily pass rate included in price to non-members)

Each participant will receive a glass of Mimosa, Champagne or a soda at the completion of the event as we celebrate ringing in the New Year!

Open to all skill levels.

This event is limited to 40 participants and will be hosted on the uncovered courts located in the West and South pods.

Register by calling the Welcome Desk at 386-310-7067 or go online here. When registering you will be asked to provide your self rated Pickleball skill level.

Event Game Rules

1. Players will be assigned a starting position based on the event coordinators knowledge of the players skill and their given skill rating at registration
2. All games will be played first to 15, switch ends at 8. 15 minute time limit. A total of 7 rounds will be played (1hr and 45 minutes)
3. Court 24 will be considered the high court, and court 9 will be the low court
4. Win your game and move up one court. Lose your game and move down a court. The exception being the winning team on court 24 and the losing team on court 9 will stay on their respective courts
5. To decide partners for the next round a player from the winning team and a player from the losing team will put a number 1 or 2 behind their back. They will then show their number. If the number of fingers match those players will play together otherwise they will split with the other partners. The exception to this is the winning team on court 24 and the winning team that moves up from court 23. These teams will not split and will continue to play together
6. All serves must be drop serves!
7. After announcing the score, you will announce how many times you will allow the ball to bounce before serving. This shall be how many points you are playing for. As an example: The game is starting, and Sally announces the score "0-0-2". She then announces "2". Sally performs a drop serve and allows the ball to bounce twice before hitting it to her opponent. Sally and her partner win the point. Sally rotates and now announces the score as "2-0-2" and then announces "3" before serving to her opponent. Sally loses the rally, and the ball goes to the other team as it would normally in any pickleball game
8. You must announce the number of times you are letting the ball bounce and therefor the number of points you are playing for. The minimum number you can announce is 1, there is no maximum number
9. Should the server announce a number and then strike the ball on a different number of bounces that is a fault, and they lose the ball
10. Should the server fail to announce the number of bounces it is a fault and they lose the ball
11. You must finish the game with exactly 15 points. If you miscalculate and end up beyond 15 points it is a fault, those points do not count, and you lose the ball. As an example, Bob announces the score as “13-8-1” and then announces “3”. His team wins the point giving them a score of 16. This a fault and Bob’s team loses the ball and their score remains at 13
12. All other rules for pickleball play and drop serves are in effect